FUNDER
LESSING FOUNDATION
12recipients FY2016–24
$127,725giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 99% of giving in New York
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A local funder — 99% of its dollars go to NY. It is a candidate for organizations in the 4 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CT, NY, VA.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASH FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 5 |
| KORET FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 3 |
| ANNE & NATALIO FRIDMAN FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| BLAVATNIK FAMILY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| CONFERENCE ON JEWISH MATERIAL CLAIMS AGAINST GERMANY | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| DAVID BERG FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| DONALD AND CAROLE CHAIKEN FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 2 |
| GOTTESMAN FUND | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| HIGH MOUNTAIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| INDIAN TRAIL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| JACK JOSEPH AND MORTON MANDEL FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | program funder | 2 |
| JESSELSON FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| JOSEPH H AND BARBARA I ELLIS FOUNDATION | EDISON, NJ | program funder | 2 |
| LASZLO N TAUBER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | ROCKVILLE, MD | program funder | 2 |
| LAWRENCE & CAROL SAPER FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| LUCIUS N LITTAUER FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| SLOVIN FOUNDATION TR | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| WILF FAMILY FOUNDATION | SHORT HILLS, NJ | program funder | 2 |
| ABBY AND DAVID COHEN FAMILY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 1 |
| ABETTOR FOUNDATION TR | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 1 |
| ABNER LEVY FOUNDATION | SIMI VALLEY, CA | program funder | 1 |
| ABRAHAM D & ANNETTE COHEN FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 1 |
| AHBA INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 1 |
| ALAN & ESTHER FLEDER FOUNDATION | VIRGINIA BCH, VA | program funder | 1 |
| ALICE L WALTON FOUNDATION | BENTONVILLE, AR | program funder | 1 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM | NY | 7 | 2024 | $46,400 |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY INC | NY | 5 | 2024 | $29,500 |
| LEO BAECK INSTITUTE INC | NY | 5 | 2024 | $25,600 |
| PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE INC | NY | 4 | 2024 | $720 |
| DOROT INC | NY | 3 | 2024 | $305 |
| BLUE CARD INC | NY | 3 | 2024 | $300 |
| ISRAEL21C | CA | 4 | 2023 | $1,000 |
| UPPER EAST SIDE HATZOLAH INC | NY | 1 | 2023 | $100 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS | VA | 2 | 2023 | $100 |
| P E F ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC | NY | 4 | 2022 | $14,000 |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KISHORIT INC | CT | 2 | 2019 | $500 |
| NLI USA INC | NY | 1 | 2018 | $500 |