Lela Beren Jacoby & Norman Jacoby Foundation
Private foundation · Encino, CA · EIN 95-4197993 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Jacoby Family Foundation
67grants reported
$3,000median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$1.0Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 19 of its 67 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $497K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
17501 Margate St
Encino, CA 91316-2550
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Adat Ari EL FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Valley Village, CA | $74,225 |
| Adat Ari EL FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Valley Village, CA | $73,000 |
| The Jewish Federation FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $68,000 |
| The Jewish Federation FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $65,000 |
| The Jewish Federation FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $65,000 |
| American Jewish University FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $63,000 |
| American Jewish University FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $58,000 |
| Adat Ari EL FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Valley Village, CA | $55,530 |
| Camp Ramah California FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Ojai, CA | $54,390 |
| American Jewish University FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Bureau of Jewish Education FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 |
| Camp Ramah California FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Ojai, CA | $41,800 |
| Camp Ramah California FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Ojai, CA | $41,100 |
| Builders of Jewish Education FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| Solomon Schechter Day School FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Newton, MA | $25,000 |
| Solomon Schechter Day School FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Newton, MA | $25,000 |
| Solomon Schechter Day School FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Newton, MA | $25,000 |
| Bureau of Jewish Education FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $18,000 |
| Gann Academy FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Waltham, MA | $10,000 |
| Meer Foundation FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Boca Raton, FL | $10,000 |
| Gann Academy FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Waltham, MA | $10,000 |
| Gann Academy FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Waltham, MA | $10,000 |
| Meer Foundation FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Boca Raton, FL | $10,000 |
| Jewish Family Service FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $6,800 |
| Adat Ari EL- Torah Fund FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Valley Village, CA | $5,000 |
| Hide and Seek Foundation FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Jewish Family Service FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Jewish Free Loan Association FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Hide and Seek Foundation FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Hide and Seek Foundation FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Jewish Family Service FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| The Pico Union Project FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Maimonides School FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Jewish Free Loan Association FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Maimonides School FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Jewish Free Loan Association FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Maimonides School FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Masorti Foundation FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Masorti Foundation FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Masorti Foundation FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| United Orthodox Synagogues FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Houston, TX | $1,800 |
| Camp Tel Noar FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Wellesley, MA | $1,000 |
| Connecting A Caring Community FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Calabasas, CA | $1,000 |
| Ohel Sarah FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 |
| The Pico Union Project FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Valley Beth Shalom FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Encino, CA | $1,000 |
| Yeshiva University FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Ucla Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Yeshiva University FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Yeshiva University FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $500 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $500 |
| US Holacaust Memorial Museum FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Los Angeles, CA | $500 |
| Hadassah FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | New York, NY | $250 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Washington, DC | $200 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Washington, DC | $200 |
| American Red Cross FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Washington, DC | $125 |
| American Red Cross FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Washington, DC | $120 |
| Jewish War Veterans FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Washington, DC | $100 |
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