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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4497916

The Righteous Persons Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $8.9 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
See Email Address
400 S Beverly Drive Ste 420
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 314-8393
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applications(called letter of inquiry) are submitted via email, with supplemental materials attached. The foundation provides guidelines for submission and details on required information on its website:http://righteouspersons.org/index.php/how-to-apply/letters-of-inqui once letter of inquiry are reviewed, applicants that make it to the next stage of the review process are asked to complete a full proposal.
Deadlines
Submissions are accepted 2 times during the year - in the spring and in the fall.
Restrictions
The foundation does not fund the following:direct aid to individuals; individual synagogues or day schools; conferences, seminars and workshops;capital or building campaigns; scholarships and university programs; fundraising events, dinners and mass mailings; endowment funds; support to cover an existing deficit.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,900,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $36,549

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,600,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $77,693

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,370,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $119,512

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,635,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $410,250

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,655,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $39,637

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,552,500

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $592,141

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,631,666

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,512,496

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Support for holocaust survivorst for holocaust survivors

    $5,000,000
  2. Jewish Story PartnersLos Angeles, CA

    Arts & culture

    $500,000
  3. Reboot IncWashington, DC

    Arts & culture

    $500,000
  4. Jewish Council for Public AffairsNew York, NY

    Social justice/combating antisemitism

    $250,000
  5. Jewish Funders NetworkNew York, NY

    Arts & culture

    $250,000
  6. Jews of Color InitiativeBerkeley, CA

    Jewish community

    $200,000
  7. Bend the Arc-A Jewish Partnership for JusticeNew York, NY

    Social justice

    $150,000
  8. Jews United for Justice IncWashington, DC

    Social justice/combating antisemitism

    $150,000
  9. PBS FoundationArlington, VA

    Bridging communities

    $150,000
  10. T'ruahNew York, NY

    Social justice/combating antisemitism

    $150,000
  11. Western States Center IncPortland, OR

    Bridging communities/combating antisemitism

    $150,000
  12. Avodah the Jewish Service Corps IncBrooklyn, NY

    Social justice

    $125,000
  13. National Council of Jewish WomenWashington, DC

    Social justice

    $125,000
  14. Chronicle of A People Foundation IncTappan, NY

    Arts & culture

    $100,000
  15. Friends of Israel StoryNew York, NY

    Arts & culture

    $100,000
  16. Institute for Jewish Spirituality IncNew York, NY

    Applying jewish wisdom

    $100,000
  17. The Witness Institute IncSilver Spring, MD

    Moral voices

    $100,000
  18. Union for Reform JudaismNew York, NY

    Moral voices

    $100,000
  19. Ammud the Joc Torah Academy IncNew York, NY

    Jewish community

    $75,000
  20. Blue Card IncNew York, NY

    Support for holocaust survivors

    $75,000
  21. FJC - A Foundation of Philanthropic FundsNew York, NY

    Applying jewish wisdom

    $75,000
  22. Institute for Jewish Spirituality IncNew York, NY

    Applying jewish wisdom

    $75,000
  23. Lincoln Presidential FoundationSpringfield, IL

    Arts & culture

    $75,000
  24. President & Trustees of Colby CollegeWaterville, ME

    Jewish community

    $75,000
  25. Reboot IncWashington, DC

    Arts & culture

    $62,500
  26. Join for Justice IncBoston, MA

    Social justice/bridging communities

    $50,000
  27. Skirball Cultural CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Bridging communities

    $50,000
  28. Social Good Fund IncRichmond, CA

    Applying jewish wisdom/jewish community

    $50,000
  29. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    Bridging communities

    $30,000
  30. Reboot IncWashington, DC

    Arts & culture

    $7,500

Approved for future payment

15 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. University of Southern California(usc Shoah Foundation)Los Angeles, CA

    Support for holocaust survivors

    $5,000,000
  2. Jewish Story PartnersLos Angeles, CA

    Arts & culture

    $500,000
  3. Reboot IncWashington, DC

    Arts & culture

    $500,000
  4. Jewish Funders NetworkNew York, NY

    Arts & culture

    $250,000
  5. Jews of Color Field Building InitiativeBerkeley, CA

    Jewish community

    $200,000
  6. Jews United for Justice IncWashington, DC

    Social justice/combating antisemitism

    $150,000
  7. Avodah the Jewish Service Corps IncBrooklyn, NY

    Social justice

    $125,000
  8. The Witness Institute IncSilver Spring, MD

    Moral voices

    $100,000
  9. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    Arts & culture

    $100,000
  10. Chronicle of A People Foundation IncTappan, NY

    Arts & culture

    $100,000
  11. Ammud the Joc Torah Academy IncNew York, NY

    Jewish community

    $75,000
  12. Reboot IncWashington, DC

    Arts & culture

    $55,000
  13. Social Good Fund IncRichmond, CA

    Applying jewish wisdom/jewish community

    $50,000
  14. Skirball Cultural CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Bridging communities

    $50,000
  15. Reboot Inc(brown Rabbit Studiosella Cooper)Washington, DC

    Arts & culture

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $800,00028% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $400,00014% of the total
  3. Religion4 grants $375,00013% of the total
  4. Civil rights2 grants $300,00010% of the total
  5. Education4 grants $275,00010% of the total
  6. Community development2 grants $250,0009% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $480,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $5,800,000
  2. New York13 grants $1,625,000
  3. District of Columbia6 grants $875,000
  4. Oregon1 grant $150,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $150,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $100,000
  7. Illinois1 grant $75,000
  8. Maine1 grant $75,000
  9. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Kate Capshaw SpielbergDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Steven SpielbergDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kristie Macosko KriegerDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Gerald BreslauerPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR [THRU 12/31] Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Michael RutmanCFO [THRU 12/31], DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Tammy AndersonSECRETARY [THRU 12/31], DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Meghan ChristiansenSECRETARY [AS OF 12/31] Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Michael RutmanPRESIDENT [AS OF 12/31], DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Tammy AndersonCFO [AS OF 12/31], DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

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