Private foundation · EIN 95-4635806 · Pasadena, California · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Binder 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 34 grants paid, $871K total, median $10K. 59% of grants stayed in California.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
34
$871K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in CA
59%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$16M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Give-Mentor-Love FoundationSouth Pasadena, CADonation$300K
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MADonation$155K
UCLALos Angeles, CADonation$38K
Carlthorp SchoolSanta Monica, CADonation$37K
Dexter SouthfieldBrookline, MADonation$31K
Village SchoolPacific Palisades, CADonation$30K
CaltechPasadena, CADonation$30K
Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NYDonation$30K
City of HopeDuarte, CADonation$25K
La's BestLos Angeles, CADonation$20K
Pali Riptide BaseballPacific Palisades, CADonation$18K
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DCDonation$15K
Church of the Redeemer Chestnut HillChestnut Hill, MADonation$15K
American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DCDonation$10K
Kehillat IsraelPacific Palisades, CADonation$10K
Harvard Business SchoolCambridge, MADonation$10K
American Academy of Arts & SciencesCambridge, MADonation$10K
Chi Chapter of Kappa Sigma Educational FoundationTucson, AZDonation$10K
Terrific FoundationLos Angeles, CADonation$10K
Winsor SchoolBoston, MADonation$10K
Vincent Memorial Hospital FoundationBoston, MADonation$10K
Boston Children's Hospital TrustBoston, MADonation$10K
Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MADonation$10K
The Nest SchoolLos Angeles, CADonation$5,000
Boston BalletBoston, MADonation$5,000
Children's ChainLos Angeles, CADonation$2,500
Beauty Bus FoundationLos Angeles, CADonation$2,500
St Monica Catholic CommunitySanta Monica, CADonation$2,500
Independent School AllianceCulver City, CADonation$2,500
The Jewish Grad OrganizationLos Angeles, CADonation$2,500
Village SchoolSanta Monica, CADonation$1,500
Jonathan Club Scholarship FundLos Angeles, CADonation$1,000
Para Los NinosLos Angeles, CADonation$1,000
Pacific Palisades Baseball AssociationLos Angeles, CADonation$1,000

By state: California 20 · Massachusetts 10 · New York 1 · District of Columbia 2 · Arizona 1

About this foundation

Binder Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Pasadena, California, administered in care of Gelfand Rennert & Feldman L, tax-exempt since 1998. 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 Binder Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Binder Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $871K across 34 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Binder Foundation give?

California (20 grants), Massachusetts (10 grants), New York (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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