Bess & George Voron Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 95-7098601
Foundation Overview
Based in Pasadena, CA, Bess & George Voron Foundation has awarded 193 grants totaling $1,458,676 to organizations in California, Illinois and 10 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $100 to $60,000, with a median award of $5,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
2 of 15 recipients (13%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.
Geographic Focus
82% of all grants are concentrated in California, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within California, funding concentrates in Los Angeles (27%), Pasadena (25%), Glendale (8%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 60% 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
Dual focus on community projects (50%) and general purposes, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Bess & George Voron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood School | $500 | N Hollywood, CA, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Concern Foundation | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | $500 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Southern California Public Radio | $15,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Review Of Books | $20,000 | Glendale, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Western Justice Center | $3,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Friends Of Robinson Gardens | $1,350 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Pasadena Arts League | $700 | San Marino, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| San Marino Charity League | $1,325 | San Marino, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Huntington Hospital | $10,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Networks | $10,000 | Manhattan Beach, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Ucla Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer C | $60,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Caltech University | $11,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Pico Union Project | $2,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Sun Valley Writers' Conference | $8,000 | Sun Valley, ID, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Oakwood School | $1,000 | N Hollywood, CA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Concern Foundation | $15,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | $1,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Usc Arcadia Hospital Foundation | $1,950 | Arcadia, CA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Southern California Public Radio | $13,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Review Of Books | $32,000 | Glendale, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| City Of Hope | $5,000 | Duarte, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Anti-defamation League | $3,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Western Justice Center | $5,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Friends Of Robinson Gardens | $100 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Pasadena Arts League | $550 | San Marino, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| San Marino Charity League | $500 | San Marino, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Huntington Hospital | $10,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Networks | $10,000 | Manhattan Beach, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Lundquist Institute | $2,000 | Torrance, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Ucla Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer C | $55,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Caltech University | $10,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Oakwood School | $2,000 | N Hollywood, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Concern Foundation | $15,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | $1,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Southern California Public Radio | $10,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Review Of Books | $20,000 | Glendale, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Anti-defamation League | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Western Justice Center | $10,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Pasadena Arts League | $450 | San Marino, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Los Angeles County Museum | $300 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Huntington Hospital | $15,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Networks | $10,000 | Manhattan Beach, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lundquist Institute | $5,000 | Torrance, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Death With Dignity | $5,000 | Portland, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Kuhn Foundation | $5,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Ucla Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer C | $60,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Oakwood School | $2,000 | N Hollywood, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Concern Foundation | $15,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | $1,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Southern California Public Radio | $10,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Review Of Books | $20,000 | Glendale, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Anti-defamation League | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Western Justice Center | $10,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Pasadena Arts League | $450 | San Marino, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Los Angeles County Museum | $300 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Huntington Hospital | $15,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Networks | $10,000 | Manhattan Beach, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lundquist Institute | $5,000 | Torrance, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Death With Dignity | $5,000 | Portland, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Kuhn Foundation | $5,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Ucla Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer C | $60,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Oakwood School | $2,000 | N Hollywood, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Concern Foundation | $15,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | $1,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Southern California Public Radio | $10,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Review Of Books | $20,000 | Glendale, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Anti-defamation League | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Western Justice Center | $10,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Pasadena Arts League | $450 | San Marino, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Los Angeles County Museum | $300 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Huntington Hospital | $15,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Networks | $10,000 | Manhattan Beach, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lundquist Institute | $5,000 | Torrance, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Death With Dignity | $5,000 | Portland, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Kuhn Foundation | $5,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Ucla Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer C | $60,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Oakwood School | $1,000 | N Hollywood, CA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Concern Foundation | $17,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| University Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Pasadena Ronald Mcdonald House | $1,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Methodist Hospital Foundation | $1,100 | Arcadia, CA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Southern California Public Radio | $10,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Review Of Books | $38,500 | Glendale, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Anti-defamation League | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Western Justice Center | $10,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Washington University In St Louis | $500 | St Louis, MO, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Pasadena Arts League | $850 | San Marino, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Beauty Bus Foundation | $1,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Huntington Hospital | $15,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Breast Cancer Research | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Lundquist Institute | $5,000 | Torrance, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Death With Dignity | $5,000 | Portland, OR, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Leukemia And Lymphoma Society | $500 | Rye Brook, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Broadway Cares | $1,032 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Alzheimers Association | $200 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Loyola Law School Innocent Project | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Miry's List | $5,000 | Calabasas, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| The Kuhn Foundation | $5,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Open Society Foundation | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Oakwood School | $2,000 | N Hollywood, CA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Concern Foundation | $15,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Jewish Federation | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| University Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Methodist Hospital Foundation | $500 | Arcadia, CA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Southern California Public Radio | $2,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Review Of Books | $26,000 | Glendale, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Against Malaria Foundation | $10,000 | St Albans, HERTS, UK | General Support | 2020 |
| Anti-defamation League | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Western Justice Center | $5,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Spreading Mindfulness | $250 | Glendale, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Ride | $500 | Sherman Oaks, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Pasadena Arts League | $150 | San Marino, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Beauty Bus Foundation | $1,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| San Marino Charity League | $300 | San Marino, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Alfalit International | $5,500 | Doral, FL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Los Angeles County Museum | $300 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Invictus Fund Nv | $1,000 | Saint Helena, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Huntington Hospital | $10,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Helen Keller International | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Breast Cancer Research | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Networks | $5,000 | Manhattan Beach, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | $5,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Oxfam America | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Give Directly | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $5,000 | Hagerstown, MD, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Lundquist Institute | $5,000 | Torrance, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Hips | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Swop Usa | $1,000 | Walnut, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Death With Dignity | $5,000 | Portland, OR, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Oakwood School | $2,500 | N Hollywood, CA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Concern Foundation | $16,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Jewish Federation | $5,650 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| University Of Chicago | $45,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Pasadena Ronald Mcdonald House | $500 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Methodist Hospital Foundation | $1,000 | Arcadia, CA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Southern California Public Radio | $1,500 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Los Angeles Review Of Books | $14,500 | Glendale, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Anti-defamation League | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| A Window Between Worlds | $500 | Venice, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Sun Safety For Kids | $500 | Burbank, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Western Justice Center | $3,975 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Washington University In St Louis | $500 | St Louis, MO, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Columbia University Law School | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Spreading Mindfulness | $1,500 | Glendale, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Ride | $250 | Sherman Oaks, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Girls On The Run | $200 | Charlotte, NC, US | General Support | 2018 |
| National Charity League | $3,100 | Costa Mesa, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| B'nai Simcha Preschool | $1,200 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Oakwood School | $500 | N Hollywood, CA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Concern Foundation | $2,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Friends Of Saban Clinic | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Jewish Federation | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| University Of Chicago | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Pasadena Ronald Mcdonald House | $1,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Southern California Public Radio | $1,500 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Los Angeles Review Of Books | $11,000 | Glendale, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Anti-defamation League | $1,400 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Sierra Leone Rising | $1,000 | Long Beach, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| A Window Between Worlds | $500 | Venice, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Sun Safety For Kids | $500 | Burbank, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Western Justice Center | $7,025 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Friends Of Robinson Gardens | $1,300 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $1,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Washington University In St Louis | $200 | St Louis, MO, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | $3,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Pbs Socal | $304 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Beit T'shuvah | $500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Oakwood School | $1,000 | N Hollywood, CA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Concern Foundation | $16,600 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Jewish Federation | $2,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Vista Del Mar Child Family Service | $2,250 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| University Of Chicago | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Pasadena Ronald Mcdonald House | $500 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Methodist Hospital Foundation | $1,000 | Arcadia, CA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Southern California Public Radio | $1,500 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Los Angeles Review Of Books | $7,500 | Glendale, CA, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Anti-defamation League | $1,400 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Kposowa Foundation | $1,000 | Long Beach, CA, US | General Support | 2016 |
| American Women For Intl Understandi | $300 | Des Plaines, IL, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Pasadena Jewish Temple And Center | $1,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Simmsmann-ucla Ctr For Integrative | $500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2016 |
| A Window Between Worlds | $500 | Venice, CA, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Temple City First United Methodist | $100 | Temple City, CA, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Sun Safety For Kids | $100 | Burbank, CA, US | General Support | 2016 |
| National Park Foundation | $25,415 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Western Justice Center | $10,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Go Campaign | $3,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2016 |
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| EIN | 95-7098601 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 1450 GLEN OAKS BLVD Pasadena, CA 91105-1007 |
Key People (1)
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| Trustee | David A Voron |
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