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Shari Leinwand

Trustee · Shirley Hatos Neuroscience Education Foundation

Trustee at Shirley Hatos Neuroscience Education Foundation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 10 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
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Roles reported
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Others who share this name
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Reported as Trustee of Shirley Hatos Neuroscience Education Foundation, based in Los Angeles, CA.
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Also listed as Director Secretary of John and Katherine Gurash Foundation, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Trustee of Ms Snl Foundation, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Shari Leinwand is a retired tax lawyer who specialized in estate planning, charitable giving, and advising nonprofit organizations on their formation and operations. She has a strong commitment to human rights and has served on and consulted with numerous nonprofit boards throughout her career and since retirement.

Leinwand is also a Foundation Trustee for Food Forward, an organization that aligns with her passions for food and human rights, influenced by her brother, a farmer, and her mother, the first Food Editor of Bon Appetit magazine.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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Career & tenure

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Tenure here
Shari Leinwand has served as Director Secretary of the John and Katherine Gurash Foundation since at least 2013, as indicated by available IRS 990 records.
Earlier career
  • Director Secretary, John and Katherine Gurash Foundation (at least since 2013)
  • Foundation Trustee, Food Forward
  • Retired Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
  • Tax Lawyer specializing in estate planning, charitable giving, and advising nonprofit organizations

Standing

Recognition & press

Board Member, Food Forward

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

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Shirley Hatos Neuroscience Education Foundation Trustee · $292K revenue · Los Angeles, CAFiled FY2025 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
John and Katherine Gurash Foundation Director Secretary · $318K revenue · Los Angeles, CAFiled FY2025 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Ms Snl Foundation Trustee · $190K revenue · Los Angeles, CAFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

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Other people named Shari Leinwand

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Shari Leinwand 2 organizations · Los Angeles, CAACLU Foundation of Southern Calif
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Shari Leinwand 1 organization · Los Angeles, CAShirley & Stefan Hatos Neuroscience Research Foundation
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Shari Leinwand 1 organization · Los Angeles, CAThelma Pearl Howard Foundation
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Shari Leinwand 1 organization · Los Angeles, CAElizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation
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Shari Leinwand 1 organization · Los Angeles, CAKolb Foundation
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Shari Leinwand 1 organization · Encino, CAStone Soup Child Care Programs
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Shari Leinwand 1 organization · Los Angeles, CAHotchkis Foundation
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Shari Leinwand 1 organization · North Hollywood, CAFood Forward INC
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Shari Leinwand 1 organization · Sacramento, CAACLU California Action
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Shari Leinwand 1 organization · Los Angeles, CAJec Foundation

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Director President · FY2025

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