Wolfen Family Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 95-4745065

Foundation Overview

Based in Encino, CA, Wolfen Family Foundation has awarded 231 grants totaling $7,729,802 to organizations in Colorado, Oklahoma and 18 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $40 to $650,000, with a median award of $2,500.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$7,729,802
Total Assets
$48,879,133
Median Grant (all grants)
$2,500

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
27
Median Grant
$20,000
% Median Grant Growth
+135% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: March 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 37%

10 of 27 recipients (37%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
California

61% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 19 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in Los Angeles (59%), Santa Monica (8%), Pasadena (6%).

Funding Trajectory
+114%

Strong 114% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Wolfen Family 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
American Jewish Commitee $15,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
Bet Tzedek $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
Big Sunday $100,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
Birthright Israel Foundation $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2024
Center Theatre Group $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
Columbiabarnard Hillel $20,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2024
Geffen Playhouse $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
Go Campaign $40,000 Santa Monica, CA, US Charitable 2024
Jewish Federation Of Greater La $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation $500,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
La Goal $25,000 Culver City, CA, US Charitable 2024
La Philharmonic Association $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
Lacma Annual Fund $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
Lafla $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank $250,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
Moca $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
News Literacy Project $5,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2024
Northwestern Hillel $20,000 Evanston, IL, US Charitable 2024
Northwestern University $2,500 Evanston, IL, US Charitable 2024
Penn Hillel $20,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2024
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles $10,000 Van Nuys, CA, US Charitable 2024
Ucla Foundation $600,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
Ucla Hillel $50,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
Ucsf Foundation $250,000 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2024
Venice Family Clinic $25,000 Venice, CA, US Charitable 2024
Wallis Annenberg Ctr For Performing Arts $5,000 Beverly Hills, CA, US Charitable 2024
Wilshire Blvd Temple $156,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2024
American Friends Of The Israel Phil Orch $2,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
American Jewish Congress $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Anti Defamation League $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2023
Bet Tzedek $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2023
Big Sunday $310,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2023
Birthright Israel Foundation $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Geffen Playhouse $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2023
Go Campaign $10,000 Santa Monica, CA, US Charitable 2023
Holocaust Museum Los Angeles $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2023
La Goal $10,000 Culver City, CA, US Charitable 2023
Los Angeles Food Bank $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2023
Northwestern University $7,000 Evanston, IL, US Charitable 2023
Penn Hillel $5,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2023
Ucla Foundation $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2023
Ucla Hillel $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2023
Ucsf Foundation $650,000 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2023
Wilshire Blvd Temple $20,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2023
California Institute Of Technology $100,000 Pasadena, CA, US Charitable 2022
One Voice $10,000 Santa Monica, CA, US Charitable 2022
Big Sunday $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2022
California Institute Of Technology $100,000 Pasadena, CA, US Charitable 2022
One Voice $10,000 Santa Monica, CA, US Charitable 2022
Big Sunday $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2022
California Institute Of Technology $100,000 Pasadena, CA, US Charitable 2022
One Voice $10,000 Santa Monica, CA, US Charitable 2022
Big Sunday $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2022
American Indian College Fund $250 Denver, CO, US Charitable 2021
Feed The Children $350 Oklahoma City, OK, US Charitable 2021
Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation $50,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2021
Kpcc $100 Pasadena, CA, US Charitable 2021
La Goal $500 Culver City, CA, US Charitable 2021
Ldf $300 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Legal Aid Society San Francisco $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2021
Library Foundation Of Los Angeles $250 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2021
Mercy Corps $350 Boone, IA, US Charitable 2021
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $250 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Naacp Legal Defense & Education Fund $300 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Naral Pro Choice $300 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Northwestern University $400 Evanston, IL, US Charitable 2021
Planned Parenthood $250 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Salvation Army $250 Alexandria, VA, US Charitable 2021
Special Olympics $750 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
St Johns Health Center Foundation $500 Santa Monica, CA, US Charitable 2021
Ucla Foundation $15,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2021
Ucsf Foundation $250,000 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2021
American Constitution Society $100 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Big Sunday $30,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2020
Doctors Without Borders $2,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Feed The Children $500 Oklahoma City, OK, US Charitable 2020
Finca $200 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Guide Dogs For The Blind $200 San Rafael, CA, US Charitable 2020
Hadassah $900 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
International Medical Corps $300 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2020
Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation $100,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2020
Los Angeles Music And Art School $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2020
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank $20,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2020
Madd $300 Irving, TX, US Charitable 2020
Naacp Legal Defense & Education Fund $300 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Northwestern University $6,250 Evanston, IL, US Charitable 2020
Planned Parenthood $500 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Project Angel Food $100 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2020
Save The Children Federation $350 Fairfield, CT, US Charitable 2020
St Vincent Meals On Wheels $40 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2020
Unicef Us Fund $800 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2020
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $450 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Wilshire Blvd Temple $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2020
Aclu Foundation $75,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
American Friends Israel Phil $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Amnesty International $250 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2018
Bet Tzedek $275,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2018
Big Sunday $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2018
Care $400 Merrifield, VA, US Charitable 2018
Center 4 Special Needs $150 Thousand Oaks, CA, US Charitable 2018
Center For Reproductive Rights $600 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
City Of Hope $150 Duarte, CA, US Charitable 2018
Docent Council $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2018
Doctors Without Borders $2,500 Hagerstown, MD, US Charitable 2018
Feeding America $25,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
Finca $300 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2018
Fountainview Gonda $1,200 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2018
Goodwill Of Southern Ca $200 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2018
Hadassah $600 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Hillel At Ucla $50,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2018
International Human Rights Law Clinic $150,000 Berkeley, CA, US Charitable 2018
Jewish Federation Of Greater La $20,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2018
Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation $250,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2018
Kcet $125 Burbank, CA, US Charitable 2018
La Goal $25,000 Culver City, CA, US Charitable 2018
Lacma $110 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2018
Leo Baeck Temple $500 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2018
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra $350 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2018
Los Angeles Jewish Home For The Aging $25,000 Reseda, CA, US Charitable 2018
Madd $425 Irving, TX, US Charitable 2018
Naacp Legal Defense And Educational Fund $300 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Northwestern University $850 Evanston, IL, US Charitable 2018
Oxfam America $300 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2018
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles $600 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2018
Save The Children Federation $288 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2018
Southern California Public Radio $500 Pasadena, CA, US Charitable 2018
Southern Poverty Law Center $150,000 Montgomery, AL, US Charitable 2018
Special Olympics $400 Raleigh, NC, US Charitable 2018
St John's Health Center Foundation $500 Santa Monica, CA, US Charitable 2018
The Carter Center $150 Atlanta, CA, US Charitable 2018
Temple Beth El $15,000 Aptos, CA, US Charitable 2018
Trust Women $125 Wichita, KS, US Charitable 2018
Uc Regents $200,000 Oakland, CA, US Charitable 2018
Ucla Foundation $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2018
Unicef Us Fund $300 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Aclu Foundation $50,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Amnesty International $250 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2017
Bet Tzedek $125,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2017
Big Sunday $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2017
Brady Center $2,500 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2017
Doctors Without Borders $2,500 Hagerstown, MD, US Charitable 2017
Feeding America $25,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2017
Fountainview Gonda $550 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2017
George Washington's Mount Vernon $100 Mt Vernon, VA, US Charitable 2017
Hadassah $300 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Harvard Westlake Annual Giving $1,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2017
Hillel At Ucla $35,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2017
International Human Rights Law Clinic $150,000 Berkeley, CA, US Charitable 2017
Irc $300 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Jewish Federation Of Greater La $76,850 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2017
Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation $250,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2017
Kcrw $240 Santa Monica, CA, US Charitable 2017
La Goal $15,000 Culver City, CA, US Charitable 2017
Laco $500 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2017
Leo Baeck Temple $225 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2017
Los Angeles Jewish Home For The Aging $25,000 Reseda, CA, US Charitable 2017
Los Angeles Music And Art School $2,250 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2017
Mercy Corps $250 Portland, OR, US Charitable 2017
Naacp Legal Defense And Educational Fund $300 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Northwestern University $500 Evanston, IL, US Charitable 2017
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles $500 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2017
Southern California Public Radio $1,200 Pasadena, CA, US Charitable 2017
Southern Poverty Law Center $225,000 Montgomery, AL, US Charitable 2017
Special Olympics $500 Raleigh, NC, US Charitable 2017
St John's Health Center Foundation $500 Santa Monica, CA, US Charitable 2017
St Vincent Meals On Wheels $100 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2017
Translational Pulmonary & Immunology $2,500 Long Beach, CA, US Charitable 2017
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $500 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2017
Uc Regents $200,000 Oakland, CA, US Charitable 2017
Ucla Foundation $20,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2017
Unicef Us Fund $300 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Usa For Unhcr $300 Washington, CA, US Charitable 2017
Aclu Foundation $25,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
American Friends Of The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra $9,600 Santa Monica, CA, US Charitable 2016
Bet Tzedek $100,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
B'nai David-judea $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
Brady Center $2,500 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2016
Center For Reproductive Rights $300 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Couples Against Leukemia $500 Oklahoma City, OK, US Charitable 2016
Doctors Without Borders $2,850 Hagerstown, MD, US Charitable 2016
Feed The Children $300 Oklahoma City, OK, US Charitable 2016
Feeding America $25,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2016
Finca $600 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2016
Fred Hutchinson $300 Seattle, WA, US Charitable 2016
Girl Scout Troop 60601 $190 North Canton, OH, US Charitable 2016
Goodwill Of Southern California $200 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
Hadassah $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Hillel At Ucla $26,250 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
International Human Rights Law Clinic $200,000 Berkeley, CA, US Charitable 2016
Ippf $224 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Irc $375 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Jewish Family Services $175 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
Jewish Free Loan Association $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation $250,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
Junior Blind Of America $150 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
Kpcc $200 Pasadena, CA, US Charitable 2016
La Goal $10,000 Culver City, CA, US Charitable 2016
Lacma Annual Fund $100 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
La Sierra University $10,000 Riverside, CA, US Charitable 2016
Leo Baeck Temple $400 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
Library Foundation Of Los Angeles $100 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
Los Angeles Jewish Home For The Aging $30,000 Reseda, CA, US Charitable 2016
Los Angeles Mission $150 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
Los Angeles Music And Art School $1,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
Los Angeles Times Family Fund $250 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2016
Naacp Legal Defense And Educational Fund $300 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Northwestern University $300 Evanston, IL, US Charitable 2016
Nrdc $75 Santa Monica, CA, US Charitable 2016
Opica $500 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
Pacific Serenades $200 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America New York $850 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles $125 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
Project Chicken Soup $350 Culver City, CA, US Charitable 2016
Purple Hearts $300 Annandale, VA, US Charitable 2016
R & K Carpenter Performing Arts Center $1,000 Long Beach, CA, US Charitable 2016
Sfmoma $130 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2016
Southern California Public Radio $750 Pasadena, CA, US Charitable 2016
Southern Poverty Law Center $25,000 Montgomery, AL, US Charitable 2016
Special Olympics $730 Raleigh, NC, US Charitable 2016
St John's Health Center Foundation $1,000 Santa Monica, CA, US Charitable 2016
Temple Beth El $15,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
The Carter Center $475 Atlanta, GA, US Charitable 2016
The Achievable Foundation $10,500 Culver City, CA, US Charitable 2016
Translational Pulmonary & Immunology $2,500 Long Beach, CA, US Charitable 2016
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $600 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2016
Uc Berkeley-school Of Law $200,000 Berkeley, CA, US Charitable 2016
Ucla Foundation $35,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2016
Unicef Us Fund $250 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
United Way Gas Assitance Fund $75 West Lancaster, CA, US Charitable 2016
Women For Women International $500 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 95-4745065
Website N/A
Address 16255 VENTURA BLVD 1250 Encino, CA 91436-0000

Key People (1)

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Trustee Rick Wolfen

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 March 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.