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The Lef Foundation

Name: The Lef Foundation 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.

236
grants reported: $2.0M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $5,000
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.

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Funding pattern

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5 grants matching “skin” · $125,000

$75,000
Uniondocs · Ridgewood, NY · 2024
Funds in support of milton guilln's project my skin and i as part of the fsc-lef fellowship
$25,000
Milton Guillen · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Funds in support of milton guillen's project, my skin and i.
$15,000
Milton Guillen · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of milton guillen's project, my skin and i.
$5,000
Uniondocs · Ridgewood, NY · 2023
Funds in support of milton guilln's project my skin and i as part of the fsc-lef fellowship
$5,000
Uniondocs · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Program support of milton guillen project my skin and i

Top recipients

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

Center for Independent Documentary17 grants · $222,500
Points North Institute4 grants · $126,000
Uniondocs2 grants · $80,000
Filmmakers Collaborative4 grants · $72,500
Color Congress2 grants · $50,000
Documentary Educational Resources6 grants · $50,000
The Bay School2 grants · $50,000
Westchester Institute for Human Develop3 grants · $45,000
Independent Feature Project3 grants · $45,000
Sara Archambault2 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$400,500

2021

$550,000

2022

$499,500

2023

$584,600

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 236 grants.

$75,000
Uniondocs · Ridgewood, NY · 2024
Funds in support of milton guilln's project my skin and i as part of the fsc-lef fellowship
$50,000
Filmmakers Collaborative · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support of filmmakers
$45,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Sharon, MA · 2024
Funding for the following:unrestricted gift in support of center for independent documentary, and independent works by siobhan landry, carolina borras, brooke sais, and the completion of "the dreamers and i"
$40,000
Points North Institute · Camden, ME · 2024
A grant in support of the lef/ciff fellowship
$40,000
Creative Capital · New York, NY · 2022
Program support
$36,000
Points North Institute · Camden, ME · 2023
A grant in support of the lef/ciff fellowship program at the 2023 camden international film festival
$32,500
Women Make Movies Inc - Amanda Kowa · New York, NY · 2024
Program support of amanda kowalski's project, "out in the mountains (working title)"
$25,000
Color Congress · Oakland, CA · 2024
Funds in support of color congress's work to strengthen bipoc-led media organizations (1 of 2)
$25,000
Documentary Educational Resources · Watertown, MA · 2024
Unrestricted gift in support of documentary educational resources
$25,000
Experimental Sound Studio - Jodie M · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support of jodie mack's project, "early mourning, tarpon springs"
$25,000
Milton Guillen · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Funds in support of milton guillen's project, my skin and i.
$25,000
Sara Archambault · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Program support of sara archambault's project, "the river".
$25,000
Alexander Wolf Lewis · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of kaitlyn schwalje's project, unless something goes terribly wrong (working title)
$25,000
Angelo Madsen Minax · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of angelo madsen minax's project, a body to live in.
$25,000
Anna Barsan · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of anna barsan's project, softly in all directions.
$25,000
Color Congress · Oakland, CA · 2023
Funds in support of color congress's work to strengthen bipoc-led media organizations (1 of 2)
$25,000
Julie Mallozzi · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of julie mallozzi's project, unconscious medicine.
$25,000
Patricia Alvarez Astacio · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of gabriella garcia-pardo and raul paz-pastrana's project, backside.
$25,000
Ross McElwee · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of ross mcelwee's project, remake.
$25,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Boston, MA · 2022
Program support of shirley kim-ryu's project kaksor!!
$25,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Boston, MA · 2022
Program support of khary saeed jones's project night fight
$25,000
Points North Institute · Camden, ME · 2022
Program support of the lef/ciff fellowship program at the 2022 camden international film...
$25,000
President & Trustees of Bates College · Lewiston, ME · 2022
Program support of carolina gonzalez valencia's project how to clean a house in 10 easy ...
$25,000
The Bay School · Presidio of San Franci, CA · 2022
Program support of the bay school capital campaign
$25,000
Westchester Institute for Human Develop · Valhalla, NY · 2022
Program support of dan habib's project my disability roadmap (working title)
$25,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Boston, MA · 2021
Program support of amy jenkin's project adam's apple
$25,000
Independent Feature Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
Program support of leigh and jason morfoot's project school district
$25,000
Independent Film Alliance Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Program support of wynne hannan's project cairo, il project
$25,000
Points North Institute · Camden, ME · 2021
Program support of the lef/ciff fellowship at the camden international film festival
$25,000
The Bay School · Presidio of San Franci, CA · 2021
Program support of the second installment of a three part grant for the the bay school's...
$25,000
Tikkun Olam Productions · Somerville, MA · 2021
Program support of eric axelman's project israelism
$23,000
California College of the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Program support of the david meckel scholarship fund
$20,000
Tufts University - Riccardo Giaccon · Medford, MA · 2024
Program support of riccardo giacconi's project, "memory of lightning and affidavit as part of the harvard fs...
$20,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Supporting work in war torn areas
$15,000
Film Forum - Luke Meyer · New York, NY · 2024
Program support of luke meyer's project, "the teachers project (working title)".
$15,000
Mirabel Pictures - Banker White · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Program support of banker white's project, "heaven through the backdoor"
$15,000
Adam Mazo · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of adam mazo's project, we sing nonetheless.
$15,000
Christina Mastrangelo · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of christina mastrangelo's project, life is strange, leia lu
$15,000
Heather Cassano · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of heather cassano's project, the fate of human beings.
$15,000
Iyabo Kwayana · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of iyabo kwayana's project, black pearl.
$15,000
Milton Guillen · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of milton guillen's project, my skin and i.
$15,000
Myles Jewell · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of myles jewell's project, burlington, this is you!
$15,000
Sara Archambault · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of caitlyn greene's project, the river.
$15,000
California College of Arts & Crafts · Oakland, CA · 2022
Program support of cca's annual fund
$15,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Boston, MA · 2022
Program support of anna barsan's project softly in all directions
$15,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Boston, MA · 2022
Program support of john hulsey's project from the land
$15,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Boston, MA · 2022
Program support of shirley kim-ryu's project kaksori
$15,000
Documentary Educational Resources · Roslindale, MA · 2022
Program support of james rutenbeck's project the fuck you spark
$15,000
Experimental Sound Studio · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support of jodie mack's project early mourning, tarpon spring
$15,000
Film Independent · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Program support of amanda erickson's project she cried that day
$15,000
Filmmakers Collaborative · Melrose, MA · 2022
Program support of sabriba aviles and jenny alexander's project chelsea (working title)
$15,000
Independent Feature Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Program support of rachael decruz & jeremy s. Levine project nine
$15,000
Uniondocs · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Program support of angelo madsen minax's project a body to live in
$15,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Boston, MA · 2021
Program support of emily graham-handley's project king luck
$15,000
New York Foundation for the Arts · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
Program support of mary patierno's project requiem for a river
$15,000
The Film Collaborative · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Program support of mary-jane doherty's project cosmic coda
$15,000
Westchester Institute for Human Develop · Valhalla, NY · 2021
Program support
$15,000
Women Make Movies · New York, NY · 2021
Program support of kiran jandu'd project the source of life (te puna ora)
$11,000
Museum of Ceramic Artsny · New York, NY · 2024
Program support of the work of the museum of ceramic arts/ new york
$11,000
Progress Unity Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Program support
$10,000
Flahertyinternational Film Seminars · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
In support of 2 fellowships at the 2024 flaherty seminar, and general operating/staffing expenses.
$10,000
Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, RI · 2024
Program support of the architectural department
$10,000
Roots and Branches Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Program support of roots and branches programs
$10,000
Flahertyinternational Film Seminars · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
In support of 2 fellowships at the 2024 flaherty seminar, and general operating/staffing expenses.
$10,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Boston, MA · 2022
Program support of cid's sponsored film project, a decent home
$10,000
The Evergreen State College · Nw Olympia, WA · 2022
Program support
$10,000
California College of the Arts · Oakland, CA · 2021
Program support of 2022 annual fund california college of the arts
$10,000
Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, RI · 2021
Program support of rodoldo machado lecture fund at the rhode island school of design
$9,000
International Film Seminars · New York, NY · 2022
A strategic grant in support of four lef new england fellows at the 2023 flathery film seminar
$9,000
Progress Unity Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Program support in general support of the anti-war anti-racism work for answer organizes
$9,000
Progress Unity Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Program support of the anti-war anti-racism work that answer organizes.
$9,000
The Flaherty · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
Program support of four lef new england fellows at the 2022 flaherty film seminar
$8,000
Calistoga Art Center · Calistoga, CA · 2023
Program support of gen. Operations to be used as match for ca arts council gen. Operations grant
$8,000
Calistoga Art Center · Calistoga, CA · 2022
Program support of the general operating support of the calistoga art center
$7,500
Project X Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Program support for project x foundation
$7,000
American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2024
Program support of the aclu's civil rights work
$7,000
Albuquerque Museum Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Program support of the exhbit, danny lyon-journey west, photgraphs and film
$6,000
Cerf · Battleboro, VT · 2024
Program support of craft emergency relief fund/ cerf+
$6,000
Leopold Writing Program · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Program support of the writing residency at the leopold writing program
$6,000
Massachusetts Production Coalition · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General support of film production
$6,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2022
Program support of the critical work that planned parenthood does.
$5,500
Everson Museum of Arts · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Program support of arts
$5,000
Blackstar Projects Inc - Luis Arnas · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Program support of luis arnas's project, "tonada menguante"
$5,000
Calistoga Cares Food Bank · Calistoga, CA · 2024
Program support of the calistoga cares food bank
$5,000
Film Independent - Erin Ramirez and · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Erin ramirez and mona xia's project, kowloon dynasty.
$5,000
Calistoga Art Center · Calistoga, CA · 2023
General support of the calistoga arts center
$5,000
Center for Architecture and Design · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Enhance public appreciation for architecture and design
$5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General support of doctors without borders work in palestine
$5,000
Fern Silva · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of fernando silva's project, rebounds.
$5,000
Horizons Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Scholarships in celebration for 10th anniversary
$5,000
Isamu Noguchi Foundation at the Garden Museum · Long Island City, NY · 2023
General support of the toshiko takaezy project undertaken by the isamu noguchi foundation
$5,000
Jay Paris · Tamworth, NH · 2023
Funds in support of jay paris's project, the selma project.
$5,000
Kate Way · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of kate way's project, 97.
$5,000
Leila Philip · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of leila philip's project, the cardiff tapes.
$5,000
Mary Jirmanus Saba · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of mary jirmanus saba and kelly gallagher's project, by all your memories.
$5,000
Massachusetts Production Coalition · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General support of film production
$5,000
Michelle Trujillo · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of michelle trujillo's project, 1511.
$5,000
Palm Springs Cultural Center · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
General support of the coachella valley filipino festival at the palm springs cultural center.
$5,000
Progress Unity Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Program support in general support of anti war anti racism work
$5,000
Sarah Bliss · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds in support of sarah bliss's project, uncovered.

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