Private foundation · EIN 13-3745065 · Melville, New York

Lake Road 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: 68 grants paid, $1.8M total, median $2,412. 60% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
68
$1.8M
Median grant
$2,412
Stays in NY
60%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$25M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 68 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Communal FundNew York, NYGeneral$1.1M
Third Way InstituteWashington, DCGeneral$100K
Media Matters for AmericaWashington, DCGeneral$100K
The Afya FoundationYonkers, NYGeneral$75K
Center for Jewish Culture & CreativityNew York, NYGeneral$50K
Agahozo-Shalom Youth VillageNew York, NYGeneral$40K
Westchester Jewish Community ServicesWhite Plains, NYGeneral$26K
Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NYGeneral$25K
Ny Community Fridge CorpNew York, NYGeneral$25K
Sunrise Day Camps AssociationOceanside, NYGeneral$21K
Jewish Community Relations CouncilNew York, NYGeneral$18K
Peace HousePark City, UTGeneral$15K
US Friends of Dror Israel IncBoca Raton, FLGeneral$15K
Pan-Mass ChallengeNeedham, MAGeneral$11K
Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NYGeneral$10K
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NYGeneral$10K
Museum of Jewish HeritageNew York, NYGeneral$10K
Ny Public RadioNew York, NYGeneral$10K
Focusing PhilanthropySanta Monica, CAGeneral$10K
UJA WestchesterWhite Plains, NYGeneral$10K
The New England Center for ChildrenSouthborough, MAGeneral$5,375
Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NYGeneral$5,250
Inside the Middle EastStevenson, MDGeneral$5,250
People's Health ClinicPark City, UTGeneral$5,181
Park City Community FoundationPark City, UTGeneral$5,000
Planned ParenthoodNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
Mamaroneck School FoundationLarchmont, NYGeneral$5,000
National Ability CenterPark City, UTGeneral$5,000
United Jewish Federation of UtahSalt Lake City, UTGeneral$5,000
Larchmont TempleLarchmont, NYGeneral$4,452
Aish Global IncClifton, NJGeneral$3,850
Uja-Federation of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral$3,340
James Lenox House Association IncNew York, NYGeneral$2,871
Weill Cornell Medical CenterNew York, NYGeneral$2,500
Temple Har ShalomWarren, NJGeneral$2,325
Stardust FoundationScottsdale, AZGeneral$2,180
Friends of JCC Budapest IncScarsdale, NYGeneral$1,872
Purple Fox FoundationNew York, NYGeneral$1,800
Sga Youth & Family ServicesChicago, ILGeneral$1,031
1925 FoundationMamaroneck, NYGeneral$1,000
Central SynagogueNew York, NYGeneral$1,000
Emelin TheatreMamaroneck, NYGeneral$1,000
Holocaust and Human Rights EducationWhite Plains, NYGeneral$1,000
Mamaroneck EmsMamaroneck, NYGeneral$1,000
Common CirclesGreenwich, CTGeneral$1,000
Gilda's Club WestchesterWhite Plains, NYGeneral$1,000
Mamaroneck Public LibraryMamaroneck, NYGeneral$1,000
Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NYGeneral$1,000
Paypal Giving FundWashington, DCGeneral$1,000
Student Aid FundLarchmont, NYGeneral$1,000
USC Shoah FoundationLos Angeles, CAGeneral$1,000
Westchester Caddy Scholarship FundRye, NYGeneral$1,000
Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NYGeneral$600
Jewish Family ServiceBuffalo, NYGeneral$515
Larchmont Mamaroneck Community Counseling CenterMamaroneck, NYGeneral$500
Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MAGeneral$500
Swim Across AmericaCharlotte, NCGeneral$374
Play for PinkNew York, NYGeneral$360
Jewish Federation of Western ConnecticutSouthbury, CTGeneral$360
JdcNew York, NYGeneral$186

By state: New York 41 · District of Columbia 3 · Utah 5 · Massachusetts 3 · Florida 1 · California 2

About this foundation

Lake Road Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Melville, New York, administered in care of Leonard Schwartz, tax-exempt since 1994. 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 Lake Road 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 Lake Road Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.8M across 68 grants, a median of $2,412.

Where does Lake Road Foundation give?

New York (41 grants), District of Columbia (3 grants), Utah (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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