Open Foundations · California

Michael and Lori Milken Family Foundation

Santa Monica, California · EIN 821927087. It paid $26.1M across 86 grants in 2023, a median of $5K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$26.1M
paid in 2023
86
grants paid
$5K
median grant
84%
to first-time recipients
$401.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
RICHARD SANDLER
Address
1250 FOURTH ST SUITE 520, SANTA MONICA, CA, 90401
Phone
3105704800
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
A BRIEF WRITTEN STATEMENT, NOT EXCEEDING THREE PAGES, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT GOALS, PROCEDURES AND PERSONNEL; QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUPPORT AND A BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF YEARS IN OPERATION, OTHER AREAS OF ACTIVITY, THE APPLICANT'S PREVIOUS AND CURRENT SOURCES OF FUNDING; THE AMOUNT OF THE REQUEST, TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE PROJECT, DETAILS OF THE BUDGET AND PLANS FOR OBTAINING TOTAL FUNDING; A LETTER OF EXEMPTION FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. APPLICANTS MAY SUPPLEMENT THEIR PROPOSALS WITH SUPPORTING PRINTED MATERIALS.
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202522889349101362. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2023 grants.

community centerspreschool gradehealth carelibraries museumscultural librariesresearch instinst progshigher research

Biggest grants in 2023

These are the 15 largest of the 86 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Jewish Community Foundation Charitable FundCA$20,000,000COMMUNITY CENTERS & PROGRAMS
2Milken InstituteCA$1,289,016MILKEN SCHOLARS PROGRAM
3Milken Community SchoolCA$925,000PRESCHOOL - 12TH GRADE PROGRAMS
4Mattel Children's Hospital at UclaCA$617,000HEALTH CARE
5George Washington UniversityDC$400,000HIGHER ED & RESEARCH INST. & PROGS
6Prostate Cancer FoundationCA$302,000PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH
7American Exchange ProjectMA$250,000PRESCHOOL - 12TH GRADE PROGRAMS
8Ownership WorksNY$250,000COMMUNITY CENTERS & PROGRAMS
9Los Angeles BalletCA$235,000CULTURAL, LIBRARIES & MUSEUMS
10Ellis Island Honors SocietyNY$225,000CULTURAL, LIBRARIES & MUSEUMS
11Windward SchoolCA$200,000PRESCHOOL - 12TH GRADE PROGRAMS
12Capital Caring HealthVA$150,000HEALTH CARE
13University of Pennsylvania - Graduate School of EducationPA$150,000HIGHER ED & RESEARCH INST. & PROGS
14Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished AmericansVA$125,000COMMUNITY CENTERS & PROGRAMS
15Los Angeles Dodgers FoundationCA$100,000COMMUNITY CENTERS & PROGRAMS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2019130$15.7M
202097$22.7M
202185$18.2M
202288$22.8M
202386$26.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
California67%
New York9%
District of Columbia7%
Virginia4%
Massachusetts2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Bari MilkenCO-TRUSTEE · 2023
Gregory MilkenCO-TRUSTEE · 2023
Lance MilkenCO-TRUSTEE · 2023
Lori MilkenTRUSTEE · 2023
Michael MilkenTRUSTEE · 2023
Richard SandlerCO-TRUSTEE · 2023

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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