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Filing year 2023

HARVEY AND ELLEN KNELL FOUNDATION

Pasadena, California·EIN 27-6163510·NTEE T22 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$2.6M
Total assets
$3.8M
Total expenses
$1.4M
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. HARVEY AND ELLEN KNELL FOUNDATION reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$1.4M

Itemized grants

78

Median grant

$710

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
AMERICAN COMMITEE OF THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCENEW YORK, NYCHARITY$700k
PASADENA CONSERVATORY OF MUSICPASADENA, CACHARITY$253k
PASADENA PLAYHOUSEPASADENA, CACHARITY$103k
MUSEIQUEPASADENA, CACHARITY$100k
JEWISH FEDERATIONMONROVIA, CACHARITY$35k
HUNTINGTON LIBRARYSANMARINO, CACHARITY$24k
CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITYPASADENA, CACHARITY$19k
RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION AND INSTITUTESIMI VALLEY, CACHARITY$18k
PASADENA JEWISH TEMPLE AND CENTERPASADENA, CACHARITY$16k
FRIENDS IN DEEDPASADNEA, CACHARITY$10k
HEAR NOW MUSIC FESTIVALLOS ANGELES, CACHARITY$10k
BOSTON COURT PASADENAPASADENA, CACHARITY$8k
THE BIRTHRIGHT ISRAELNEW YORK, NYCHARITY$6k
ADLNEW YORK, NYCHARITY$5k
AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DCCHARITY$5k
LA OPERALOS ANGELES, CACHARITY$5k
PASADENA ART ALLIANCEPASADENA, CACHARITY$5k
PASADENA HERITAGEPASADENA, CACHARITY$5k
PLANNED PARENTHOODPASADENA, CACHARITY$5k
WORLD WILDLIFE FUNDWASHINGTON, DCCHARITY$4k
PLANNED PARENTHOOD PASADENA & SGVPASADENA, CACHARITY$3k
SEQUOYAH SCHOOLPASADENA, CACHARITY$3k
SIERRA MADRE PLAYHOUSESIERRA MADRE, CACHARITY$3k
FAMILIES FORWARDPASADENA, CACHARITY$2k
CHABAD OF PASADENAPASADENA, CACHARITY$2k
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What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

HARVEY AND ELLEN KNELL FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$60,111
75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$291k

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In 2023, HARVEY AND ELLEN KNELL FOUNDATION reported $2.6M in total revenue and $1.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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