The Robert Lemelson Foundation
EIN 273423670Total Given 2016–2024
$2.5M
57 grants · $276K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $3K–$54K
grant size
27%
balanced · 8/30 multi-year
repeat
$7.8M
Assets (2024)
30
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(310) 454-5904
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $347K | $7.0M | $227K | 11 |
| 2017 | $326K | $7.3M | $251K | 14 |
| 2020 | $205K | $7.8M | $48K | 8 |
| 2021 | $345K | $8.4M | $323K | 7 |
| 2022 | $410K | $6.8M | $469K | 6 |
| 2023 | $520K | $7.2M | $372K | 5 |
| 2024 | $334K | $7.8M | $160K | 6 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 57 grants on record
Minimum
$105
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$20K
Average
$44K
75th Pctl
$54K
Maximum
$397K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
RP
Robert Lemelson Phd
President
Leadership
LS
Lois Shickman
Chief Financial Officer
ZL
Zoe Lemelson
Secretary
Leadership
RP
Robert Lemelson Phd
President
Leadership
LS
Lois Shickman
Chief Financial Officer
ZL
Zoe Lemelson
Secretary
Leadership
RP
Robert Lemelson Phd
President
Leadership
BP
Beate Ritz Md Phd
Chief Financial Officer
IS
Irene Sukwandi
Secretary
Leadership
RP
Robert Lemelson Phd
President
Leadership
BP
Beate Ritz Md Phd
Chief Financial Officer
IS
Irene Sukwandi
Secretary
Leadership
RP
Robert Lemelson Phd
President
Leadership
BP
Beate Ritz Md Phd
Chief Financial Officer
IS
Irene Sukwandi
Secretary
Leadership
RP
Robert Lemelson Phd
President
Leadership
BR
Beate Ritz
Chief Financial Officer
IS
Irene Sukwandi
Secretary
Leadership
RP
Robert Lemelson Phd
President
Leadership
BR
Beate Ritz
Chief Financial Officer
IS
Irene Sukwandi
Secretary
Leadership
Grants Awarded (57 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $396,880 | UCLA DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY HONORS PROGRAMMMAC, AMAZIGH, BEC, LONG COVID CLINIC | 2023 |
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $317,667 | ANTHRO HONORS/HOLLAN MMAC WORKING GROUP ENDOWMENT/STUDY OF BLACK LIFE AND RACIAL INEQUALITY | 2022 |
| American Friends of Hebrew University | Los Angeles, CA | $180,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California | Los Angeles, CA | $141,708 | UCLA DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY HONORS PROGRAM | 2021 |
| Give 2 Asia | San Francisco, CA | $107,086 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2016 |
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | DESIGNATED TO THEDEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY: FOR THE C-BLAAC 2025 PROGRAM | 2024 |
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $97,000 | LEMELSON HONORS PROGRAM / ANTHRO EDGERTON GRANT | 2016 |
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $92,000 | LEMELSON HONORS PROGRAM / ANTHRO EDGERTON GRANT | 2017 |
| Manzanar Committee | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | WE SAY NO 2016 | 2016 |
| American Anthropological Association | Arlington, VA | $69,282 | SPA AND SVA GRANTS 2020 PART 2/D BOZE/LEMELSON FELLOWS | 2021 |
| American Anthropological Association | Arlington, VA | $68,800 | SOCIETY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY-STUDENT FELLOWSHIP | 2017 |
| American Anthropological Association | Arlington, VA | $63,714 | SPA / SVA GRANTS 2023-24 / LEMELSON FELLOWS | 2023 |
| American Anthropological Association | Arlington, VA | $60,767 | SPA AND SVA GRANTS 2020/LEMELSON FELLOWS | 2020 |
| International Documentary Association | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | GRANT FOR BRIAN MAEDA'S FILM "I SAY,NO NO" | 2020 |
| Give 2 Asia | San Francisco, CA | $53,543 | UAJ/CONSORTIUM 2023-24;PUTRA BANGSA/GAMELAN 2023 PROJECT | 2023 |
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $53,250 | STUDY OF BLACK LIFE AND RACIAL INEQUALITY PROGRAM | 2020 |
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $53,250 | STUDY OF BLACK LIFE AND RACIAL INEQUALITY PROGRAM | 2021 |
| Myriad Usa | New York, NY | $49,721 | PUTRA BANGSA SCH/NINIK SUPARTINI SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |
| International Documentary Association | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | GRANT FOR BRIAN MAEDA'S FILM "I SAY,NO NO" | 2021 |
| International Documentary Association | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | GRANT FOR BRIAN MAEPA'S FILM "WE SAID,NO NC" | 2017 |
| American Anthropological Association | Arlington, VA | $35,138 | SVA GRANTS 2022-23 / LEMELSON FELLOWS | 2022 |
| Triple Shadow Inc | Hastingsonhudson, NY | $34,000 | BATESON'S CENTINARIANS RECURRING PROJECT IN 2017 | 2017 |
| International Documentary Association | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | GRANT FOR BRIAN MAEDA'S FILM "I SAY,NO NO" | 2022 |
| Give 2 Asia | San Francisco, CA | $28,086 | PUTRA BANGSA | 2017 |
| The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $24,433 | DR. LES BELDO BDS RESEARCH PROJECT | 2021 |