Funding search · EIN 205558739 · New York, NY
The Lee Thaw Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 49
- grants reported
- $313,410
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,500
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Metropolitan Opera Association3 grants · $105,000
- Maysles Institute Inc Co Dale Dobson3 grants · $23,500
- The Bass Museum2 grants · $20,910
- Perez Art Museum Miami3 grants · $19,000
- Chanticleer Foundation2 grants · $17,500
- New York City Center3 grants · $15,000
- Preservation League Nys Arts2 grants · $12,500
- Hampton International Film Festival1 grant · $10,000
- Metropolitan Opera Guild2 grants · $10,000
- Bass Museum1 grant · $7,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 49 reported grants, largest first.
- $52,500
Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2024
General purposes
- $27,500
Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
- $25,000
Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $13,410
The Bass Museum · Miami Beach, FL · 2024
General purposes
- $12,500
Maysles Institute Inc Co Dale Dobson · New York, NY · 2024
General purposes
- $11,000
Perez Art Museum Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
General purposes
- $10,000
Chanticleer Foundation · Wayne, PA · 2024
General funding
- $10,000
New York City Center · New York, NY · 2024
General purposes
- $10,000
Preservation League Nys Arts · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
- $10,000
Hampton International Film Festival · Northhampton, MA · 2022
General purposes
- $7,500
Bass Museum · Miami, FL · 2023
General purposes
- $7,500
Chanticleer Foundation · Wayne, PA · 2023
General funding
- $7,500
The Bass Museum · Miami Beach, FL · 2022
General purposes
- $6,500
Perez Art Museum Miami · Miami, FL · 2023
General purposes
- $6,000
Maysles Institute Inc Co Dale Dobson · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
- $5,000
American Friends of Salburg -Easter Festival · New York, NY · 2024
General purposes
- $5,000
Metropolitan Opera Guild · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
- $5,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera · Mount Pleasant, SC · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Master Voices · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Maysles Institute Inc Co Dale Dobson · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Metropolitan Opera Guild · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $4,500
Catapult Opera · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $3,000
Rome Chamber Music Festival · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $2,500
Arts 14c · Jersey City, NJ · 2024
General purposes
- $2,500
Lamplighter Foundation · Albany, NY · 2024
General purposes
- $2,500
Sand Lake Center for the Arts · Averill Park, NY · 2024
General purposes
- $2,500
The Hampton House · Miami, FL · 2024
General purposes
- $2,500
American Liver Foundation · West Orange, NJ · 2023
General funding
- $2,500
Catapult Opera · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
- $2,500
New York City Center · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
- $2,500
Sand Lake Center for the Arts · Averill Park, NY · 2023
General purposes
- $2,500
University of Albany Foundation · Albany, NY · 2023
General purposes
- $2,500
Island Health Project · Fishers Island, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $2,500
New York City Center · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $2,500
Preservation League Nys Arts · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $2,500
Sand Lake Center for the Arts · Averill Park, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $2,500
The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region · Albany, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $2,500
The Hampton House · Miami, FL · 2022
General purposes
- $2,500
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $2,500
University of Albany Foundation · Albany, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $2,000
The Wolfsonian Museum - Fiu · Miami, FL · 2024
General purposes
- $2,000
The Wolfsonian Museum - Fiu · Miami, FL · 2022
General purposes
- $1,500
Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
- $1,500
Perez Art Museum Miami · Miami, FL · 2022
General purposes
- $1,500
The Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $1,000
Island Health Project · Fishers Island, NY · 2024
General purposes
- $1,000
Njsnf · Merceville, NJ · 2023
General purposes
- $1,000
Njsnf · Merceville, NJ · 2022
General purposes
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