The Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Foundation
EIN 954197904Total Given 2020–2024
$3.9M
21 grants · $782K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$150K
typical big bets · $50K–$286K
grant size
5%
transactional · 1/20 multi-year
repeat
$17.6M
Assets (2024)
20
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
LOS ANGELES MUSEUM OF THE HOLOCAUST
Phone
(310) 271-1990
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | N/A | $3K | $2K | N/A |
| 2017 | N/A | $0 | $2K | N/A |
| 2018 | N/A | $94K | $1K | N/A |
| 2019 | N/A | $20.0M | $20.0M | N/A |
| 2020 | $988K | $19.0M | $53K | 7 |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $15.9M | $317K | 5 |
| 2023 | $600K | $17.1M | $-138K | 4 |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $17.6M | $1.1M | 5 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 21 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$50K
Median
$150K
Average
$186K
75th Pctl
$286K
Maximum
$613K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
LG
Louis L Gonda
6 yrs
Ceo & Charter Director
Leadership
JS
John Stretton
6 yrs
Cfo
LG
Lorena Gonda
4 yrs
Secretary & Charter Director
Leadership
LG
Louis L Gonda
6 yrs
Ceo & Charter Director
Leadership
JS
John Stretton
6 yrs
Cfo
LG
Lorena Gonda
4 yrs
Secretary & Charter Director
Leadership
LG
Louis L Gonda
6 yrs
Chief Executive Officer Charter Director
JS
John Stretton
6 yrs
Chief Financial Officer
LG
Lorena Gonda
4 yrs
Secretary Charter Director
Leadership
LG
Louis L Gonda
6 yrs
Chief Executive Officer Charter Director
JS
John Stretton
6 yrs
Chief Financial Officer
LG
Lorena Gonda
4 yrs
Secretary Charter Director
Leadership
LG
Louis L Gonda
6 yrs
Chief Executive Officer Charter Director
JS
John Stretton
6 yrs
Chief Financial Officer
LG
Lorena Gonda-Kiralla
2 yrs
Secretary Charter Director
Leadership
LG
Louis L Gonda
6 yrs
Chief Executive Officer Charter Director
JS
John Stretton
6 yrs
Chief Financial Officer
LG
Lorena Gonda-Kiralla
2 yrs
Secretary Charter Director
Leadership
LD
Leslie Gonda Deceased
President
Leadership
LH
Larry Heller
2 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
LG
Louis Gonda
Charter Director
LG
Leslie Gonda
President/Dir
Leadership
LH
Larry Heller
2 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
Grants Awarded (21 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $613,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2024 |
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Cincinnati, OH | $580,000 | DONOR ADVISED FUND | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust | Los Angeles, CA | $400,000 | COMMEMORATION EDUCATION OF HOLOCAUST ERA ITS AFTERMATH | 2022 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $285,714 | PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTHCARE. IMPROVE HEALTH THROUGH RESEARCH | 2022 |
| Cedar-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $285,714 | PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTHCARE. IMPROVE HEALTH | 2020 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $285,714 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2023 |
| The Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $269,882 | TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY MANAGE DONATED RESOURCES | 2022 |
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $269,881 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2024 |
| Holocaust Museum La | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2024 |
| Children'S Hospital of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | PROMOTION ADVANCEMENT OF CHILDRENS HEALTH THROUGH PATIENT CARE | 2022 |
| Children'S Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2023 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $100,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2023 |
| University of Miami Advancement | Coral Gables, FL | $64,500 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2023 |
| University of Miami - Holocaust Teacher Institute | Coral Gables, FL | $64,500 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2024 |
| Holocaust Documentation and Education Center | Dania Beach, FL | $60,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2024 |
| Shelters for Israel | Beverly Hills, CA | $50,000 | TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS INSTITUTIONS | 2020 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $42,500 | TO EDUCATE NUTURE STUDENTS, CREATE KNOWLEDGE | 2020 |
| Holocaust Documenation & Educ Center Inc | Dania Beach, FL | $20,000 | TO PRESERVE, PROTECT PERPETUATE AUTHENTIC MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST. | 2020 |
| Holocaust Documentation Education C | Dania Beach, FL | $10,000 | TO PRESERVE, PROTECT PERPETUATE THE AUTHENTIC MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST | 2022 |
| Friends of Boundary Waters Wilderness | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | TO PROTECT, PRESERVE RESTORE WILDERNESS CHARACTER | 2020 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $5,000 | PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH EDUCATION | 2020 |