Sheldon & Carol Appel Family Foundation
Private foundation · Santa Monica, CA · EIN 95-3190683 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Appel Family Foundation
80grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$74smallest grant
$437Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 80 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $23K 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
1616 Ocean Park Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405-4822
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ucla Foundation MEDICAL RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $76,250 |
| Ucla Foundation Medical research | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Ucla Foundation MEDICAL RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Jay Schapira Med Foundation Cardiac disease research | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| Jay Schapira Med Foundation CARDIAC DISEASE RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| Jay Schapira Med Foundation CARDIAC DISEASE RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $22,500 |
| Jewish Federation Create safe, joyful, and connected Jewish life in Los Angeles, Israel, and around the world | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Ucla Medical Hospitality Fund Advancing excellence in education, research and service | Los Angeles, CA | $14,500 |
| Ucla Semel Foundation MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $14,500 |
| Ucla Semel Foundation MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $14,500 |
| Los Angeles Giving Circle Supports economic self-sufficiency programs for women and girls | Los Angeles, CA | $7,614 |
| Concern Foundation Support cancer researchers | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 |
| Concern Foundation SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCHERS | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 |
| Concern Foundation SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCHERS | Los Angeles, CA | $7,000 |
| American Committe for Weizmann Institue of Science Support scientific research | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Supports the world-class Israel Philharmonic | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| American Jewish University Supporting transformative educational experiences that strengthen communities and enrich the Jewish | Sherman Oaks, CA | $5,000 |
| City of Hope Conquer cancer and diabetes for people everywhere by integrating scientific discovery, clinical inge | Duarte, CA | $5,000 |
| American Friends of Iicc RAISE AWARENESS OF IICC | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders DELIVER EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| World Central Kitchen PROVIDE MEALS DURING CRISIS | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| American Friends of Iicc RAISE AWARENESS OF IICC | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Determined to Succeed College access & success program | Santa Monica, CA | $4,347 |
| Larc PREPARE LA FOR CLIMATE CHANGE | Los Angeles, CA | $3,057 |
| Determined to Succeed COLLEGE ACCESS & SUCCESS PROGRAM | Santa Monica, CA | $3,029 |
| Los Angeles Giving Circle HELP WOMEN TO BE SELF SUFFCIENT | New York, NY | $2,557 |
| Doctors Without Borders International medical humanitarian organization | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Dr Roy Nini Support medical research | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 |
| Ucla Jonsson Cancer Foundation CANCER RESEARCH & PATIENT CARE | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 |
| Dr Roy Nini SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 |
| Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Support reproductive and sexual health and wellness across Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 |
| World Central Kitchen Provide meals during crisis | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Life Rolls on IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR DISABLED | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 |
| Heal Palestine Healing and empowering the children of Gaza | Kent, OH | $1,500 |
| The Trevor Project Protect and support LGBTQ+ youth in crisis | West Hollywood, CA | $1,500 |
| Colburn School LEARNING & PERFORMING OPPORTUNITIES | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 |
| Givewell ASSIST DONORS WHERE TO GIVE | Oakland, CA | $1,500 |
| Determined to Succeed COLLEGE ACCESS & SUCCESS PROGRAM | Santa Monica, CA | $1,030 |
| Heal the Bay Keeps our beaches, rivers, and watersheds safe, healthy and clean | Santa Monica, CA | $1,000 |
| Jvc Socal Provide no-cost job training programs | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Sogorea Te' Land Trust Facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people | Oakland, CA | $1,000 |
| Black & Pink National PRISON ABORTIONIST ORGANIZATION | Omaha, NE | $1,000 |
| Ellison Institue Research Foundatio TO MOVE CANCER CARE FORWARD | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Heal the Bay PROTECT COASTAL WATER OF SOCAL | Santa Monica, CA | $1,000 |
| Jewish Voice for Peace US FOREIGN POLICY BASED ON PEACE | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| Nrdc FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Sierra Club CONSERVATION & CLIMATE SOLUTIONS | Oakland, CA | $1,000 |
| Sogorea TE' Land Trsut RETURN OF LANDS TO INDIGINOUS PEOPLE | Oakland, CA | $1,000 |
| Ccfa (crohn's & Colitis Fndtn) MEDICAL RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| The Masket Foundation PROVIDE EYE CARE TO THOSE IN NEED | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services Provides compassionate mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services | Culver City, CA | $850 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center HELP VISUALLY IMPAIRED ISRAELIS | Warrington, PA | $750 |
| Jewish Home for the Aging PROVIDE CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS | Reseda, CA | $695 |
| Best Friends Animal Society Operates the nation's largest sanctuary for homeless animals and provides adoption, spay/neuter, and | Los Angeles, CA | $500 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center Help visually impaired Israelis | Warrington, PA | $500 |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles Assist youth in achieving their full potential | Los Angeles, CA | $500 |
| Jewish Home for the Aging Provide care for older adults | Reseda, CA | $500 |
| Larc Prepare LA for climate change | Los Angeles, CA | $500 |
| Apparent Winds ENV & CULTURAL PRESERVATION | Moynt Pleasant, SC | $500 |
| Beit Tshuvah AID PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION | Los Angeles, CA | $500 |
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