Private foundation · EIN 13-6082064 · New York, New York

Lemberg Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in New York. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $18K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 48 grants paid, $3.2M total, median $18K. 81% of grants stayed in New York. Stated restrictions: NO

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
48
$3.2M
Median grant
$18K
Stays in NY
81%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$8.7M

How to apply

LETTER Contact: John Usdan, 430 Park Avenue 201, New York, Ny, 2126829595 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NO

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

Top 40 of 48 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CTGeneral public support$810K
Usdan CenterWhatley Heights, NYGeneral public support$550K
Yale University SchoolNew Haven, CTGeneral public support$447K
Hastings CenterGarrison, NYGeneral public support$200K
UJA FederationNew York, NYGeneral public support$200K
92nd St yNew York, NYGeneral public support$125K
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILGeneral public support$100K
Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NYGeneral public support$67K
Bennington CollegeBennington, VTGeneral public support$65K
Learning Spring SchoolNew York, NYGeneral public support$60K
Smithsonian InstitutionNew York, NYGeneral public support$60K
Lincoln Center TheatreNew York, NYGeneral public support$55K
Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn, NYGeneral public support$50K
Jewish Business NetworkDobbs Ferry, NYGeneral public support$50K
Ny Botanical GardenBronx, NYGeneral public support$45K
Wnet 13New York, NYGeneral public support$35K
Justifi JewishBrooklyn, NYGeneral public support$30K
School for Children With Hidden IntelligenceNew York, NYGeneral public support$30K
Bronx House IncBronx, NYGeneral public support$25K
Jewish Board of Family ServicesNew York, NYGeneral public support$25K
New 42nd Street IncNew York, NYGeneral public support$25K
Slslf IncNew York, NYGeneral public support$25K
Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NYGeneral public support$25K
Young Jewish ProfessionalsNew York, NYGeneral public support$25K
The ShedNew York, NYGeneral public support$10K
Symphony SpaceNew York, NYGeneral public support$7,500
America Israel Cultural FoundationNew York, NYGeneral public support$7,100
National Yiddish InstituteNew York, NYGeneral public support$6,500
Brooklyn Childrens MuseumBrooklyn, NYGeneral public support$5,000
Film ForumNew York, NYGeneral public support$5,000
Hand in HandBrooklyn, NYGeneral public support$5,000
Jbi InternationalNew York, NYGeneral public support$5,000
Orchestra St LukesNew York, NYGeneral public support$5,000
Puppet WorksBrooklyn, NYGeneral public support$5,000
The Good Food InstituteWashiington, DCGeneral public support$2,700
Braver AngelsNew York, NYGeneral public support$2,500
United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashiington, DCGeneral public support$2,500
Lawyers for ChildrenNew York, NYGeneral public support$2,500
Ethical Culture Fieldston SchoolBronx, NYGeneral public support$2,000
Rising Treetops at OakhurstNew York, NYGeneral public support$2,000

By state: New York 39 · Connecticut 4 · Illinois 1 · Vermont 1 · District of Columbia 2 · Minnesota 1

About this foundation

Lemberg Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, tax-exempt since 1949. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Lemberg Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. LETTER Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Lemberg Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $3.2M across 48 grants, a median of $18K.

Where does Lemberg Foundation Inc give?

New York (39 grants), Connecticut (4 grants), Illinois (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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