Funding search · EIN 136108527 · Lakewood, CO

Lederer Foundation

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

87
grants reported
$695,191
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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

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

  • Women Donors Network3 grants · $76,900
  • Brennan Center for Justice4 grants · $70,000
  • Protect Democracy Project4 grants · $70,000
  • American Civil Liberties Union4 grants · $69,991
  • Movement Voter Fund1 grant · $30,000
  • Media Democracy Fund1 grant · $30,000
  • Union of Concerned Scientists4 grants · $27,000
  • Movement Protection Fund1 grant · $25,000
  • Common Cause Education Fund4 grants · $25,000
  • Chinook Fund4 grants · $25,000

Giving over time

$104,000
2022
$109,900
2023
$194,800
2024
$286,491
2025

Grant history

All 87 reported grants, largest first.

  • $31,900

    Women Donors Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $30,000

    Media Democracy Fund · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    Charitable

  • $30,000

    Movement Voter Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $30,000

    Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $29,991

    American Civil Liberties Union · Denver, CO · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Movement Protection Fund · Seattle, WA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Women Donors Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    American Civil Liberties Union · Denver, CO · 2024

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    The Action Center · Lakewood, CO · 2024

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    Tides Movement Voter Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    Women Donors Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Chinook Fund · Denver, CO · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition · Denver, CO · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network · Westminster, CO · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    American Civil Liberties Union · Denver, CO · 2023

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    American Civil Liberties Union · Denver, CO · 2022

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $7,000

    Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Cobalt Abortion Fund · Denver, CO · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Conservation Colorado Education Fund · Denver, CO · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Democracy Forward Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Fair Fight Action Civic Education and Voter Protection Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Hunger Free Colorado · Denver, CO · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    League of Women Voters Education Fund · Washington Dc, DC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Media Matters for America · Washington, DC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    New Era Colorado · Denver, CO · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains · Denver, CO · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network · Westminster, CO · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Verified Voting Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Chinook Fund · Denver, CO · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Cobalt Abortion Fund · Denver, CO · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition · Denver, CO · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Media Justice · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Media Matters for America · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    New Era Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains · Denver, CO · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Virginia Organizing · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Chinook Fund · Denver, CO · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Conservation Colorado Education Fund · Denver, CO · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    League of Women Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    New Era Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network · Westminster, CO · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    American Jewish World Service · Etna, NH · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Chinook Fund · Denver, CO · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Colorado Center On Law and Policy · Denver, CO · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Conservation Colorado Education Fund · Denver, CO · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Global Fund for Women · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Media Justice · Oakland, CA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    New Era Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    American Jewish World Service · Etna, NH · 2024

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Global Fund for Women · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    American Jewish World Service · Etna, NH · 2023

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Global Fund for Women · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network · Westminster, CO · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Grassroots Power Project · Berkeley, CA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    In Our Name Project · New York, NY · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Way To Rise · Washington, DC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    United for a Fair Economy · Boston, MA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Urgent Action Fund · Alameda, CA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Urgent Action Fund · Alameda, CA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Hopewell Fund · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Just Vision · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2023

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Urgent Action Fund · Alameda, CA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Urgent Action Fund · Alameda, CA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $500

    Futures Without Violence · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $300

    The Womens Foundation of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    Charitable

  • $-5,500

    Voidedstale Checks · Lakewood, CO · 2024

    Charitable

  • $-8,000

    Voidedstale Checks · Lakewood, CO · 2025

    Charitable

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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.