Louis Kesten & Esther Kesten
EIN 956092363Total Given 2018–2024
$1.7M
64 grants · $248K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$4K
typical micro grants · $1K–$19K
grant size
28%
balanced · 13/46 multi-year
repeat
$2.3M
Assets (2024)
46
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(310) 278-2650
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $1.2M | $33K | $1.0M | 17 |
| 2020 | N/A | $1K | $2 | N/A |
| 2022 | $22K | $33K | $55K | 4 |
| 2023 | $229K | $1.7M | $1.9M | 30 |
| 2024 | $290K | $2.3M | $829K | 13 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 64 grants on record
Minimum
$180
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$4K
Average
$27K
75th Pctl
$19K
Maximum
$250K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
ES
Elizabeth Steinlauf
President
Leadership
PS
Peter Steinlauf
Secretary
Leadership
ES
Elizabeth Steinlauf
President
Leadership
PS
Peter Steinlauf
Secretary
Leadership
ES
Elizabeth Steinlauf
President
Leadership
PS
Peter Steinlauf
Secretary
Leadership
ES
Elizabeth Steinlauf
President
Leadership
PS
Peter Steinlauf
Secretary
Leadership
ES
Elizabeth Steinlauf
President
Leadership
PS
Peter Steinlauf
Secretary
Leadership
Grants Awarded (64 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Friends of Nishmat | Hackensack, NJ | $250,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Gindi Maimonides Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | EDUCATIONAL | 2018 |
| Available Upon Request | Los Angeles, CA | $135,961 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $110,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Destiny Foundation | Lakewood, NJ | $100,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| American Friends of Bar-Ilan | Beverly Hills, CA | $100,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Friends of Chana Uk | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Young Israel of Century City | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| American Israel Education Foundatio | Washington, DC | $75,000 | EDUCATIONAL | 2018 |
| Operation Benjamin | Monticello, NY | $73,816 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| Yeshiva of Los Angeles Girls School | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | EDUCATIONAL | 2018 |
| Tshechenov Institutions in Israel | Cranston, RI | $50,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Gesher Foundation | New York, NY | $40,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Chabad of Beverly Hills | Beverly Hills, CA | $36,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Seforim Blog Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $24,000 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| Agudath Israel Chesed Fund | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel Inc | Teaneck, NJ | $19,000 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| Yismach Moshe Institute | Brooklyn, NY | $16,000 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| American Friends of Nishmat | New York, NY | $11,550 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Gesher Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | 2022 |
| Yula High School | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Yismach Moshe Institute | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of Israel | New York, NY | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Congregation Agudath Israel | Caldwell, NJ | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| The Central Fund of Israel | New York, NY | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |