Rosenthal Family Foundation (Los Angeles, CA, EIN 26-2982710)
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation takes no unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is not the route in.
- Its stated priority is school-based arts education, and it often gives general operating support, so a group in those areas fits most clearly; the records also show grants to community-service, housing, food-security, advocacy, health and legal-rights organisations.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $8,000 and $200,000, with a median of $25,000, though its largest grant was $1,000,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- In the filing, 93% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so its giving is largely to established grantees and a new applicant should expect a relationship-led process.
Overview
Rosenthal Family Foundation (Los Angeles, CA, EIN 26-2982710) is a US private foundation based in Los Angeles, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (donorschoose.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says it supports efforts that build a healthy community, with particular attention to strengthening and sustaining school-based arts education. Its grants commonly provide general operating support, and the records show grants to arts and education organisations, community-service and housing organisations, food-security groups, advocacy organisations and charities working in health and legal rights. The foundation's giving is concentrated in California, while recipients in other states also appear in the records. It makes contributions to charitable organisations selected in advance and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Themes
- Arts education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, Pennsylvania and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 93% 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 185 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 14% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 93% of grant dollars went to organisations Rosenthal Family Foundation (Los Angeles, CA, EIN 26-2982710) had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Spain, Finland, Mexico, Chile).
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 55 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Versa-Style Dance Company · General operating support$300,0002024 tax year
- Anti-Recidivism Coalition · General operating support$300,0002024 tax year
- Entertainment Community Fund · General operating support$275,0002024 tax year
- Alexandria House · General operating support$250,0002024 tax year
- Upper Darby Arts and Education · General operating support$185,0002024 tax year
- Arden Theater Company · General operating support$165,0002024 tax year
- Alliance for Justice · General operating support$150,0002024 tax year
- Temple Israel Hollywood · General operating support$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
- Jeremy Shartar — Secretary
- Ben Rosenthal — Vice President
- Christine Porter — Treasurer
- Monica Rosenthal — Director
- Philip Rosenthal — Director And President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $7,336,183 | $6,261,590 | $1,315,396 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,336,215 | $3,881,852 | $20,599,993 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,372,732 | $2,999,598 | $18,106,513 | 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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