Funding search · EIN 132997431 · New York, NY

Elbert Lenrow Fund

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

40
grants reported
$277,500
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$7,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Northwestern University4 grants · $45,000
  • University of Chicago4 grants · $30,000
  • Amherst College4 grants · $25,500
  • Swarthmore College3 grants · $22,500
  • Trinity University3 grants · $22,500
  • University of Rhode Island3 grants · $22,500
  • Tufts University3 grants · $18,000
  • Carnegie Mellon University2 grants · $15,000
  • Georgetown University2 grants · $15,000
  • McGill University2 grants · $12,000

Giving over time

$52,000
2021
$61,500
2022
$73,000
2023
$91,000
2024

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

  • $15,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $15,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    Amherst College · Amherst, MA · 2024

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    Howard University · Washington, DC · 2024

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2024

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, PA · 2024

    To fulfill mission of foundation.

  • $7,500

    Trinity University · San Antonio, TX · 2024

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI · 2024

    To fulfill mission of foundaiton.

  • $7,500

    University of Toronto · 2024

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, PA · 2023

    To fulfill mission of foundation.

  • $7,500

    Trinity University · San Antonio, TX · 2023

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI · 2023

    To fulfill mission of foundaiton.

  • $7,500

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, PA · 2022

    To fulfill mission of foundation.

  • $7,500

    Trinity University · San Antonio, TX · 2022

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI · 2022

    To fulfill mission of foundaiton.

  • $7,500

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2021

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $7,500

    University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $6,000

    Amherst College · Amherst, MA · 2023

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $6,000

    Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2023

    To fulfil mission of foundation

  • $6,000

    Amherst College · Amherst, MA · 2022

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $6,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

    To fulfil mission of foundation

  • $6,000

    McGill University · 2022

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $6,000

    Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2022

    To fulfil mission of foundation

  • $6,000

    Amherst College · Amherst, MA · 2021

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $6,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2021

    To fulfil mission of foundation

  • $6,000

    McGill University · 2021

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $6,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2021

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $6,000

    Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2021

    To fulfil mission of foundation

  • $6,000

    Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2021

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $1,000

    Ethical Culture Fieldston School · New York, NY · 2024

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $1,000

    Ethical Culture Fieldston School · New York, NY · 2023

    To fulfill mission of foundation

  • $1,000

    Ethical Culture Fieldston School · New York, NY · 2021

    To fulfill mission of foundation

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.