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Ben Silverman Foundation Inc

Los Angeles, CA · EIN 262454784 · Website (ProPublica) ↗ · 990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$259K

Total Giving

$298K

Grants on File

Average Grant

$13K

Giving Radius

Where Ben Silverman Foundation Inc Has Given

Historical grants to 22 recipients across 2 states. Top concentrations: LOS ANGELES ($243K, 15 grants), NEW YORK ($46K, 6 grants), BROOKLYN ($5K, 1 grant), LOS ANGELESQ ($5K, 1 grant).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient	Location	Amount	Purpose	Year
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces	Los Angeles, CA	$11K	To provide education and well-being for the men and women who served in the israel defense forces	2020
Anti-Defamation League	New York, NY	$15K	To stop the defamation of the jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.	2020
Mccabi World Union INC	New York, NY	$4K	To bring jewish people of all ages closer to judaism and israel through sports	2020
Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	$5K	To support programs enhancing economic prosperity, government services, safety and overall quality of life for los angeles residents	2020
Congregation Rodeph Sholom	New York, NY	$5K	To provide education to people to participate actively in worship, torah study, and jewish life experiences	2020
Up2Us Sports	New York, NY	$5K	To engage, train and support sports coaches to transform youth, programs and communities	2020
American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic	New York, NY	$10K	To support the world class israel philharmonic orchestra and enrich diverse audiences around the world	2020
Wilshire Boulevard Temple	Los Angeles, CA	$20K	To provide a center for jewish spirituality and celebration, a place for lifelong learning and friendship and home to an engaged congregation	2020
Friends of Rodeph Sholom School	New York, NY	$6K	To provide students with unique learning environment and internalize core reform jewish values	2020
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	$5K	To lead the community and leverage its resources to assure the continuity of jewish people, support a secure state of israel, care for jews in need.	2021
Wilshire Boulevard Temple	Los Angeles, CA	$10K	To provide a center for jewish spirituality and celebration, a place for lifelong learning and friendship and home to an engaged congregation	2021
New York Foundation for the Arts	Brooklyn, NY	$5K	To empower artists at critical stages in their creative lives.	2021
Greenspaces La	Los Angeles, CA	$5K	To create, revitalize, renovate and maintain public community gardens in underserved urban locations in south los angeles.	2021
Heroes Among Us	Los Angeles, CA	$5K	To Support the Ongoing Mission of the Organization.	2023
Jewish Graduate Student Initiative	Los Angeles, CA	$5K	To Support the Ongoing Mission of the Organization.	2023
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco	Los Angeles, CA	$145K	To Support the Ongoing Mission of the Organization.	2023
Steadman Philippon Research	Los Angeles, CA	$5K	To Support the Ongoing Mission of the Organization.	2023
Jewish Graduate Student Initia	Los Angeles, CA	$5K	To help	2022
Rod Dedeaux Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	$5K	To help	2022
Memorial Sloan Kettering	Los Angeles, CA	$5K	To help	2022
Stratford Festival America	Los Angelesq, CA	$5K	To help	2022
Jazz at Aspen Snowmass National Council	Los Angeles, CA	$7K	To help	2022
Boston Symphony Orchestra	Los Angeles, CA	$5K	To help	2022

23 grants total

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Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year	Total Assets	Qualifying Distributions	Total Revenue	Total Expenses
2023	$398K	$21K	$100K	$166K
2022	$428K	$19K	$21K	$32K
2021	$442K	$21K	$24K	$28K
2020	$446K	$21K	$-33,017	$83K
2019	$561K	$26K	$37K	$85K
2015	$637K	$28K	$71K	$90K
2014	$656K	$31K	$50K	$126K
2013	$733K	$32K	$63K	$88K
2012	$760K	$7K	$666K	$69K
2011	$164K	$8K	$67K	$162K

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