Virginia Friedhofer Charitable TR 06261990
Private foundation · Palo Alto, CA · EIN 95-6995937 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Virginia Friedhofer Charitable Trust
77grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.5Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 77 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $10K 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
3503 Laguna Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306-2652
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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Society for Technion | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| UC Berkeley - Rausser College of Natural Resources | Berkeley, CA | $100,000 |
| American Society for Technion | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Second Harvest Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $50,000 |
| Cedars Sinai | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| University Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Usc Advancement Gift Services | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Cedars Sinai | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| American Society for Technion | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Los Angeles Opera | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Glaza | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | $25,000 |
| Canine Companions | Santa Rosa, CA | $25,000 |
| Lucille Packard Child Health | Palo Alto, CA | $25,000 |
| Oshman Family Jcc | Palo Alto, CA | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance | San Diego, CA | $25,000 |
| San Francisco Opera | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| American Friedns of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Los Angeles Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| Los Angeles Opera | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| Canine Companions | Santa Rosa, CA | $25,000 |
| American Friedns of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| Young Musicians' Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $20,000 |
| Center Theatre Group | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 |
| Young Musicians' Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $20,000 |
| California Science Center | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 |
| Young Musicians' Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $20,000 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $15,000 |
| Special Olympics | Santa Monica, CA | $15,000 |
| San Diego Zoo | San Diego, CA | $15,000 |
| Skirball Cultural Center | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| California Science Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Discovery Eye Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 |
| Hias | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Jewish Film Institute | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| Living Desert Zoo & Gardens | Palm Desert, CA | $10,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera the | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Our Big Kitchen LA | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| San Diego Zoo | San Diego, CA | $10,000 |
| Special Olympics | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 |
| American Friends of Bar-Ilan University | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Beit T'shuvah | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| California Science Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Canine Companions | Santa Rosa, CA | $10,000 |
| Children's Burn Center | Sherman Oaks, CA | $10,000 |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Hias | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera the | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | San Diego, CA | $10,000 |
| Oshman Family Jcc | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 |
| Special Olympics | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 |
| The Maple Counseling Center | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 |
| Theater 40 | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 |
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