Private foundation · EIN 81-2803908 · Wantagh, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Marilyn Lichtman Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in New York. The foundation accepts applications (By the 15th of every month) and its median grant is $10K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 161 grants paid, $2.2M total, median $10K. 76% of grants stayed in New York. Stated restrictions: Community organizations, first responders, animal causes, environmental causes

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
161
$2.2M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NY
76%
of grants
Deadline
See below
By the 15th of every month
Assets
$45M

How to apply

990/irs 501c3 letter/audited financial statements/promotional information Contact: Robert Brull, 3200 Sunrise Highway, Wantagh, Ny, 5162214048, RBRULL@MARILYNLICHTMANFOUNDATION.ORG Deadlines: By the 15th of every month Restrictions: Community organizations, first responders, animal causes, environmental causes

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 60 of 161 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Doylestown Health FoundationDoylestown, PAGeneral charity$70K
St Mary's Hospital for ChildrenBayside, NYGeneral charity$60K
North Shore Animal LeaguePort Washington, NYGeneral charity$56K
Lifespan of Greater RochesterRochester, NYGeneral charity$50K
Lustgarten FoundationWoodbury, NYGeneral charity$50K
Saint Charles Hospital FoundationPort Jefferson, NYGeneral charity$50K
Warrior Salute Veteran Services IncWebster, NYGeneral charity$50K
Long Beach Soup KitchenLong Beach, NYGeneral charity$45K
East End Disability Associates IncRiverhead, NYGeneral charity$41K
Mercy Medical Center FoundationRockville Centre, NYGeneral charity$40K
Family Promise of Greater RochesterRochester, NYGeneral charity$35K
Jerry Ambrose Veterans CouncilKingman, AZGeneral charity$35K
The Center for Youth Services IncRochester, NYGeneral charity$35K
Arc GlowMount Morris, NYGeneral charity$30K
Island Harvest LtdMelville, NYGeneral charity$30K
Long Beach Soup KitchenLong Beach, NYGeneral charity$30K
Catholic Health Services of Long IslandRockville Centre, NYGeneral charity$29K
Sibs PlaceRockville Centre, NYGeneral charity$25K
Alzheimers Foundation of AmericaAmityville, NYGeneral charity$25K
Breast Cancer Coalition of RochesterRochester, NYGeneral charity$25K
Cp RochesterRochester, NYGeneral charity$25K
Equicenter IncHoneoye Falls, NYGeneral charity$25K
Fdny Foundation IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral charity$25K
Feedmore Western New York IncBuffalo, NYGeneral charity$25K
Long Island Alzheimers & Dementia CtrWestbury, NYGeneral charity$25K
Long Island Cares IncHauppauge, NYGeneral charity$25K
Mary Cariola Childrens CenterRochester, NYGeneral charity$25K
New York City Police FoundationNew York, NYGeneral charity$25K
Nursing Sisters Home Care IncFarmingdale, NYGeneral charity$25K
Rochester Rotary Charitable Trusts IncRochester, NYGeneral charity$25K
St Francis Hospital FoundationRoslyn, NYGeneral charity$25K
St Josephs HospitalBethpage, NYGeneral charity$25K
St Catherine of Siena Hospital FdnSmithtown, NYGeneral charity$25K
The Arc of MonroeRochester, NYGeneral charity$25K
America's Vet Dogs - the the Vets K-9Smithtown, NYGeneral charity$20K
Cancer Action IncRochester, NYGeneral charity$20K
Family Promise of Ontario CountyCanandaigua, NYGeneral charity$20K
Hamptons Community OutreachWatermill, NYGeneral charity$20K
Make-A-Wish Metro of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral charity$20K
Mercy Flight CentralCanadaigua, NYGeneral charity$20K
Next for AutismNew York, NYGeneral charity$20K
Sempre Fi & America's FundOceanside, CAGeneral charity$20K
Shepherds House IncFort Wayne, INGeneral charity$20K
The Book Fairies IncFreeport, NYGeneral charity$20K
The David Hochstein Memorial Music SchoolRochester, NYGeneral charity$20K
United Against PovertyVero Beach, FLGeneral charity$20K
Wild Wings IncHoneoye Falls, NYGeneral charity$20K
Acds IncPlainview, NYGeneral charity$15K
Angel Flight SoarsAtlanta, GAGeneral charity$15K
Big Brothers & Sisters of Btr RochesterRochester, NYGeneral charity$15K
Copd Foundation IncMiami, FLGeneral charity$15K
Freedom Service Dogs IncEnglewood, COGeneral charity$15K
Friends of Nis IncYaphank, NYGeneral charity$15K
Genesee Valley Conservancy IncGenesco, NYGeneral charity$15K
Hamptons Art Camp IncWater Mill, NYGeneral charity$15K
Jewish Family Services of RochesterRochester, NYGeneral charity$15K
Lollypop Farm Humane SocietyFairport, NYGeneral charity$15K
National Mill Dog RescuePeyton, COGeneral charity$15K
Options for Community Living IncRonkonkoma, NYGeneral charity$15K
Quogue Wildlife RescueQuoge, NYGeneral charity$15K

By state: New York 123 · Pennsylvania 4 · California 8 · Colorado 6 · Florida 5 · Arizona 3

About this foundation

Marilyn Lichtman Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Wantagh, New York, administered in care of Anthony Abbate, tax-exempt since 2017. 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 Marilyn Lichtman Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. 990/irs 501c3 letter/audited financial statements/promotional information Deadlines: By the 15th of every month.

How much does Marilyn Lichtman Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.2M across 161 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Marilyn Lichtman Foundation give?

New York (123 grants), Pennsylvania (4 grants), California (8 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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