Lynn & Les Bider Family Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Lynn & Les Bider Foundation’s grantmaking supports Jewish and arts organizations, among other interests.

IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low public profile, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. It’s not transparent or accessible, so getting on it’s radar with require deep networking and some luck. Reach out to them only if your work closely aligns with theirs.

While this funder makes grants in the arts and Jewish causes, it primarily does so in the SoCal and Los Angeles areas, so if you'r work exists beyond this region, this will not be a strong fit.

PROFILE:  Founded in 1996, the Lynn and Les Bider Foundation was established by music veteran executive Les Bider and his wife Lynn. The Lynn & Les Bider Foundation’s grantmaking includes support for Jewish and arts organizations. 

Grants for Los Angeles , SoCal, Arts, and Jewish Causes

The Biders are active in their local Jewish committee. Lynn is a former Sylvia Weisz Women’s Campaign Chair at the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles.  She is also the past president of Stephen S. Wise Temple and has been on the board of trustees for some 20 years. Les has been involved with Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and Hebrew Union College.

In a past tax year, grants ranged from $10,000 to $50,000 and the foundation made grants of around $225,000. Past grantees include Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (Bider is a life trustee), Skirball Cultural Center, and Hide and Seek Foundation, which deals with a group of inherited metabolic disorders called lysosomal diseases.

Important Grant Details:

Given the foundation's lack of transparency, it is unclear whether it accepts LOIs or unsolicited applications; however, given this lack, it likely will not.

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CONTACT:

Lynn & Les Bider Family Foundation
23622 Calabasas Rd., Ste. 107
Calabasas, CA 91302