Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation for Women and Girls

OVERVIEW: The Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation supports a wide variety of projects and programs aimed at women and girls. Grants prioritize organizations operating in California.

IP TAKE: The Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation has taken down its website and appears to be tapering off its grantmaking for women’s causes. Past giving has supported organizations across the U.S., but particularly in New York, Illinois, Florida, Colorado, Texas, Utah and California. Globally, grants have gone to organizations in the U.K. and Israel. According to its tax filings, this funder accepts applications for funding, but applicants should contact the foundation first, using the contact information provided below. Note that Saban and her husband also oversee the Saban Family Foundation.

PROFILE: The Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation for Women and Girls (CS Self-Worth Foundation) was established in 2009 by Cheryl Saban, a psychologist, author and former advisor to U.S. Mission to the United Nations. The foundation “believes that gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls is fundamental to changing society for the better for all humankind.” Grants focus on a broad array of women’s and girls’ causes.

Grants for Women and Girls

This foundation conducts all of its grantmaking through a gender lens, focusing entirely on women and girls. Areas of specific interest include education, career development, mental health and safety. Several grants have also supported Jewish organizations addressing women’s causes in the U.S. and Israel. California appears to be the geographic focus of the foundation’s U.S. grantmaking.

Grantees include Los Angeles’s Downtown Women’s Center, the Rape Foundation of Santa Monica, the Feminist Majority Foundation of Beverly Hills, and Girls Incorporated, which operates nationally.

Important Grant Details:

Grant amounts range from $1,000 to about $375,000, with most awards ranging from $10,000 to $50,000.

  • This funder does not name geographic priorities, but a significant portion of its funding stays in California, where the foundation is based.

  • Grantmaking appears to have tapered off significantly since 2020, and it is unclear if this foundation will continue its women’s grantmaking.

  • Contact this funder using the information provided below prior to submitting an application.

  • All grant applications should be sent by email to: selfworth@saban.com with the words: New Grant Proposal in the subject line of the email. The application should be written on the applying organization’s letterhead and be addressed to Jesse Bronner, the Foundation’s Chief Information Advisor. Bronner is also Director of the Saban Family Foundation.

Submit general inquiries to the Cheyl Saban Foundation via email at selfworth@saban.com or telephone at (310) 557-5140.

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CONTACT:

11301 W Olympic Blvd 121-601
Los Angele, CA 90064
(310) 557-5140
selfworth@saban.com