Private foundation · EIN 47-1312674 · Little Falls, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

L R Bauman Foundation Inc

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: 15 grants paid, $828K total, median $40K. 13% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
15
$828K
Median grant
$40K
Stays in NJ
13%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$21M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NYSustaining$271K
Endangered Rainforest RescueNarrowsburg, NYSustaining$213K
Congenital Hyperinsulinism InternationalGlen Ridge, NJSustaining$43K
Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, ILSustaining$40K
Food Bank for New York CityNew York, NYSustaining$40K
Guide Dof Foundation for the BlindSmithtown, NYSustaining$40K
Parkinson's FoundationMiami, FLSustaining$40K
The Pink AgendaNew York, NYSustaining$40K
Helen Keller InternationalNew York, NYSustaining$35K
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNSustaining$30K
The Andrew Goodman FoundationNew York, NYSustaining$10K
Sounds of SavingBrooklyn, NYSustaining$10K
St Mary's Center for Women and ChildrenDorchester, MASustaining$8,500
University of VirginiaBoone, IASustaining$5,500
Teeem IncRidgewood, NJSustaining$2,500

By state: New York 8 · New Jersey 2 · Illinois 1 · Florida 1 · Tennessee 1 · Massachusetts 1

About this foundation

L R Bauman Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Little Falls, New Jersey, administered in care of Lawrence Leaf, tax-exempt since 2014. 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 L R Bauman Foundation Inc 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 L R Bauman Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $828K across 15 grants, a median of $40K.

Where does L R Bauman Foundation Inc give?

New York (8 grants), New Jersey (2 grants), Illinois (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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