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LESTER FAMILY FOUNDATION

· LA JOLLA, CA · private_foundation · program funder

26recipients FY2016–24
$4Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 60% of giving in California

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A local funder — 60% of its dollars go to CA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 6 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, IL, KS, MI, TN, TX.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
SANDERSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONINCLINE VLG, NVprogram funder3
SONOMA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONSANTA ROSA, CAprogram funder3
SWIG FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder3
THE SIMON J BLATTNER JR FOUNDATIONSONOMA, CAprogram funder3
ANDERSON CHILDRENS FOUNDATIONPALM SPRINGS, CAprogram funder2
AUEN FOUNDATIONPALM DESERT, CAprogram funder2
BRIGGS FOUNDATIONLOS GATOS, CAprogram funder2
CELEBRATE FOUNDATION INCSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder2
CHAMPIONS VOLUNTEER FOUNDATIONINDIAN WELLS, CAprogram funder2
CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATIONFLINT, MIlarge program funder2
CLARK JANIS FOUNDATIONSONOMA, CAprogram funder2
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SANTA CRUZ COUNTYAPTOS, CAprogram funder2
DISCOVERY LAND COMPANY FOUNDATIONBEVERLY HILLS, CAprogram funder2
DOME CONSTRUCTION FOUNDATIONSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder2
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder2
FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCNORWALK, CTprogram funder2
GREENE VAN ARSDALE FOUNDATIONSAN MATEO, CAprogram funder2
GRIEVE FAM CHARITABLE TR UTD 05252004SONOMA, CAprogram funder2
H N AND FRANCES C BERGER FOUNDATIONPALM DESERT, CAprogram funder2
HOUSTON FAMILY FOUNDATIONSIOUX FALLS, SDprogram funder2
INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONRIVERSIDE, CAprogram funder2
JANET AND CLINT REILLY FAMILY FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder2
JEWISH COMMUNITY FND OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LALOS ANGELES, CAprogram funder2
JOHN CHRISTOPHER BUNTING FOUNDATIONINCSONOMA, CAprogram funder2
JOHN PRITZKER FAMILY FUNDREDWOOD CITY, CAprogram funder2

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INCTX42024$100,000
THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INCTX22023$100,000
MCCALLUM THEATRE FOUNDATION INCCA32023$60,000
VILLAGE COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHCA12023$25,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF COACHELLA VALLEYCA32023$22,000
HARMON RECOVERY FOUNDATIONCA12023$5,000
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INCTN12022$1,000,000
BRANDEIS HILLEL DAY SCHOOL - MARINCA12022$100,000
SCHOOLS OF THE SACRED HEART-SAN FRANCISCOCA12022$100,000
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTERCA22021$1,000,000
THE LIVING DESERTCA22021$67,500
LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICESCA22021$55,000
MISSION DOLORES ACADEMYCA22021$50,000
GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCYCA12020$335,348
YOUTH ENTREPRENEURS INCKS12020$250,000
SACRED HEART CHURCHCA22020$204,000
SONOMA VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONCA12020$100,000
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTSCA12019$25,000
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTCA12019$25,000
PETS LIFELINE INCCA12019$20,000
SISTERS SERVANTS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY MONROE MICHIGAN INCMI12019$10,000
PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUMCA12019$5,000
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIASIL12019$5,000
THE BREAKTHROUGH COLLABORATIVE INCCA12019$1,500
LES TURNER AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS FOUNDATIONIL12019$1,000
OPERATION SAFE HOUSE INCCA12019$1,000