Rodan Family Foundation
Orinda, CA · EIN 83-0761600. Reported 254 grants totalling $44.0M to 121 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Rodan Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
5 of the organizations Rodan Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 10 grants totalling $4,078,003 to them. That is 10% of the $39.7M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Federation of San | federated giving programme | California | $1,676,262 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Hopewell Fund | grantmaking organization | District of Columbia | $1,647,629 | 2 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Bend the Arc - a Jewish Partnership | grantmaking organization | New York | $655,512 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation Council of Greater La | federated giving programme | California | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Funders Network | grantmaking organization | New York | $23,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $75,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $27,456 and $140,000; the smallest was $5 and the largest $4,757,482.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $15.4M | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple | Los Angeles, CA | $2,210,180 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund | San Francisco, CA | $1,676,262 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $1,647,629 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban Adamah | Berkeley, CA | $1,647,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Head-Royce School | Oakland, CA | $1,437,273 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gather Inc | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Service Year Exchange | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation | San Francisco, CA | $847,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bend the Arc a Jewish Partnership for Justice | New York, NY | $655,512 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Upstart Bay Area | Oakland, CA | $648,560 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urj Camp Newman | San Rafael, CA | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewbelong | Montclair, NJ | $560,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington, DC | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Onetable East Bay | New York, NY | $525,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | Oakland, CA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aspen Art Museum | Aspen, CO | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $486,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moishe House | Encinitas, CA | $444,682 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Israel Education Foundation | Washington, DC | $420,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano | Concord, CA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $390,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southwestern Law | Los Angeles, CA | $370,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United States Veterans Initiative | Los Angeles, CA | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jews of Color Initiative | Berkeley, CA | $330,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Join for Justice Inc | Boston, MA | $320,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Carson, CA | $310,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reut USA | Beverly Hills, CA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Hammer Museum | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple Beth Sholom | San Leandro, CA | $289,676 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wilderness Torah | Berkeley, CA | $270,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Temple Sinai | Oakland, CA | $261,025 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | Palo Alto, CA | $255,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jcc Association of North America | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Buildon Inc | Stamford, CT | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Temple Isaiah | Lafayette, CA | $241,474 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Honeymoon Israel Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Studio Army | Berkeley, CA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fmw Nonprofit Solutions | Minnetonka, MN | $200,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Center of the East Bay | Berkeley, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sukkat Shalom Inc | Reno, NV | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Institute for Jewish and Community Research | San Francisco, CA | $188,330 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Baby Network | San Francisco, CA | $171,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Growgood | Pacific Palisades, CA | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| M2 the Institute for Experiential Jewish Education | Brooklyn, NY | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | Encinitas, CA | $154,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| America-Israel Democracy Coalition | Bryn Mawr, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Fund of Israel | Cedarhurst, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Danville & S Ramon | Danville, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Repair the World | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tkiya Music Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Jewish Peoplehood Alliance Inc | Palm Beach, FL | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America | New York, NY | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jumpstart Labs Inc | Santa Monica, CA | $108,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| ISRAEL21C | San Fransicso, CA | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adat Ari El | Valley Village, CA | $103,265 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple Beth Hillel | Valley Village, CA | $100,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Life Learning Academy | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medical Center Development (stanford University) | Redwood City, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sixpoint Inc | Saint Persburg, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Temple Israel of Hollywood | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junio | Stanford, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Giving Back Fund | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregation Beth Abraham of Oakland | Oakland, CA | $99,507 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bnai Simcha Jewish Community Preschool | Pasadena, CA | $99,302 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Fremont Jewish Community Center | Fremont, CA | $99,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chabad of El Cerrito | El Cerrito, CA | $88,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| International Ocd Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $85,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beth Jacob Congregation of Oakland | Oakland, CA | $78,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Kol Emeth | Mountain View, CA | $76,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Volunteers Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| US Vets | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chabad of Alameda | Alameda, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Alliance Inc | Palm Beach, FL | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Other | Orinda, CA | $67,136 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sukkat Shalom Inc | Mountain View, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chabad of the Tri Valley | Pleasanton, CA | $56,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Congregation Netivot Shalom | Berkeley, CA | $50,240 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Century Villages at Cabrillo Inc | Long Beach, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Asor Fund USA Inc | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chabad of Contra Costa | Walnut Creek, CA | $47,900 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leading Edge | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture | San Francisco, CA | $37,668 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Challah for Hunger | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley Beth Shalom | Encino, CA | $28,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | Berkeley, CA | $27,116 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad of the Delta | Brentwood, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heart of a Nation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Israaid | Beverly Hills, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Slingshot Fund Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ucsf Benioff Children's Hospitals Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Funders Network | New York, NY | $23,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Contra Costa Jewish Day School | Lafayette, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Food Society Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nazun | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Israel Fund | Lewiston, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Glimmer | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Film Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brawerman Elementary School | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brentwood School | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Pacific Palisades Inc | Pacific Palisades, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Congregation B'nai Sholom of Contra Costa County | Walnut Creek, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Studio Project | Berkeley, CA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brandeis Hillel Day School Marin | San Rafael, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Ir David Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Mind | Rutherford, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Policy Impact | Sacramento, CA | $6,373 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Union for Reform Judaism | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Girls' School | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisc | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rady Children's Hospital Foundation | San Diego, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sass Go | Chapin, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vital Voices Global Partnership | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Health Guild | Na, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Danielle Gaskins | Na, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Zionist Movement | New York, NY | $5 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
67 of 121 (55%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 66%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- New Venture Fund
Charitable Purposes of the Organization - Hopewell Fund
Charitable purposes of the orginization - Children's Health Guild
Charitable Purpose of the Organization - Danielle Gaskins
entertainment for charitable event
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 178 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | $8,950,167 | $57,000 |
| 2022 | 71 | $12.8M | $60,000 |
| 2023 | 57 | $11.4M | $90,000 |
| 2024 | 56 | $10.8M | $92,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
46% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Rodan Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 21 Orinda Way Suite C-381, Orinda, CA, 94563. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 83-0761600 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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