Resnick Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation gives only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a charity should not send a cold proposal and should look first for a route in through an existing contact.
- About 8 in 10 of its 324 grants to organisations fall between $2,000 and $500,000, and half were about $13,500 or less, so a modest request fits its usual giving best.
- Its largest grant was about $18,000,000, so that band is not a ceiling, but most requests should be sized with the typical grant in mind.
- In the filing, 92% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in its earlier filing, so continuing relationships matter more than new approaches.
- The filings show grants mainly in California, New York and Pennsylvania, but no geographic focus is stated, so location alone should not rule you out.
Overview
Resnick Foundation is a US private foundation based in Los Angeles, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Resnick Foundation’s reported grants went to a broad mix of organisations, including universities and colleges, museums and cultural institutions, schools, hospitals and health organisations, Jewish federations and temples, community foundations, social-service organisations, food banks, youth and arts organisations, and national charities. The filing describes their purposes only as recipients’ tax-exempt purposes, so it does not establish named thematic priorities. Reported giving is concentrated in California and New York, with grants also recorded in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The foundation gives to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, New York and Pennsylvania.
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 TY2023 filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 324 grants to organisations were about $13,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 21% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations Resnick Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Canada).
- 13% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 144 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- UC Davis (Regents) · Donee's tax exempt purpose$17,798,1012023 tax year
- Bard College · Donee's tax exempt purpose$5,000,0002023 tax year
- Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey · Donee's tax exempt purpose$5,000,0002023 tax year
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Donee's tax exempt purpose$4,000,0002023 tax year
- National Philanthropic Trust · Donee's tax exempt purpose$3,585,0002023 tax year
- Wonderful College Prep Academy · Donee's tax exempt purpose$3,000,0002023 tax year
- Wilshire Boulevard Temple · Donee's tax exempt purpose$2,600,0002023 tax year
- Milken Institute · Donee's tax exempt purpose$2,500,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jeremiah L Kalan — Senior Vice President & Treasurer
- Jordan P Weiss — Evp & Chief Tax Officer
- Craig B Cooper — Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
- Lynda R Resnick — Director, Chairperson
- Stewart A Resnick — Director, President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $71,632,035 | $71,576,535 | $10,840,230 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $59,944,646 | $59,918,786 | $18,538,267 | Filing for 2023 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
Registers and filings
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- Los Angeles, CA
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Los Angeles, CA