Private foundation · EIN 20-1824387 · Simi Valley, California · Health care

Abner Levy Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 28 grants paid, $109K total, median $625. 21% of grants stayed in California.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
28
$109K
Median grant
$625
Stays in CA
21%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.8M

Grants paid in 2025

28 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
UCLA Foundation ( Jules Stein Eye Institute )Los Angeles, CAGeneral$50K
Sinai TempleLos Angeles, CAGeneral$11K
Hope Foundation of Iranian- American Jewish CommunitiesBeverly Hills, CAGeneral$10K
The Macula SocietyAndover, UKGeneral$10K
Hope Foundation- Ezra Yaqhoub SynagogueLos Angeles, CAGeneral$5,000
Payam Cultural Society IncGreat Neck, NYGeneral$5,000
UCLA Foundation ( Jules Stein Eye Institute )Los Angeles, CAGeneral$3,250
Hope FoundationBeverly Hills, CAGeneral$2,526
St Jude Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral$2,000
Childrens InternationalKansas City, MOGeneral$1,512
Jewish National Fund- USARockville, NYGeneral$1,000
Physicians for Reproductive HealthHartsdale, NYGeneral$1,000
The Oblate Sisters of St Francis de SalesMerrifield, VAGeneral$750
Wounded Warrior ProjectTopeka, KSGeneral$750
American Heart AssociationPhoenix, AZGeneral$500
Care for Our Wounded SoldiersMilford, NHGeneral$500
Covenant HouseTopeka, KSGeneral$500
MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXGeneral$500
Mother Against Drunk DrivingBoone, IAGeneral$400
St Bonaventure Indian Mission & SchoolThoreau, NMGeneral$400
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ConceptionWashington, DCGeneral$300
Dominican Sisters of MaryAnn Arbor, MIGeneral$300
America Need FatimaHanover, PAGeneral$250
American Parkinson Disease AssociationMerrifield, VAGeneral$250
Christian Appalachian ProjectTopeka, KSGeneral$250
Padre Pio Foundation of AmericaCromwell, CTGeneral$250
Arthritis FoundationWashington, DCGeneral$200
General Secretariat of the Franciscan MissionsWarterford, WIGeneral$200

By state: California 6 · INTL 1 · New York 3 · Tennessee 1 · Missouri 1 · Kansas 3

About this foundation

Abner Levy Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Simi Valley, California, administered in care of Natalie Sarraf, tax-exempt since 2005. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Abner Levy Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Abner Levy Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $109K across 28 grants, a median of $625.

Where does Abner Levy Foundation give?

California (6 grants), INTL (1 grants), New York (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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