Samuel and Helene Soref Foundation
Studio City, CA · EIN 59-2246963. Reported 154 grants totalling $2,580,260 to 94 recipients across tax years 2021-2023. 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". Samuel and Helene Soref 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
4 of the organizations Samuel and Helene Soref Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 10 grants totalling $575,160 to them. That is 35% of the $1,631,960 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 Foundation of Los Angeles | federated giving programme | California | $320,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Communal Fund | federated giving programme | New York | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation Council of Greater La | federated giving programme | California | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Funders Network | grantmaking organization | New York | $5,160 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | 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 $5,750. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $15,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $125,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $320,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jeiwsh Federation of Greater La | Los Angeles, CA | $235,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington Inst for Near E Policy | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Communal Fund | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Jewish University | Bel Air, CA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adl Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Association of Graduates | West Point, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater La | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Polic | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish World Watch | Encino, CA | $83,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution | New York, NY | $64,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Family Housing | North Hollywood, CA | $63,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| J Street Education Fund | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tzedek America | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Law Center of Los Angele | Monterey Park, CA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amer Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Disability Voices United | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| L a Family Housing | North Hollywood, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Yiddish Book Center | Amherst, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Solar Youth Inc | New Haven, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Council on Foreign Relations | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Abrahamic House | Falls Church, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bet Tzedek Legal Services | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Executive Service Corps of So Ca | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hillel at UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Center for Justice | Encino, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Acceleration Project | Scarsdale, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish C | Washington, DC | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Auschwitz Institute for Peace & Rec | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beit T'shuvah | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Israel Policy Forum | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Service La | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of La | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shoes That Fit | Claremont, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Jewish Camp | New York, NY | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew Univ | Encino, CA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Union of Prog Jews G | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bet Tzedek Legal Service | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossroads School | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jeiwsh National Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jeiwsh National Fund | Van Nuys, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PTA of Hsas | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Temple Beth Am | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| World Union for Prog Judaism | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Union for Progressive Judaism | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bje- Builders of Jewish Education | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jdrf | Bloomington, MN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of the Israel Phil | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Funders Network | New York, NY | $5,160 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Asso Ben-Gurion University | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Artist 4 Israel | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Youth Symphony | El Segundo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hebrew Union College-Jir | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holdyou Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Free Loan Association | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish La Special Needs Fin Srvc | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Jewish Home | Reseda, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Jewish Health | Reseda, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Jewish Home | Reseda, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| UC Berkeley Hillel | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women Against Gun Violence | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friendship Circle of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $3,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends of the Israel Phil | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Firends of Heschel Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillel 818 | Northridge, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homes for Our Troops | Taunton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mazona Jewish Response to Hunger | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mazon a Jewish Response to Hunger | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Path | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Ramah in California | Encino, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hazon | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jumpstart Labs | Santa Monica, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Westchester Reform Temple | Scarsdale, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milken Community School | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Heschel Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Elnet | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Israel Center for Excellence Through Edu | Willowbrook, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of La | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tribe Media Corp | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Writers Bloc Presents | Beverly Hills, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Keshet Chaim | Sherman Oaks, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keshet Chaim Dance Ensemble | Sherman Oaks, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
47 of 94 (50%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 55%, across 2 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 75 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 | 31 | $619,560 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 70 | $1,085,600 | $8,000 |
| 2023 | 53 | $875,100 | $5,500 |
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
61% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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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 Samuel and Helene Soref Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 11530 Dona Dorotea Dr, Studio City, CA, 91604. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 59-2246963 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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