Private foundation · EIN 06-1281494 · Garden City, New York

Lgt 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 10 grants paid, $671K total, median $25K. 20% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
10
$671K
Median grant
$25K
Stays in NY
20%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$8.4M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 7 of 10 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
CerfBrattleboro, VTTo be used for emergency relief assistance to artists in need$200K
Haystack Mountain School of CraftsDeer Isle, MEProvided only for the transcription and documentation of the Summer Conference.$184K
Toledo Museum of ArtToledo, OHGift of Lenore Tawney (1907-2007) "Udjat", 1968, mixed media, 2 3/8 x 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.$53K
Madison Square Park ConservancyNew York, NYIn support of the 2025 commission, Larry Bell's "Improvisations in the Park".$30K
Museum of Fine Arts -HoustonHouston, TXIn support of the presentation and programming for "Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within".$15K
Surface Design AssociationAlbuquerque, NMIn support of its 2025-2027 Artist in the Residence Program.$12K
Aspen InstituteWashington, DCIn Support of the 2024 DEAI Leadership Annual Appeal for the AEF Consortium Advancing Next-Gen BIPOC Leaders of the Visual Arts.$5,000

By state: Vermont 1 · Maine 1 · North Carolina 1 · Ohio 1 · New York 2 · Michigan 1

About this foundation

Lgt Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Garden City, New York, administered in care of Sosin Kriegel, tax-exempt since 1991. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Lgt Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Lgt Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $671K across 10 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Lgt Foundation give?

Vermont (1 grants), Maine (1 grants), North Carolina (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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