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Private foundation (trust)EIN 954078354Est. 1987-01

THE LOWELL MILKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION

SANTA MONICA, CA 90401

Total Assets

$215.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$10.0M

FY 2023

Grants Made

57

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$176K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$2.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$20.2M

Total Expenses

$11.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$11.1M

Distributable Amount

$10.0M

Min. Investment Return

$10.2M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

57 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $1K to maximum $2.5M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2023. Peak $13.6M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

212 grants

UCLA FOUNDATION - SCHOOL OF LAW
$8.0M
2 grants
THE UCLA FOUNDATION
$5.8M
3 grants
STEPHEN WISE TEMPLE
$4.8M
4 grants
MILKEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL
$2.6M
2 grants
UCLA FOUNDATION HERB ALPERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC
$2.5M
1 grant
ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN
$2.4M
5 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES - SCHOOL OF LAW
$2.4M
1 grant
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ARIEL
$2.0M
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

212 grants

<$10K
71
grants
$10–50K
50
grants
$50–250K
51
grants
$250K–1M
28
grants
$1–5M
11
grants
$5M+
1
grants

Geographic Focus

27 states

California
$38.9M
76% of total
New York
$4.8M
9% of total
Florida
$2.6M
5% of total
Pennsylvania
$1.9M
4% of total
Oregon
$750K
1% of total
Kansas
$635K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$330K
1% of total
Wisconsin
$300K
1% of total
Arizona
$225K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$185K
0% of total

+17 more states

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