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 2022–2025. 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
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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