FUNDER
HERBERT AND PATRICIA LESSOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
23recipients FY2016–24
$317,300giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 78% of giving in New York
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A local funder — 78% of its dollars go to NY. It is a candidate for organizations in the 6 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CT, FL, ME, NJ, NY.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNHOLD FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| CHURCH WORLD SERVICE INC | ELKHART, IN | program funder | 2 |
| FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 2 |
| HERMAN GOLDMAN FOUNDATION INC | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 2 |
| IRFAN KATHWARI FOUNDATION INC | LARCHMONT, NY | program funder | 2 |
| MJ DE LUCIA FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| PECKHAM FAMILY FOUNDATION | KATONAH, NY | program funder | 2 |
| SOROS FUND CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| THE MERYL AND CHRISTOPHER LEWIS FOUNDATION | HASTINGS HDSN, NY | program funder | 2 |
| THOMAS AND AGNES CARVEL FOUNDATION | YONKERS, NY | program funder | 2 |
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NY INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| 1011 FOUNDATION INC | SANTA MONICA, CA | program funder | 1 |
| A C ISRAEL FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 1 |
| ABDELLATIF FAMILY FOUNDATION | LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA | program funder | 1 |
| ADELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | KATONAH, NY | program funder | 1 |
| ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | BRONX, NY | program funder | 1 |
| ALESIA FAMILY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | program funder | 1 |
| ALFRED AND JANE ROSS FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 1 |
| ALLEGRO FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 1 |
| ANN COLEMAN POLL FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 1 |
| APPLE LANE FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 1 |
| ARGUILD FOUNDATION | GREENVILLE, DE | program funder | 1 |
| B & L FOUNDATION | ST GEORGE, UT | program funder | 1 |
| BANNER HEALTH | SUN CITY, AZ | program funder | 1 |
| BAYER FAMILY FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 1 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEOPOLD SCHEPP FOUNDATION | NY | 5 | 2024 | $110,000 |
| PARENTS CENTER INC | CA | 1 | 2024 | $15,000 |
| SUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC | NY | 4 | 2024 | $9,500 |
| HEARTS AND HOMES FOR REFUGEES | NY | 2 | 2024 | $7,000 |
| WESTCHESTER YOUTH ALLIANCE INC | NY | 2 | 2024 | $6,000 |
| AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION | NJ | 2 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| CARNEGIE HILL NEIGHBORS INC | NY | 5 | 2024 | $4,000 |
| NORTH SALEM OPEN LAND FOUNDATION INC | NY | 1 | 2024 | $1,000 |
| AGAWAM COUNCIL | ME | 1 | 2024 | $500 |
| PANGEA LEGAL SERVICES | CA | 1 | 2023 | $2,000 |
| PER SCHOLAS INC | NY | 1 | 2023 | $1,000 |
| MEDICAL DEBT RESOLUTION INC | NY | 1 | 2023 | $1,000 |
| MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC | NY | 1 | 2022 | $20,000 |
| SALUD Y CARINO INC | CA | 1 | 2022 | $5,000 |
| 15 FOR LIFE FOUNDATION | FL | 1 | 2022 | $2,500 |
| BACKYARD SPORTS CARES INC | NY | 1 | 2022 | $1,300 |
| FURNITURE SHAREHOUSE INC | NY | 1 | 2021 | $500 |
| PROJECT HOPE CHARITIES INC | NY | 1 | 2021 | $500 |
| CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS | NY | 1 | 2020 | $10,000 |
| AFYA FOUNDATION INC | NY | 1 | 2020 | $2,000 |
| DOE FUND INC | NY | 1 | 2020 | $2,000 |
| JACOB L & LEWIS FOX FOUNDATION | CT | 1 | 2019 | $15,000 |
| WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY | CT | 1 | 2019 | $5,000 |