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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-3195090

The Kenneth Leventhal Foundation

A private foundation in Beverly Hills, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $3.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,885,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $31,044,298

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,320,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $32,303,064

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,655,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $33,534,102

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,300,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $44,253,905

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,925,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $45,541,524

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,425,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $43,745,119

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,380,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $40,757,948

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Stand with USLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable contributions

    $1,100,000
  2. American Israel Education FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable contributions

    $1,000,000
  3. PrageruSherman Oaks, CA

    Charitable contributions

    $400,000
  4. JinsaWashington, DC

    Charitable contributions

    $200,000
  5. Letter of the Law IncBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable contributions

    $200,000
  6. Middle East ForumPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable contributions

    $200,000
  7. HonestreportingSkokie, IL

    Charitable contributions

    $150,000
  8. AmchaSanta Cruz, CA

    Charitable contributions

    $100,000
  9. Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NY

    Charitable contributions

    $100,000
  10. Israel Christian NexusSherman Oaks, CA

    Charitable contributions

    $100,000
  11. Builders of Jewish EducationLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable contributions

    $65,000
  12. United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    Charitable contributions

    $60,000
  13. Sinai Temple Israel CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable contributions

    $50,000
  14. Emek Hebrew AcademySherman Oaks, CA

    Charitable contributions

    $25,000
  15. Friends of ElnetSkokie, IL

    Charitable contributions

    $25,000
  16. Harkam Hillel Hebrew AcademyBeverly Hills, CA

    Charitable contributions

    $25,000
  17. Skirball Cultural CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable contributions

    $25,000
  18. Young Israel of Century CityLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable contributions

    $25,000
  19. Yula High SchoolLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable contributions

    $25,000
  20. Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY

    Charitable contributions

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid4 grants $1,325,00081% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $200,00012% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $85,0005% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $35,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California11 grants $1,940,000
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $1,260,000
  3. New York3 grants $310,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $200,000
  5. Illinois2 grants $175,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Paul KesterPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary StreitVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Perri PolanskyVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/C Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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