Funding search · EIN 316633021 · New York, NY

Lisa & Michael Leffell Foundation

Name: Lisa & Michael Leffell Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

160
grants reported: $7.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $20,000
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.

What they fund

education religious building community jewish medical research advocacy

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Uja Federation of New York4 grants · $1.6M
American Israel Education Foundation3 grants · $845,799
Jewish Institute for National Security of America2 grants · $305,000
The Leffell School2 grants · $295,155
Foundation for Defense of Democracies3 grants · $280,000
Temple Israel Center4 grants · $243,000
Commentary Magazine3 grants · $225,000
Sinai Temple2 grants · $200,000
Friends of Israel Defence Forces3 grants · $168,000
Boundless Israel1 grant · $150,000

Giving over time

$1.5M

2022

$3.9M

2023

$1.9M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 160 grants.

$1.2M
Uja Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2023
Jewish community building
$319,559
American Israel Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
$264,000
American Israel Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
$262,240
American Israel Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
$261,200
The Leffell School · Hartsdale, NY · 2023
Education
$200,000
Uja Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2024
Jewish community building
$200,000
Jewish Institute for National Security of America · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
$200,000
Uja Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2022
Jewish community building
$150,000
Boundless Israel · Belmont, MA · 2023
Religious organization
$125,000
Sinai Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Religious education
$118,000
Friends of Israel Defence Forces · New York, NY · 2023
Education, cultural and social service programmes to support the soliders
$115,000
Temple Israel Center · White Plains, NY · 2023
Religious organization
$110,000
Greater Miami Federation · Miami, FL · 2024
General purpose
$105,000
Jewish Institute for National Security of America · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
$100,000
Central Fund of Israel · Cedarhurst, NY · 2024
General purpose
$100,000
Foundation for Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
$100,000
Center for Israel Education · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Education
$100,000
Foundation for Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
$100,000
Sixpoint · Saint Petersburg, FL · 2023
Education
$100,000
The Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2023
Jewish community building
$100,000
Emory Jewish Student Center Inc - Chabad at Emory · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Education
$100,000
Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies · 2022
Education
$100,000
Mechon Hadar · New York, NY · 2022
Education
$80,000
Foundation for Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2022
Promote defense of democratic societies
$75,000
Commentary Magazine · New York, NY · 2024
Public broadcasting and media
$75,000
Sinai Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Religious education
$75,000
Steven Wise Free Synagogue · New York, NY · 2024
Religious organization
$75,000
Commentary Magazine · New York, NY · 2023
Public broadcasting and media
$75,000
Hadar Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Education
$75,000
Commentary Magazine · New York, NY · 2022
Public broadcasting and media
$65,000
Steven Wise Free Synagogue · New York, NY · 2023
Religious organization
$60,000
Imagination Productions · Sunrise, FL · 2023
Education
$60,000
Zioness Movement · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
$55,000
Temple Israel Center · White Plains, NY · 2024
Religious organization
$55,000
Temple Israel Center · White Plains, NY · 2022
Religious organization
$50,000
Moishe House · Encinitas, CA · 2024
General purpose
$50,000
Brothers for Life · Seattle, WA · 2023
Provide support to idf soldiers
$50,000
Central Fund of Israel · Cedarhurst, NY · 2023
General purpose
$50,000
Moishe House · Encinitas, CA · 2023
General purpose
$50,000
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations · New York, NY · 2023
Religious organization
$50,000
Heart of a Nation · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
$42,885
Alef Bet Preschool · Austin, TX · 2023
Education
$40,000
Center for Israel Education · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Education
$40,000
Fuente Latina · Miami, FL · 2024
General purpose
$40,000
Imagination Productions · Sunrise, FL · 2024
Education
$40,000
National Black Empowerment Council · Casper, WY · 2024
General purpose
$40,000
Zioness Movement · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$40,000
Fuente Latina · Miami, FL · 2023
General purpose
$40,000
National Black Empowerment Council · Casper, WY · 2023
General purpose
$33,955
The Leffell School · Hartsdale, NY · 2024
Education
$30,000
Jlens · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024
General purpose
$30,000
Sixpoint · Saint Petersburg, FL · 2024
Education
$30,000
Stardust Fertility Foundation · Scarsdale, NY · 2024
General purpose
$30,000
Jlens · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
General purpose
$30,000
Friends of Israel Defence Forces · New York, NY · 2022
Education, cultural and social service programmes to support the soliders
$30,000
Fuente Latina · Miami, FL · 2022
General purpose
$30,000
Jlens · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
General purpose
$30,000
National Black Empowerment Council · Casper, WY · 2022
General purpose
$27,500
Chabad Lubavitch of Westchester - Cl Center · New Rochelle, NY · 2023
Religious organization
$25,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
Civil rights advocacy
$25,000
Hadar Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Education
$25,000
Tablet Magazine · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$25,000
Teach Nysthe Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations · New York, NY · 2024
Education
$25,000
Reut USA · Woodland Hills, CA · 2023
Education
$25,000
Stardust Jewish Fertility Foundation · Scarsdale, NY · 2023
General purpose
$25,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
$25,000
Moishe House · Encinitas, CA · 2022
General purpose
$25,000
Reut USA · Woodland Hills, CA · 2022
Education
$25,000
Stardust Jewish Fertility Foundation · Scarsdale, NY · 2022
General purpose
$25,000
The Tikvah Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
$20,000
A Wider Bridge · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Education
$20,000
Center for Peace Communications · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Education
$20,000
Fjc · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$20,000
Friends of Israel Defence Forces · New York, NY · 2024
Education, cultural and social service programmes to support the soliders
$20,000
Israel On Campus Coalition · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
$20,000
A Wider Bridge · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Education
$20,000
Center for Peace Communications · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Education
$20,000
Fjc · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
$20,000
Israel On Campus Coalition · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
$20,000
Planned Parenthood Southeast · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Healthcare services and education
$20,000
Project Als · New York, NY · 2023
Medical research
$20,000
A Wider Bridge · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Equality for programming
$20,000
The Center for Peace Communications · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Education
$18,000
Temple Israel Center · White Plains, NY · 2022
Religious organization
$15,000
Elnet · Skokie, IL · 2024
General purpose
$15,000
Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Hospital
$15,000
Mount Sinai Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Hospital
$15,000
Mount Sinai Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Hospital
$14,328
Congregation Kol Ami · White Plains, NY · 2022
General purpose
$12,913
Young Israel of Scarsdale · Scarsdale, NY · 2024
Religious organization
$12,046
Congregation Kol Ami · White Plains, NY · 2022
General purpose
$10,000
Community Relations Police Foundation · North Miami, FL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Institute for a Secure America · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Planned Parenthood Southeast · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Healthcare services and education
$10,000
Project Als · New York, NY · 2024
Medical research
$10,000
The Louis D Brandeis Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Civil rights advocacy
$10,000
The Shalem Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Education
$10,000
Westchester Jewish Council · White Plains, NY · 2024
Jewish community building
$10,000
White Plains Hospital Medical Center Association Plant Fund · White Plains, NY · 2024
General support
$10,000
Community Relations Police Foundation · North Miami, FL · 2023
General purpose

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