Funding search · EIN 826961145 · New York, NY

The Herbert and Patricia Lessow

Name: The Herbert and Patricia Lessow grants, 2022–2024
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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.

43
grants reported: $256,300
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Top recipients

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

Leopold Schepp Foundation3 grants · $80,000
Mvp Basketball Camp3 grants · $45,000
Johns Hopkins Center for American3 grants · $35,500
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA1 grant · $20,000
Parents Center1 grant · $15,000
Ucsc Foundation1 grant · $10,000
Hearts and Homes for Refugees2 grants · $7,000
Westchester Youth Alliance2 grants · $6,000
Sunrise Association3 grants · $5,500
Salud Y Carino1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$82,300

2022

$103,000

2023

$71,000

2024

Grant history

All 43 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
Leopold Schepp Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$20,000
Leopold Schepp Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$20,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$15,000
Mvp Basketball Camp · White Plains, NY · 2024
General support
$15,000
Parents Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
General support
$15,000
Mvp Basketball Camp · White Plains, NY · 2023
General support
$15,000
Johns Hopkins Center for American · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
$15,000
Mvp Basketball Camp · White Plains, NY · 2022
General support
$10,500
Johns Hopkins Center for American · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
$10,000
Johns Hopkins Center for American · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
$10,000
Leopold Schepp Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$10,000
Ucsc Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Hearts and Homes for Refugees · Pelham, NY · 2024
General support
$5,000
Salud Y Carino · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
General support
$4,000
Westchester Youth Alliance · Chappaqua, NY · 2024
General support
$3,000
American Liver Foundation · West Orange, NJ · 2023
General support
$3,000
Sunrise Association · Oceanside, NY · 2023
General support
$2,500
15 for Life Foundation · Stuart, FL · 2022
General support
$2,000
American Liver Foundation · West Orange, NJ · 2024
General support
$2,000
Keep · Katonah, NY · 2024
General support
$2,000
Hearts and Homes for Refugees · Pelham, NY · 2023
General support
$2,000
Panagea Legal Services · San Fransico, CA · 2023
General support
$2,000
Westchester Youth Alliance · Chappaqua, NY · 2023
General support
$1,500
Steam Leadership · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$1,500
Sunrise Association · Oceanside, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
Carnegie Hill Neighbors · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
National Association On · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support
$1,000
North Salem Open Land · North Salem, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
Thirteen · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
Carnegie Hill Neighbors · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1,000
One Goal · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1,000
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2023
General support
$1,000
Rip Medical Debt · Long Island City, NY · 2023
General support
$1,000
Thirteen · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1,000
Backyard Sports Cares · White Plains, NY · 2022
General support
$1,000
Carnegie Hill Neighbors · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$1,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2022
General support
$1,000
Sunrise Association · Oceanside, NY · 2022
General support
$500
Agawam Council · Raymond, ME · 2024
General support
$500
Save Our Sports · Enfield, CT · 2024
General support
$500
Keep · Katonah, NY · 2023
General support
$500
Thirteen · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$300
Backyard Sports Cares · White Plains, NY · 2022
General support

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