Elbaz Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold application is unlikely to get a hearing.
- Its stated focus is environmental and educational causes, and its grants also reach Jewish education and community life, health, hunger relief and employment, so work in those areas fits best.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $5,000 and $100,000, with a median of $25,000, though its largest grant was $2,000,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling and a request near the middle of it suits the foundation's usual giving.
- The filing shows that 83% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, so it leans heavily towards existing grantees.
- No geographic focus is stated, although its grants mainly go to California, Connecticut, New York and District of Columbia, which describes where it has given rather than who may apply.
Overview
Elbaz Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Beverly Hills, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (xprize.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's manager describes it as supporting environmental and educational causes. Its grant record also shows funding for environmental protection, conservation, reducing plastic pollution and safeguarding oceans; for schools, colleges and higher education; and for Jewish education and community life. The grants also support reproductive health, homelessness services and routes into employment, hunger relief, anti-Semitism work, civil liberties, research and open web data. Recipients include educational institutions, community organisations and bodies working on environmental protection, health, research and advocacy. The record spans direct services as well as research and advocacy.
Themes
- Environmental causes
- Educational causes
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, Connecticut, New York and District of Columbia.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 83% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 179 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations Elbaz Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 14% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 67 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $30,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Commoncrawl Foundation · To build and maintain an open repository of web crawl data that can be accessed and analyzed by anyone.$500,0002024 tax year
- Claremont McKenna College · To support humanistic studies.$370,0002024 tax year
- Temple Beth AmPressman Academy · To develop minds, nurture hearts, and instill Jewish values.$325,0002024 tax year
- California Community Foundation · To lead positive systemic change that strengthens Los Angeles communities.$150,0002024 tax year
- Earth Island Institute · To support people who are creating solutions to protect our shared planet.$150,0002024 tax year
- LA-Tech.org · To support the organization's mission to connect LA's tech community to talented underrepresented individuals in Los Angeles.$150,0002024 tax year
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America · To provide reproductive health care, teaching responsible sexuality education and protect woman's right to choose.$100,0002024 tax year
- XPRIZE Foundation · To bring about radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity.$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Gilad Elbaz — Trustee
- Elyssa Elbaz — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,059,792 | $2,920,500 | $46,783,080 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,933,012 | $4,850,000 | $64,859,073 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,877,403 | $3,813,400 | $86,873,637 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Beverly Hills, CA
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Contact
- Beverly Hills, CA