Funding search · EIN 521254096 · Potomac, MD

Lester Poretsky Family Foundation

Name: Lester Poretsky Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

341
grants reported: $747,949
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,000
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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Various - See Attached1 grant · $265,500
The Woodstock Academy Foundation2 grants · $21,000
Alice Lloyd College (Appalachia Students)3 grants · $14,000
Americares Foundation3 grants · $10,000
Union of Concerned Scientists2 grants · $10,000
Environmental Defense Fund2 grants · $10,000
Capital Area Food Bank2 grants · $10,000
Natural Resources Defense Council2 grants · $10,000
Bread for the City2 grants · $10,000
World Central Kitchen2 grants · $8,000

Giving over time

$225,949

2022

$265,500

2023

$256,500

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 341 grants.

$265,500
Various - See Attached · See Attached, MD · 2023
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$20,000
The Woodstock Academy Foundation · Woodstock, CT · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$8,000
Uconn Foundation - Honors Program Vergano Institute for Inclusion Niec Sur · Storrs, CT · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$7,000
Alice Lloyd College (Appalachia Students) · Pippa Passes, KY · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$6,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$6,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$6,000
Alice Lloyd College (Appalachia Students) · Pippa Passes, KY · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Amercian Red Cross - 2k Blood Svcs - 3k Disaster Relief 2023 · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Americares Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Billy O Smith Scholarship Fund · Berlin, MD · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Bread for the City · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Fisher House Foundation · Rockille, MD · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Manna Food Center · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless - McCh · Rockville, MD · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Tyree Ame Church · Berlin, MD · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Bread for the City · Washington, DC · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Doctors Without Borders Medecins Sans Frontieres · New York, NY · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Fisher House Foundationinc · Rockville, MD · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Manna Food Center - Montgomery County · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless · Rockville, MD · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$5,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$4,000
Americares Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$4,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$3,000
Direct Relief - Ukraine Relief Turkey - Syria Earthquake (2023) · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$3,000
Easter Seals Serving Dc Md Va · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$3,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$3,000
Easter Seals · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$3,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$3,000
Tyree Ame Church - Repairs · Berlin, MD · 2022
Support for Sec.501(C)(3) Organization
$2,500
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,500
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$2,500
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Als Association · Boone, IA · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Cure Alzheimer'S Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Environmental and Energy Study Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Finca International · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Fisher Center for Alzheimer'S Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Montgomery College Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Nami · Arlington, VA · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Progeria Research Foundation · Peabody, MA · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Some · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Als Association · Washington, DC · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Care USA · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Center for Disaster Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support of Sec. 501(C)(3) Organization
$2,000
Fisher Center for Alzheimer'S Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Montgomery College Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2022
Support of Sec 501(C)(3) Organization
$2,000
Nami Maryland · Arlington, VA · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Progeria Research Foundation · Peabody, MA · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$2,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Support of sec. 501 (c)(3) organization
$1,500
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
Catholic Relief Services · Harlan, IA · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
St Joseph'S Indian School (Lakota Indians) · Chamberlain, SD · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
Cure Alzheimer'S Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
Feed the Children · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Support for Sec.501(C)(3) Organization
$1,500
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$1,500
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Support of Sec. 501(C)(3) Organization
$1,500
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$1,250
Animal Legal Defense Fund (Aldf) · Cotati, CA · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,100
Impact Dc · Washington, DC · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$1,024
Direct Relief - Hurricane Ian Florida · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Support of sec. 501(c)(3) organization
$1,000
Aarp Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,000
Accion International · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,000
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,000
Alice Lloyd College (Appalachia Students) · Pippa Passes, KY · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,000
Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,000
Alliance for Justice · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,000
America'S Vetdogs · Smithtown, NY · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,000
American Forests · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization
$1,000
American Nurses Foundation · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization

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