Private foundation · EIN 84-6020408 · Guilford, Connecticut

Reuler-Lewin 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 32 grants paid, $204K total, median $5,000. 3% of grants stayed in Connecticut.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
32
$204K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in CT
3%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.7M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
NPRWashington, DCCharitable$20K
Dudley Farm MuseumGuilford, CTCharitable$15K
Arlington Food Assistance CenterArlington, VACharitable$13K
Student Conservation AssociationCharelstown, NHCharitable$13K
CrewLawrence, KSCharitable$10K
Fair Labor AssociationWashington, DCCharitable$10K
Hope IgnitesSt Louis, MOCharitable$10K
Zarlengo FoundationWheat Ridge, COCharitable$10K
ForwardNew York, NYCharitable$7,669
Whitman-Walker FoundationWashington, DCCharitable$7,500
The Workers CircleNew York, NYCharitable$6,000
Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MACharitable$5,500
Denver Public Schools FoundationDenver, COCharitable$5,209
ACLU FoundationWashington, DCCharitable$5,000
Conservation NationWashington, DCCharitable$5,000
Democracy ForwardWashington, DCCharitable$5,000
Denver KidsDenver, COCharitable$5,000
Food Bank of the RockiesDenver, COCharitable$5,000
International Rescue CommitteeDenver, COCharitable$5,000
Jewish Family Services of ColoradoDenver, COCharitable$5,000
Planned ParenthoodSt Paul, MNCharitable$5,000
PropublicaNew York, NYCharitable$5,000
Public Citizen FoundationWashington, DCCharitable$5,000
Sibley Memorial Hospital FoundationWashington, DCCharitable$5,000
Society of Breast Imaging Research and Education FundOkemos, MICharitable$5,000
American's UnitedWashington, DCCharitable$2,500
LA Review of BooksLos Angeles, CACharitable$2,500
The BafflerNew York, NYCharitable$2,500
AARP Experience CorpsWashington, DCCharitable$1,000
English Empowerment CenterFalls Church, VACharitable$1,000
Judiasm Your WayDenver, COCharitable$1,000
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MACharitable$1,000

By state: District of Columbia 10 · Colorado 7 · New York 4 · Connecticut 1 · Virginia 2 · New Hampshire 1

About this foundation

Reuler-Lewin Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Guilford, Connecticut, administered in care of Edward Lewin, tax-exempt since 1946. 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 Reuler-Lewin Foundation 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 Reuler-Lewin Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $204K across 32 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Reuler-Lewin Foundation give?

District of Columbia (10 grants), Colorado (7 grants), New York (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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