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 2024–2024. 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.
- 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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