Private foundation · EIN 36-3204862 · Bronx, New York

Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (March 15th annually) and its median grant is $10K.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 54 grants paid, $693K total, median $10K. 50% of grants stayed in New York. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
54
$693K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NY
50%
of grants
Deadline
See below
March 15th annually
Assets
$3.4M

How to apply

Usual form of solicitation Contact: Judith Lane, 3400 Fort Independence St 2h, Bronx, Ny, 3127207273 Deadlines: March 15th annually Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

54 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bronx Documentary CenterBronx, NYGeneral support$50K
Fotofest InternationalHouston, TXGenral support$30K
NYC SaltNew York, NYGereral support$30K
International Center for PhotographyNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
Center for Photography at WoodstockKingston, NYGeneral support$25K
Eddie Adams Workshop Organization IncJeffersonville, NYGeneral support$25K
Museum of Contemporary PhotographyChicago, ILGeneral support$25K
United Photo IndustriesBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$25K
William Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Co International Center for PhotographyNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts-Dba Blue Sky GalleryPortland, ORGeneral support$25K
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & CultureWashington, DCGeneral support$20K
En Foco IncBronx, NYGeneral support$15K
Studio Museum in HarlemNew York, NYGeneral suppot$15K
Visual Studies WorkshopRochester, NYGeneral support$15K
Penumbra FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$15K
The Vii FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$15K
National Museum of Mexican ArtChicago, ILGeneral support$15K
Magnum FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$11K
Evanston Art CenterEvanston, ILGeneral support$10K
Four Youth ProductionWilmington, DEGeneral support$10K
Houston Center for PhotographyHouston, TXGeneral support$10K
Josephine Herrick Project IncNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Las Foto Project of Community PartnersLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$10K
Baxter St at the Camera Club of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts IncLiberty, NYGeneral support$10K
Tilt Institute for Contemporary ImagePhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$10K
Silver Eye Center for Photography (radial Survey Vol 3)Pittsburgh, PAGeneral support$10K
Tides CenterLos Angeles, CAFirst exposures academic year mentorship program$10K
Colusa County Arts CouncilColusa, CAGeneral support$10K
International League of Conservation PhotographersArlington, VAGeneral support$10K
Myriad USA IncNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Memphis Brooks Museum of ArtMemphis, TNGeneral support$10K
Colorado Photographic Arts CenterDenver, COGeneral support$10K
Sitka Center for Art and EcologyOtis, ORGeneral support$10K
Maysles Documentary CenterNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Lens on LifeNew York, NYGeneral support$8,220
New York Foundation for the Arts (ba van Sise)Long Island City, NYGeneral support$7,500
Center for Exploratory & Perceptual Art ( Portrait of Buffalo II)Buffalo, NYGeneral support$7,500
The Halide ProjectPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$7,500
The Print Center (artist-In-Schools Program)Philadelphia, PAGeneral support$7,500
Photowork FoundationWoodstock, NYGeneral support$7,500
Friends of the Alice Austen House IncStaten Island, NYGeneral support$7,500
Photographic Arts Council Los AngelesLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$7,000
Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TXGeneral support$6,150
Flower City Arts CenterRochester, NYStudio 678 youth photography and writing program$5,000
Brooklyn Darkroom (artist-In-Residence Program)Brooklyn, NYGeneral support$5,000
East Bay Photo Collective (2023-2024 Exhibitions Program)Oakland, CAGeneral support$5,000
Photo Legacy Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Maine Media CollegeRockport, MEGeneral support$5,000
New Museum of Contemporary ArtNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Filter PhotoChicago, ILGeneral support$5,000
Aurora PhotocenterIndianapolis, INGeneral support$5,000
Outside the LensSan Diego, CAGeneral support$5,000
Visual Arts CenterAustin, TXGeneral support$5,000

By state: New York 27 · Illinois 4 · Texas 4 · California 6 · Pennsylvania 4 · Oregon 2

About this foundation

Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Bronx, New York, administered in care of Judith Lane, tax-exempt since 1983. 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 Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Usual form of solicitation Deadlines: March 15th annually.

How much does Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $693K across 54 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation give?

New York (27 grants), Illinois (4 grants), Texas (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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