Private foundation · Pasadena, CA

Binder Foundation

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Typical grant size
$2K – $10K – $30K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
126
Repeat grantees
57
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Gordon Binder
TRUSTEE
Adele Binder
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
5.5%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
418
Total grants awarded
$14.9M
Total amount
$36K
Average grant
$3.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$871K
34 grants
2023
$813K
32 grants
2022
$4.0M
26 grants
2021
$976K
20 grants
2020
$1.0M
21 grants
2019
$1.1M
29 grants
2018
$927K
26 grants
2017
$1.0M
37 grants
2016
$992K
41 grants
2015
$1.1M
65 grants
2014
$1.0M
51 grants
2013
$1.1M
36 grants

Top recipients

6 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$3.0M
7 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$1.6M
11 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$915K
2 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$600K
Xavier College Preperatory
3 grants · CA
$575K
Caltech
10 grants · CA
$560K
4 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$444K
9 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$424K
American Enterprise Institute
5 grants · DC
$400K
Children's Hospital of Boston
3 grants · MA
$375K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Give-mentor-love Foundation
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$300K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
DONATION
MA · TY 2024
$155K
UCLA
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$38K
Carlthorp School
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$37K
Dexter Southfield
DONATION
MA · TY 2024
$31K
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
DONATION
NY · TY 2024
$30K
Village School
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$30K
Caltech
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$30K
City of Hope
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$25K
LA's Best
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$20K
Pali Riptide Baseball
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$18K
Georgetown University
DONATION
DC · TY 2024
$15K
Church of the Redeemer Chestnut Hill
DONATION
MA · TY 2024
$15K
Winsor School
DONATION
MA · TY 2024
$10K
American Enterprise Institute
DONATION
DC · TY 2024
$10K
Kehillat Israel
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Harvard Business School
DONATION
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Chi Chapter of Kappa Sigma Educational Foundation
DONATION
AZ · TY 2024
$10K
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
DONATION
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Terrific Foundation
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Vincent Memorial Hospital Foundation
DONATION
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Harvard Medical School
DONATION
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Boston Children's Hospital Trust
DONATION
MA · TY 2024
$10K
The Nest School
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Boston Ballet
DONATION
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Beauty Bus Foundation
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$3K
St Monica Catholic Community
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$3K
Independent School Alliance
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$3K
The Jewish Grad Organization
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$3K
Children's Chain
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$3K
Village School
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$2K
Jonathan Club Scholarship Fund
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Pacific Palisades Baseball Association
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Para Los Ninos
DONATION
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Give-mentor-love Foundation
DONATION
CA · TY 2023
$300K
Georgetown University
DONATION
DC · TY 2023
$80K
Carlthorp School
DONATION
CA · TY 2023
$39K
Dexter Southfield
DONATION
MA · TY 2023
$35K
Village School
DONATION
CA · TY 2023
$34K
City of Hope
DONATION
CA · TY 2023
$31K
Massachusetts General Hospital
DONATION
MA · TY 2023
$30K
Harvard Business School
DONATION
MA · TY 2023
$25K
UCLA
DONATION
CA · TY 2023
$25K
LA's Best
DONATION
CA · TY 2023
$20K
Chi Chapter of Kappa Sigma Educational Foundation
DONATION
AZ · TY 2023
$20K
Paws for Purple Hearts
DONATION
CA · TY 2023
$20K
The Winsor School
DONATION
MA · TY 2023
$20K
Church of the Redeemer Chestnut Hill
DONATION
MA · TY 2023
$15K
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
DONATION
MA · TY 2023
$10K
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation
DONATION
CA · TY 2023
$10K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.