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LEF FOUNDATION 68-0070194 Click to copy · CALISTOGA, CA · private_foundation · program funder
120 recipients FY2016–24
$4M giving on file
2024 latest grant year
yes accepts unsolicited
National National funder, 22 states and territories
Footprint A national funder — 22 states. It is a candidate for organizations in the 19 cause areas it has funded, wherever they are: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, K, L, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, Z.
Funders that fund the same organizations Funder Location Channel Shared recipients FORD FOUNDATION NEW YORK, NY large program funder 12 ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ALBUQUERQUE, NM program funder 11 SANTA FE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SANTA FE, NM program funder 11 MARSHALL L AND PERRINE D MCCUNE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SANTA FE, NM program funder 8 NOVO FOUNDATION HURLEY, NY program funder 7 PATAGONIAORG large program funder 7 PNM FOUNDATION INC ALBUQUERQUE, NM program funder 7 THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS INC NEW YORK, NY program funder 7 CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES OAKLAND, CA program funder 6 ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION SAINT LOUIS, MO large program funder 6 NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC NEW YORK, NY program funder 6 THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION PALO ALTO, CA program funder 6 WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION MENLO PARK, CA large program funder 6 ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION NEW YORK, NY large program funder 5 LANNAN FOUNDATION program funder 5 NUSENDA FOUNDATION ALBUQUERQUE, NM program funder 5 PERSPECTIVE MEDIA INITIATIVES INC program funder 5 ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION NEW YORK, NY large program funder 5 THE ROGOVY FOUNDATION WILMINGTON, DE program funder 5 THORNBURG FOUNDATION SANTA FE, NM program funder 5 UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATION SAN FRANCISCO, CA program funder 5 W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION BATTLE CREEK, MI large program funder 5 WASHINGTON FEDERAL FOUNDATION SEATTLE, WA program funder 5 WESTERN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION DENVER, CO program funder 5 BNSF FOUNDATION FORT WORTH, TX large program funder 4
Recent recipients Organization State Years Latest Total CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY INC MA 7 2024 $509,800 DOCUMENTARY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INC MA 7 2024 $250,000 UNIONDOCS INC NY 8 2024 $190,000 POINTS NORTH INSTITUTE ME 8 2024 $166,500 PROGRESS UNITY FUND CA 8 2024 $106,000 WOMEN MAKE MOVIES INC NY 4 2024 $92,500 FILMMAKERS COLLABORATIVE INC CA 3 2024 $85,000 INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION INC CA 4 2024 $68,000 COLOR CONGRESS CA 2 2024 $50,000 EXPERIMENTAL SOUND STUDIO IL 2 2024 $45,000 INTERNATIONAL FILM SEMINARS INC NY 4 2024 $39,000 ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK INC NM 5 2024 $38,000 WATERSHED CENTER FOR THE CERAMIC ARTS INCORPORATED ME 4 2024 $32,500 RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN RI 2 2024 $20,000 FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES CO 5 2024 $18,000 MIRABEL PICTURES CA 1 2024 $15,000 FILM FORUM INC NY 1 2024 $15,000 NEW MEXICO VOICES FOR CHILDREN NM 6 2024 $14,000 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY NM 4 2024 $13,000 CONSERVATION COLORADO EDUCATION FUND CO 6 2024 $13,000 RIO GRANDE AGRICULTURAL LAND TR NM 7 2024 $12,000 AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SOCIETY NM 4 2024 $12,000 NEW MEXICO LAND CONSERVANCY NM 6 2024 $11,000 MASSACHUSETTS PRODUCTION COALITION INC MA 2 2024 $11,000 ROOTS & BRANCHES CONSERVANCY CA 1 2024 $10,000 INDEPENDENT FILM SOCIETY OF BOSTON INC MA 4 2024 $9,000 SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE UT 4 2024 $7,000 LEOPOLD WRITING PROGRAM NM 1 2024 $6,000 YUCCA VALLEY MATERIAL LAB INCORPORATED CA 3 2024 $6,000 EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART OF SYRACUSE AND ONONDAGA COUNTY NY 1 2024 $5,500 CALISTOGA CARES FOOD BANK INC CA 1 2024 $5,000 COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE FOUNDATION INC MA 2 2024 $3,500 WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED DC 1 2024 $3,000 HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HI 1 2024 $3,000 AMERICAN INDIAN SERVICES UT 1 2024 $3,000 SPARK CA 1 2024 $2,600 VALLEJO NAVAL AND HISTORIC MUSEUM INCORPORATED CA 2 2024 $2,500 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION INC MA 1 2024 $2,500 FRACTURED ATLAS INC NY 1 2024 $2,500 CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS CA 5 2023 $212,500 CALISTOGA ART CENTER INC CA 4 2023 $40,000 CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN CA 3 2023 $12,500 WAIPA FOUNDATION HI 2 2023 $10,000 ISAMU NOGUCHI FOUNDATION AND GARDEN MUSEUM NY 1 2023 $5,000 PALM SPRINGS CULTURAL CENTER CA 1 2023 $5,000 NAMAHANA EDUCATION FOUNDATION HI 1 2023 $2,000 SOLANO SERENITY CENTER CA 1 2023 $1,000 BAY SCHOOL CA 3 2022 $75,000 THE INDEPENDENT FEATURE PROJECT INC NY 3 2022 $50,000 WESTCHESTER INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NY 2 2022 $45,000