Lucy & Isadore B Adelman Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 75-1806018
Foundation Overview
Based in Santa Monica, CA, Lucy & Isadore B Adelman Foundation has awarded 173 grants totaling $1,812,258 to organizations in District of Columbia, New York and 14 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $25 to $150,000, with a median award of $2,500.
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New Applicant Friendliness
12 of 32 recipients (38%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
48% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 16 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in Los Angeles (43%), San Francisco (17%), Oakland (10%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 152% growth in annual giving over 9 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Lucy & Isadore B Adelman Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Museum | $125 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Bvm Capacity Building Inst | $50,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Center For Cuban Studie | $6,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Center For Study Of Political Graph | $7,500 | Culver City, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Imeu | $5,000 | Tustin, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Institute For Policy Studies | $25,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Institute For Public Accuracy | $5,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Just Detention International | $1,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Just Vision Inc | $10,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | $15,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Ms Foundation For Women | $105 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| San Francisco Mime Troupe | $750 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Actor's Gang | $250 | Culver City, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | $75,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Vietnamese Veterans Against The War | $500 | Champaign, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Women Donor's Network | $62,300 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Moma | $380 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Inquilinos Unidos | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Public Concern Foundation | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Palast Investigative Fund | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Laane | $2,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Leonard Beerman Foundation | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Mopop | $100 | Seattle, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Mint Museum | $100 | Charlotte, NC, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Nmaahc | $25 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | $1,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Women Make Movies | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Skirball Center | $115 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Pacific Education | $450 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Courageous Conversation Global Foun | $150,000 | Woodland Hills, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Black Voters Matter Building Instit | $60,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| International Documentary Foundatio | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Amusement Park Sports Inc | $6,600 | Inglewood, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Arts And Cultural Bridge Foundation | $2,500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Brooklyn Museum | $125 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Bvm Capacity Building Inst | $50,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Center For Cuban Studie | $2,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Center For Study Of Political Graph | $17,500 | Culver City, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Curious Communications | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Higher Heights Leadership Fund | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| If Not Now | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Imeu | $10,000 | Tustin, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Institute For Policy Studies | $50,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Institute For Public Accuracy | $5,500 | Oakland, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Intl Documentary Association | $85,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Jewish Voice For Peace | $20,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Just Detention International | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Just Vision Inc | $60,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Ms Foundation For Women | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| National Network Of Abortion Funds | $5,000 | Beaverton, OR, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Neo Philanthropy | $60,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Operation Usa | $1,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Public Concern Foundation | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Richland School Booster Club | $3,600 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| San Francisco Mime Troupe | $750 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Santa Monica High School Scholarshi | $500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Single Moms Planet Inc | $2,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Actor's Gang | $250 | Culver City, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | $105,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Vietnamese Veterans Against The War | $300 | Champaign, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Whitney Museum Of Amerian Art | $252 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Women Donor's Network | $35,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Wrrap | $2,500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Center For Cuban Studies | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Cristotsal | $20,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Curios Communications Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Institute For Policy Studies | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Institute For Public Accuracy | $5,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Just Vision | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Ms Foundation For Women | $2,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| New Israel Fund | $1,100 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Operation Usa | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Pbs Socal | $90 | Century City, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Tides Foundation | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Women Donors Network | $70,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Creating Hope International | $250 | Dearborn, MI, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Neo Philanthropy | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| America Peace For Now | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Venice Family Clinic | $1,000 | Venice, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Renew Democracy Initiative | $50 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Way To Win | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| American Family Voices | $500 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Bend The Arc | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Bitch Media | $100 | Portland, OR, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Breakthrough | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Brooklyn Museum | $225 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Center For Cuban Studies | $500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Cspg Foundation | $4,500 | Calgary, ALBERTA, CA | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| If Not Now | $5,500 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Indispensable Inc | $3,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Institute For Policy Studies | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Institute For Public Accuracy | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Just Vision | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Laane | $300 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Lacer | $3,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Leonard I Beerman Foundation | $6,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Metropolitan Museum Of Art | $80 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Monthly Review Foundation | $100 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| New Israel Fund | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| North Star Fund | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Operation Usa | $500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Pbs Socal | $90 | Century City, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Per Foundation | $200 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| The Ucla Foundation | $1,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Vietnam Veterans Against The War | $250 | Champaign, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Voter Participation Center | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Women Donors Network | $23,235 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance League (wrrap) | $1,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Bvm Capacity Building Institute | $1,856 | Atlanta, GA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Aclu Foundation Of Southern California | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Bend The Arc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Breakthrough | $7,500 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Codepink Women For Peace | $7,000 | Venice, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Common Dreams | $500 | Portland, ME, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Cspg Foundation | $4,500 | Calgary, ALBERTA, CA | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Center For Community Change | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| If Not Now | $600 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Just Vision | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Layc | $3,000 | San Pedro, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Movement Strategy Center | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Other Worlds | $1,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| People For The American Way | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| San Francisco Film Society | $1,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| The Ucla Foundation | $1,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Tides Foundation | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Ultraviolet Education Fund | $5,000 | Los Altos, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Women Donors Network | $3,735 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Women Make Movies | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| A Window Between Worlds | $1,500 | Venice, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Aclu Foundation Of Southern California | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| American Friends Of Neve Shalom | $250 | Glendale, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Bend The Arc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Bitch Media | $100 | Portland, OR, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Breakthrough | $7,500 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Brooklyn Museum | $250 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Center For Democracy In The Americas | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Clue | $250 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Codepink | $7,000 | Venice, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Community Futures Collective | $5,000 | Vallejo, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Creative Capital | $7,500 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Cspg Foundation | $4,500 | Calgary, ALBERTA, CA | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Center For Science In The Public Interest | $50 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Death Penalty Focus | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Institute For Public Accuracy | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Institute For Policy Studios | $30,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| The Real News Network | $5,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Jewish Free Loan Association | $250 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Jewish Voice For Peace | $2,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Kpfk | $500 | Studio City, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | $3,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Los Angeles Afterschool Programs (lacer) | $3,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Los Angeles County Museum Of Art (lacma) | $110 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Loyola Law School | $250 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Metropolitan Museum Of Art | $70 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Monthly Review Foundation | $100 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Movement Strategy Center | $5,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Museum Of Modern Art (moma) | $640 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| National Partnership For Women & Families | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| New Israel Fund | $7,500 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| North Star Fund | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Per Foundation | $150 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Project Vote Smart | $100 | Des Moines, IA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Proteus Fund | $24,000 | Massachusetts, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| San Francisco Mime Troupe | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| The Broad Stage | $250 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| The Watershed Foundation | $375 | North Webster, IN, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Ucla Foundation | $3,750 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Vietnam Veterans Against The War | $250 | Champaign, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Women Donors Network | $18,975 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance League (wrrap) | $1,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
| Womens Empowerment Network | $250 | Olympia, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2015 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 75-1806018 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 11150 W OLYMPIC BLVD STE 750 Los Angeles, CA 90064-1856 |
Key People (1)
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| President | Susan Adelman |
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Forms 990-PF
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