Louis And Arlene Navias Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 83-0725746

Foundation Overview

Based in La Jolla, CA, Louis And Arlene Navias Foundation has awarded 205 grants totaling $1,585,442 to organizations in New York, California and 7 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $109,000, with a median award of $2,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$1,585,442
Total Assets
$4,954,204
Median Grant (all grants)
$2,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
17
Median Grant
$1,800
% Median Grant Decline
-10% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: N/A

0 of 17 recipients (0%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
California

61% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 10 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in San Diego (46%), La Jolla (42%), Irvine (6%).

Funding Trajectory
+28%

Moderate 28% growth trend over 4 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.

Program Areas
Community Projects + 4 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (43%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Louis And Arlene Navias 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
Agahozo Shalom Youth Village $1,000 New York, NY, US Social 2024
Congregation B'nai Shalom $10,000 Westborough, MA, US Religious 2024
Dallas Holocaust Museum $50,000 Dallas, TX, US Educational/religious 2024
Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces $1,800 New York, NY, US Educational 2024
Fueled Schools Inc $2,070 Houston, TX, US Educational 2024
Green Family Camp $1,000 Irvine, CA, US Religious/social 2024
Jewish Family Service $18,000 Dallas, TX, US Social 2024
Jewish Federation Of San Diego $11,340 San Diego, CA, US Religious 2024
Jewish National Fund $20,000 Hicksville, NY, US Religious 2024
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Centers Of San Diego County $1,200 La Jolla, CA, US Religious 2024
Music Of Contemporary Art $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US Arts 2024
North American Conference Of Ethiopian Jewelry $1,000 New York, NY, US Religious 2024
San Diego Foundation $109,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2024
San Diego Rescue Mission $25,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2024
Scripps Health Foundation $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US Medical 2024
Seacrest Foundation $1,200 Encinitas, CA, US Religious 2024
Yad Ezra V'shulamit $1,000 Jerusalem, Foreign, IS Religious 2024
Agahozo Shalom Youth Village $1,000 New York, NY, US Social 2023
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library $1,008 La Jolla, CA, US Arts 2023
Congregation B'nai Shalom $1,000 Westborough, MA, US Religious 2023
Dallas Holocaust Museum $50,000 Dallas, TX, US Educational/religious 2023
Father Joe's Villages $5,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2023
Feeding San Diego $5,400 San Diego, CA, US Social 2023
Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces $1,800 New York, NY, US Educational 2023
Fueled Schools Inc $2,070 Houston, TX, US Educational 2023
G'mach San Diego Jewish Gift Closet $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious/social 2023
Green Family Camp $1,000 Irvine, CA, US Religious/social 2023
Hebrew Free Loan Of San Diego $1,800 La Jolla, CA, US Social 2023
Jewish Family Service $18,000 Dallas, TX, US Social 2023
Jewish Federation Of San Diego $9,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious 2023
Jewish National Fund $20,000 Hicksville, NY, US Religious 2023
Kindness Initiative $10,800 La Jolla, CA, US Human Services 2023
La Jolla Music Society $27,000 La Jolla, CA, US Arts 2023
La Jolla Playhouse $2,500 La Jolla, CA, US Theater 2023
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Centers Of San Diego County $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US Religious 2023
Meals On Wheels San Diego County $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2023
North American Conference Of Ethiopian Jewelry $1,000 New York, NY, US Religious 2023
Rady Children's Hospital $3,000 San Diego, CA, US Medical 2023
Salk Institute For Biological Studies $2,000 La Jolla, CA, US Educational 2023
Salvation Army $1,000 Dallas, TX, US Social 2023
San Diego Rescue Mission $2,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2023
Scripps Health Foundation $26,000 La Jolla, CA, US Medical 2023
Seacrest Foundation $10,000 Encinitas, CA, US Religious 2023
Sos Childrens Villages Usa $1,000 Washington, DC, US Social 2023
Yad Ezra V'shulamit $1,000 Jerusalem, Foreign, IS Religious 2023
Zoological Society Of San Diego $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Wildlife Conservancy 2023
Music Of Contemporary Art $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US Arts 2023
Uslba Memorial Fund $10,000 Longbranch, WA, US Social 2023
San Diego Foundation $5,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2023
Chai S Africa In San Diego $5,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious 2023
Agahozo Shalom Youth Village $1,000 New York, NY, US Social 2022
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library $1,008 La Jolla, CA, US Arts 2022
Congregation B'nai Shalom $11,900 Westborough, MA, US Religious 2022
Dallas Holocaust Museum $50,000 Dallas, TX, US Educational/religious 2022
Father Joe's Villages $5,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2022
Feeding San Diego $5,400 San Diego, CA, US Social 2022
Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces $1,800 New York, NY, US Educational 2022
Fueled Schools Inc $2,070 Houston, TX, US Educational 2022
G'mach San Diego Jewish Gift Closet $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious/social 2022
Green Family Camp $1,000 Irvine, CA, US Religious/social 2022
Hebrew Free Loan Of San Diego $1,800 La Jolla, CA, US Social 2022
Jewish Family Service $18,000 Dallas, TX, US Social 2022
Jewish Federation Of San Diego $9,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious 2022
Jewish National Fund $22,700 Hicksville, NY, US Religious 2022
La Jolla Music Society $25,000 La Jolla, CA, US Arts 2022
La Jolla Playhouse $2,500 La Jolla, CA, US Theater 2022
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Centers Of San Diego County $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US Religious 2022
Meals On Wheels San Diego County $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2022
North American Conference Of Ethiopian Jewry $1,000 New York, NY, US Religious 2022
Rady Children's Hospital $3,000 San Diego, CA, US Medical 2022
Salk Institute For Biological Studies $2,000 La Jolla, CA, US Educational 2022
Salvation Army $1,000 Dallas, TX, US Social 2022
San Diego Rescue Mission $2,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2022
Scripps Health Foundation $25,000 La Jolla, CA, US Medical 2022
Seacrest Foundation $15,800 Encinitas, CA, US Religious 2022
Sos Childrens Villages Usa $1,000 Washington, DC, US Social 2022
Uc San Diego Foundation $2,500 La Jolla, CA, US Educational 2022
Yad Ezra V'shulamit $1,000 Jerusalem, Foreign, IS Religious 2022
Zoological Society Of San Diego $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Wildlife Conservancy 2022
South African Jewish American Center (Sajac) $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious 2022
Kindness Initiative $10,800 La Jolla, CA, US Human Services 2022
Agahozo Shalom Youth Village $1,000 New York, NY, US Social 2022
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library $1,008 La Jolla, CA, US Arts 2022
Congregation B'nai Shalom $11,900 Westborough, MA, US Religious 2022
Dallas Holocaust Museum $50,000 Dallas, TX, US Educational/religious 2022
Father Joe's Villages $5,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2022
Feeding San Diego $5,400 San Diego, CA, US Social 2022
Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces $1,800 New York, NY, US Educational 2022
Fueled Schools Inc $2,070 Houston, TX, US Educational 2022
G'mach San Diego Jewish Gift Closet $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious/social 2022
Green Family Camp $1,000 Irvine, CA, US Religious/social 2022
Hebrew Free Loan Of San Diego $1,800 La Jolla, CA, US Social 2022
Jewish Family Service $18,000 Dallas, TX, US Social 2022
Jewish Federation Of San Diego $9,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious 2022
Jewish National Fund $22,700 Hicksville, NY, US Religious 2022
La Jolla Music Society $25,000 La Jolla, CA, US Arts 2022
La Jolla Playhouse $2,500 La Jolla, CA, US Theater 2022
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Centers Of San Diego County $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US Religious 2022
Meals On Wheels San Diego County $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2022
North American Conference Of Ethiopian Jewry $1,000 New York, NY, US Religious 2022
Rady Children's Hospital $3,000 San Diego, CA, US Medical 2022
Salk Institute For Biological Studies $2,000 La Jolla, CA, US Educational 2022
Salvation Army $1,000 Dallas, TX, US Social 2022
San Diego Rescue Mission $2,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2022
Scripps Health Foundation $25,000 La Jolla, CA, US Medical 2022
Seacrest Foundation $15,800 Encinitas, CA, US Religious 2022
Sos Childrens Villages Usa $1,000 Washington, DC, US Social 2022
Uc San Diego Foundation $2,500 La Jolla, CA, US Educational 2022
Yad Ezra V'shulamit $1,000 Jerusalem, Foreign, IS Religious 2022
Zoological Society Of San Diego $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Wildlife Conservancy 2022
South African Jewish American Center (Sajac) $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious 2022
Kindness Initiative $10,800 La Jolla, CA, US Human Services 2022
Agahozo Shalom Youth Village $1,000 New York, NY, US Social 2022
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library $1,008 La Jolla, CA, US Arts 2022
Congregation B'nai Shalom $11,900 Westborough, MA, US Religious 2022
Dallas Holocaust Museum $50,000 Dallas, TX, US Educational/religious 2022
Father Joe's Villages $5,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2022
Feeding San Diego $5,400 San Diego, CA, US Social 2022
Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces $1,800 New York, NY, US Educational 2022
Fueled Schools Inc $2,070 Houston, TX, US Educational 2022
G'mach San Diego Jewish Gift Closet $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious/social 2022
Green Family Camp $1,000 Irvine, CA, US Religious/social 2022
Hebrew Free Loan Of San Diego $1,800 La Jolla, CA, US Social 2022
Jewish Family Service $18,000 Dallas, TX, US Social 2022
Jewish Federation Of San Diego $9,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious 2022
Jewish National Fund $22,700 Hicksville, NY, US Religious 2022
La Jolla Music Society $25,000 La Jolla, CA, US Arts 2022
La Jolla Playhouse $2,500 La Jolla, CA, US Theater 2022
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Centers Of San Diego County $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US Religious 2022
Meals On Wheels San Diego County $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2022
North American Conference Of Ethiopian Jewry $1,000 New York, NY, US Religious 2022
Rady Children's Hospital $3,000 San Diego, CA, US Medical 2022
Salk Institute For Biological Studies $2,000 La Jolla, CA, US Educational 2022
Salvation Army $1,000 Dallas, TX, US Social 2022
San Diego Rescue Mission $2,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2022
Scripps Health Foundation $25,000 La Jolla, CA, US Medical 2022
Seacrest Foundation $15,800 Encinitas, CA, US Religious 2022
Sos Childrens Villages Usa $1,000 Washington, DC, US Social 2022
Uc San Diego Foundation $2,500 La Jolla, CA, US Educational 2022
Yad Ezra V'shulamit $1,000 Jerusalem, Foreign, IS Religious 2022
Zoological Society Of San Diego $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Wildlife Conservancy 2022
South African Jewish American Center (Sajac) $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious 2022
Kindness Initiative $10,800 La Jolla, CA, US Human Services 2022
Agahozo Shalom Youth Village $1,000 New York, NY, US Social 2021
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US Arts 2021
Congregation B'nai Shalom $1,000 Westborough, MA, US Religious 2021
Dallas Holocaust Museum $50,000 Dallas, TX, US Educational/religious 2021
Father Joe's Villages $5,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2021
Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces $1,800 New York, NY, US Educational 2021
Fueled Schools Inc $2,070 Houston, TX, US Educational 2021
G'mach San Diego Jewish Gift Closet $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious/social 2021
Green Family Camp $1,000 Irvine, CA, US Religious/social 2021
Jewish Family Service $18,000 Dallas, TX, US Social 2021
Jewish Federation Of San Diego $19,800 San Diego, CA, US Religious 2021
Jewish National Fund $22,500 Hicksville, NY, US Religious 2021
La Jolla Music Society $28,000 La Jolla, CA, US Arts 2021
La Jolla Playhouse $2,500 La Jolla, CA, US Theater 2021
Meals On Wheels San Diego County $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2021
North American Conference Of Ethiopian Jewry $1,000 New York, NY, US Religious 2021
Rady Children's Hospital $3,000 San Diego, CA, US Medical 2021
Salvation Army $2,000 Dallas, TX, US Social 2021
San Diego Rescue Mission $2,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2021
Scripps Health Foundation $25,000 La Jolla, CA, US Medical 2021
Sos Childrens Villages Usa $1,000 Washington, DC, US Social 2021
Yad Ezra V'shulamit $1,000 Jerusalem, N/A, IS Religious 2021
Zoological Society Of San Diego $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Wildlife Conservancy 2021
Feeding San Diego $5,400 San Diego, CA, US Social 2021
Uc San Diego Foundation $2,500 La Jolla, CA, US Educational 2021
Salk Institute For Biological Studies $4,000 La Jolla, CA, US Educational 2021
St Labre Indian School $1,000 Ashland, MT, US Educational 2021
Seacrest Foundation $1,800 Encinitas, CA, US Religious 2021
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Centers Of San Diego County $2,000 La Jolla, CA, US Religious 2021
Home Of Guiding Hands Corporation $2,000 El Cajon, CA, US Social 2021
American Friends Of The Israel Museum $3,000 New York, NY, US Religious/social 2021
Hebrew Free Loan Of San Diego $1,800 La Jolla, CA, US Social 2021
Agahozo Shalom Youth Village $1,000 New York, NY, US Social 2020
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US Arts 2020
Congregation Beth El $1,080 Norwalk, CT, US Religious 2020
Congregation B'nai Shalom $1,000 Westborough, MA, US Religious 2020
Dallas Holocaust Museum $50,000 Dallas, TX, US Educational/religious 2020
Father Joe's Villages $5,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2020
Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces $1,800 New York, NY, US Educational 2020
Fueled Schools Inc $2,070 Houston, TX, US Educational 2020
G'mach San Diego Jewish Gift Closet $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious/social 2020
Green Family Camp $1,000 Irvine, CA, US Religious/social 2020
Jewish Family Service $18,000 Dallas, TX, US Social 2020
Jewish Federation Of San Diego $19,800 San Diego, CA, US Religious 2020
Jewish National Fund $20,000 Hicksville, NY, US Religious 2020
La Jolla Music Society $25,000 La Jolla, CA, US Arts 2020
La Jolla Playhouse $2,500 La Jolla, CA, US Theater 2020
Meals On Wheels San Diego County $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2020
North American Conference Of Ethiopian Jews $1,000 New York, NY, US Religious 2020
Rady Children's Hospital $3,000 San Diego, CA, US Medical 2020
Salvation Army $1,000 Dallas, TX, US Social 2020
San Diego Rescue Mission $2,000 San Diego, CA, US Social 2020
Scripps Health Foundation $25,000 La Jolla, CA, US Medical 2020
Sos Childrens Villages Usa $1,000 Washington, DC, US Social 2020
Yad Ezra V'shulamit $1,000 Jerusalem, N/A, IS Religious 2020
Zoological Society Of San Diego $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Wildlife Conservancy 2020
Chai South Africa $1,000 San Diego, CA, US Religious 2020
Classical Kusc $1,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Musical/educational 2020
Feeding San Diego $5,400 San Diego, CA, US Social 2020
International Association Of Jewish Free Loans $1,800 Phoenix, AZ, US Religious/social 2020
Ucsd Scripps Institution Of Oceanography $2,500 La Jolla, CA, US Educational/environmental 2020
Uc San Diego Foundation $2,500 La Jolla, CA, US Educational 2020

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Louis And Arlene Navias Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 83-0725746
Website N/A
Address 1880 TORREY PINES RD La Jolla, CA 92037-0000

Key People (3)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Louis And Arlene Navias Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Director Louis Navias
Director Arlene Navias
Director Craig J Navias

Forms 990-PF

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  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.