Funding search · EIN 136881724 · New York, NY

Leila & Mickey Straus Fam Char Tr

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

71
grants reported
$4.6M
total given
2024–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20242024. 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

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  • Women in Need1 grant · $500,000
  • International Rescue Committee1 grant · $500,000
  • American Assoc of the Natl Theatre1 grant · $500,000
  • Doctors Without Borders1 grant · $450,000
  • African Wildlife Foundation1 grant · $300,705
  • Save the Children Federation1 grant · $250,000
  • Ballet Theatre Founation1 grant · $250,000
  • Seeds of Africa1 grant · $200,000
  • School of Leadership Afghanistan1 grant · $200,000
  • Wnet1 grant · $150,000

Grant history

All 71 reported grants, largest first.

  • $500,000

    American Assoc of the Natl Theatre · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $500,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $500,000

    Women in Need · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $450,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $300,705

    African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    General

  • $250,000

    Ballet Theatre Founation · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $250,000

    Save the Children Federation · Fairfeild, CT · 2024

    General

  • $200,000

    School of Leadership Afghanistan · Boston, MA · 2024

    General

  • $200,000

    Seeds of Africa · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $150,000

    Wnet · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $110,000

    Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    General

  • $109,000

    Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    General

  • $100,000

    American Friends Service Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General

  • $100,000

    American Jewish Joint Committee · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $100,000

    Ibu Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024

    General

  • $100,000

    Regents of Univ California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    General

  • $76,500

    Kakenya Center for Excellence · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General

  • $65,000

    Guild Hall of East Hampton · East Hampton, NY · 2024

    General

  • $55,000

    Big Life Foundation USA · Ridgefield, WA · 2024

    General

  • $50,000

    Alliance for Middle East Peace · Washington, DC · 2024

    General

  • $50,000

    Americans for Children Middle East · Great Falls, VA · 2024

    General

  • $50,000

    Palestine Foundation · Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 2024

    General

  • $25,000

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $25,000

    Lafd Foundaton · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General

  • $25,000

    Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center · Sag Harbor, NY · 2024

    General

  • $25,000

    Sanctuary for Families · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $25,000

    The New York Historical Society · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $16,000

    Bogliasco Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $15,000

    Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    3 Generations · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Child Mind Institute · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    East Hampton Healthcare Foundation · East Hampton, NY · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Ethopia Education Initiatives · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Grateful Gatherings · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Heal Ministries · Nashville, TN · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Interact International · Delray Beach, FL · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Jewish Voice for Peace · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Joan and Sanford I Weill Medical College · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    American Friends of Combatants for Peace · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Driftless Area Land Conservancy · Dodgeville, WI · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    East Bay School for Boys · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    East Hampton Meals On Wheels · East Hampton, NY · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Food Bank for New York City · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Jewish Electorate Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Pine Ridge Girls School · Houston, TX · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    USA for Unfpa · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Uw Hillel Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    American Friends of Israeli Philharmonic · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Celebrate the Beat · Denver, CO · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Holocaust Memorial Center · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Horizons Savannah · Savannah, GA · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Juan Felipe Escobar Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Louis August Jonas Foundation · Rhineback, NY · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Madison Square Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    The Current Newspaper · Savannah, GA · 2024

    General

  • $2,000

    Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra · Savannah, GA · 2024

    General

  • $1,500

    American Political Science Association · Washington, DC · 2024

    General

  • $1,000

    Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons · Wainscott, NY · 2024

    General

  • $1,000

    Blue Mounds Area Project · Black Earth, WI · 2024

    General

  • $1,000

    Build Health International · Beverly, MA · 2024

    General

  • $1,000

    Coalition for the Homeless · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $1,000

    League of Women Voters Education Fd · Washington, DC · 2024

    General

  • $1,000

    New York STEM Cell Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $1,000

    Pace University Main Operating Acct · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $1,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washinton, DC · 2024

    General

  • $250

    Life Story Club · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General

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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.