Funding search · EIN 522071692 · Washington, DC

The Thelma and Melvin Lenkin Family

Name: The Thelma and Melvin Lenkin Family grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

91
grants reported: $1.5M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $4,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

goal stated building capital education improvements lenkin life

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

1 grant matching “jfgw” · $75,000

$75,000
Israel Crisis Relief Fund (Jfgw) · N Bethesda, MD · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Kennedy Center4 grants · $325,000
B'Nai Israel Congregation and Talmud Torah6 grants · $280,000
The Kennedy Center (National Symphony Orchestra)3 grants · $225,000
Jewish Foundation for Group Homes4 grants · $125,000
Saammecklenberg Endowment1 grant · $100,000
Israel Crisis Relief Fund (Jfgw)1 grant · $75,000
National Gallery of Art3 grants · $60,000
Phillips Collection4 grants · $40,000
Dc Jewish Community Center3 grants · $40,000
Sibley Memorial Hospital4 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$398,735

2021

$408,000

2022

$310,000

2023

$350,000

2024

Grant history

All 91 reported grants, largest first.

$150,000
The Kennedy Center · Arlington, VA · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$100,000
Saammecklenberg Endowment · Washington, DC · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$100,000
B'Nai Israel Congregation and Talmud Torah · Rockville, MD · 2023
To support capital improvements to maintain or prolong the useful life of the thelma and melvin lenkin education and activities building
$75,000
The Kennedy Center (National Symphony Orchestra) · Washington, DC · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$75,000
The Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$75,000
The Kennedy Center (National Symphony Orchestra) · Washington, DC · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$75,000
Israel Crisis Relief Fund (Jfgw) · N Bethesda, MD · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$75,000
The Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$75,000
The Kennedy Center (National Symphony Orchestra) · Washington, DC · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$50,000
B'Nai Israel Congregation and Talmud Torah · Rockville, MD · 2022
To support capital improvements to maintain or prolong the useful life of the thelma and melvin lenkin education and activities building
$50,000
B'Nai Israel Congregation and Talmud Torah · Rockville, MD · 2021
To support capital improvements to maintain or prolong the useful life of the thelma and melvin lenkin education and activities building
$50,000
Jewish Foundation for Group Homes · Rockville, MD · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$40,000
B'Nai Israel Congregation and Talmud Torah · Rockville, MD · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$25,000
Jarc Florida · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$25,000
Jewish Foundation for Group Homes · Rockville, MD · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$25,000
The Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$25,000
Jewish Foundation for Group Homes · Rockville, MD · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$25,000
Jewish Foundation for Group Homes · Rockville, MD · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$20,000
B'Nai Israel Congregation and Talmud Torah · Rockville, MD · 2024
To support capital improvements to maintain or prolong the useful life of the thelma and melvin lenkin education and activities building
$20,000
Dc Jewish Community Center · Washington, DC · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$20,000
National Gallery of Art · Washington, DC · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$20,000
B'Nai Israel Congregation and Talmud Torah · Rockville, MD · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$20,000
National Gallery of Art · Landover, MD · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$20,000
National Gallery of Art · Landover, MD · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$15,000
Saam · Washington, DC · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$10,000
Phillips Collection · Washington, DC · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$10,000
Sibley Memorial Hospital · Washington, DC · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$10,000
Phillips Collection · Washington, DC · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$10,000
Sibley Memorial Hospital · Washington, DC · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$10,000
Dc Jewish Community Center · Washington, DC · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$10,000
Phillips Collection · Washington, DC · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$10,000
Saam · Washington, DC · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$10,000
Sibley Memorial Hospital · Washington, DC · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$10,000
Dc Jewish Community Center · Washington, DC · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$10,000
Phillips Collection · Washington, DC · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$10,000
Saamtruettner Endowment · Washington, DC · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$10,000
Sibley Memorial Hospital · Washington, DC · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$8,685
Holy Redeemer School · College Park, MD · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$5,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$5,000
Saamtruettner Endowment · Washington, DC · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$5,000
Saamtruettner Endowment · Washington, DC · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$5,000
J S S a · Rockville, MD · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$5,000
Rabbi Mathew & Dr Sara Rubinow Simon Legacy Endowment · N Bethesda, MD · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$5,000
Saamtruettner Endowment · Washington, DC · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$5,000
Jcc of Greater Washington · Rockville, MD · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$4,000
The V Foundation · Cary, NC · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$3,000
J S S a · Rockville, MD · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$2,500
John Carroll High School · Washington, DC · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$2,500
St John'S College High School · Washington, DC · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$2,500
John Carroll High School · Washington, DC · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$2,500
St John'S College High School · Washington, DC · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Alzheimer'S Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad · Bethesda, MD · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Childrens Inn at Nih · Bethesda, MD · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Colby Museum of Art · Waterville, ME · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Jill'S House · Vienna, VA · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Joey'S Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
John Carroll High School · Washington, DC · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Jssa · Rockville, MD · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
St John'S College High School · Washington, DC · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad · Bethesda, MD · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Childrens Inn at Nih · Bethesda, MD · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Colby Museum of Art · Waterville, ME · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Jill'S House · Vienna, VA · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Joey'S Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
John Carroll High School · Washington, DC · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Jssa · Rockville, MD · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
St John'S College High School · Washington, DC · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2023
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad · Bethesda, MD · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Childrens Inn at Nih · Bethesda, MD · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Colby Museum of Art · Waterville, ME · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Freer and Sackler Galleries · Washington, DC · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Jill'S House · Vienna, VA · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Joey'S Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
W E T a · Arlington, VA · 2022
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad · Bethesda, MD · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Childrens Inn at Nih · Bethesda, MD · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Colby Museum of Art · Waterville, ME · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Freer and Sackler Galleries · Washington, DC · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Jill'S House · Vienna, VA · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$1,000
Joey'S Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$500
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center · Baltimore, MD · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$250
The Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$200
W E T a · Washington, DC · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$50
Johns Hopkins University Wilmer Eye Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal
$50
The Lustgarten Foundation · Woodbury, NY · 2021
To assist charity in its stated goal

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