Private foundation · EIN 04-3399527 · Garden City, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Lander Family Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 91 grants paid, $161K total, median $1,250. 11% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
91
$161K
Median grant
$1,250
Stays in NY
11%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.2M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 91 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cambridge Community FoundationCambridge, MAGeneral support$8,000
Homestart IncBoston, MAGeneral support$6,000
Search for Common GroundWashington, DCGeneral support$6,000
Re-Imagining MigrationBoston, MAGeneral support$5,000
Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MAGeneral support$4,000
Refugee and ImmigrantBoston, MAGeneral support$4,000
World Central KitchenWashington, DCGeneral support$4,000
Compass Working CapitalBoston, MAGeneral purpose$3,500
Facing HistoryBrookline, MAGeneral purpose$3,500
Generation CitizenBoston, MAGeneral support$3,500
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NYGeneral support$3,500
The Innocence ProjectNew York, NYGeneral support$3,500
CasparSomerville, MAGeneral support$3,000
LA ColaborativaChelsea, MAGeneral support$3,000
Massachusetts Bail FundCambridge, MAGeneral support$3,000
My Brothers Keepers CambridgeCambridge, MAGeneral support$3,000
Rip Medical DebtRye, NYGeneral support$3,000
The Algebra ProjectCamridge, MAGeneral support$3,000
De NovoCambridge, MAGeneral support$2,500
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, ALGeneral support$2,500
Equality North CarolinaRaleigh, NCGeneral support$2,500
Pair ProjectBoston, MAGeneral support$2,500
Partners in HealthBoston, MAGeneral support$2,500
Transgender Law CenterOakland, CAGeneral support$2,500
Enroot EducationCambridge, MAGeneral purpose$2,250
Y2y Harvard SquareCambridge, MAGeneral support$2,250
Youth on FireBoston, MAGeneral support$2,250
Broad InstituteCambridge, MAGeneral support$2,000
Food for FreeCambridge, MAGeneral support$2,000
Project Restore USCambridge, MAGeneral support$2,000
The Loop LabCambridge, MAGeneral support$2,000
The Young People's ProjectCambridge, MAGeneral purpose$2,000
Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NYGeneral support$1,500
Cambridge Community CenterCambridge, MAGeneral purpose$1,500
CeocPlano, TXGeneral support$1,500
Community Art CenterCambridge, MAGeneral purpose$1,500
East End HouseCambridge, MAGeneral purpose$1,500
Margaret Fuller NeighborhoodCambridge, MAGeneral support$1,500
MiraBoston, MAGeneral support$1,500
Brigid AllianceNew York, NYGeneral support$1,250
Central Square TheaterCambridge, MAGeneral purpose$1,250
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYGeneral support$1,250
Fuller Project for International ReportingWashington, DCGeneral support$1,250
HiasWashington, DCGeneral purpose$1,250
Mercy CorpsPortland, ORGeneral support$1,250
Resilient CodersBoston, MAGeneral support$1,250
Science Club for GirlsCambridge, MAGeneral purpose$1,250
Shining Hope for CommunitiesNew York, NYGeneral support$1,250
The Trevor ProjectWest Hollywood, CAGeneral support$1,250
Ujima ProjectBoston, MAGeneral purpose$1,250
UtecLowell, MAGeneral support$1,250
Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LAGeneral support$1,250
YWCA CambridgeCambridge, MAGeneral support$1,250
Mystic River Watershed AssociationArlington, MAGeneral support$1,200
The Philanthropy ConnectionCambridge, MAGeneral support$1,200
BaglyBoston, MAGeneral support$1,000
Beth El Temple CenterBelmont, MAGeneral support$1,000
Give Directly IncNew York, NYGeneral support$1,000
Life Science CaresCambridge, MAGeneral support$1,000
MassbudgetBoston, MAGeneral purpose$1,000

By state: Massachusetts 55 · New York 10 · District of Columbia 5 · California 3 · North Carolina 2 · Texas 3

About this foundation

Lander Family Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Garden City, New York, administered in care of Boston Private, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Lander Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Lander Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $161K across 91 grants, a median of $1,250.

Where does Lander Family Charitable Foundation give?

Massachusetts (55 grants), New York (10 grants), District of Columbia (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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