Funding search · EIN 650011076 · La Crescenta, CA

Marie Keese Lelash Foundation

Name: Marie Keese Lelash Foundation grants, 2023–2024
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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.

40
grants reported: $387,100
total given: 2023–2024
filing years: $7,750
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2024. 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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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.

Cape Coral Animal Shelter2 grants · $45,000
Valley Humane Society2 grants · $37,500
Edesia Nutrition1 grant · $30,000
Edesia1 grant · $25,000
Harry Chapin Food Bank of Sw Florida1 grant · $20,000
The Center for Great Apes1 grant · $20,000
Center Theater Group2 grants · $18,000
Hasbro Children'S Hospital2 grants · $15,000
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley2 grants · $11,000
Habitat for Humanity of Lee & Horry County1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$156,600

2023

$230,500

2024

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

$30,000
Cape Coral Animal Shelter · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$30,000
Valley Humane Society · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$30,000
Edesia Nutrition · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$25,000
Edesia · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$20,000
Harry Chapin Food Bank of Sw Florida · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$20,000
The Center for Great Apes · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$15,000
Cape Coral Animal Shelter · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$10,000
Center Theater Group · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Lee & Horry County · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$10,000
Prospector Theater · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$10,000
Step Up Women'S Network · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$10,000
Center for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$10,000
Hasbro Children'S Hospital · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$10,000
Prospect Theater · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$10,000
Providence Community Preparatory School · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$8,500
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$8,500
Sunnyvale Community Services · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$8,000
Ecumenical Hunger Program · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$8,000
Center Theater Group · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$8,000
Economical Hunger Program · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$7,500
Adams County Aspca · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$7,500
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$7,500
Semper Fi Fund · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$7,500
The Fisher House · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$7,500
Valley Humane Society · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$5,000
826 La · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$5,000
Benevity · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$5,000
Hasbro Children'S Hospital · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$5,000
June Shelton School · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$5,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$5,000
Life Moves · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$5,000
June Shelton School & Evaluation Center · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$5,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$5,000
Life Moves · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$3,000
Childhelp · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$2,500
Maine Needs · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$2,500
Trevor Project · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$2,500
World Central Kitchen · La Crescenta, CA · 2024
Unrestricted contribution
$2,500
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution
$600
St Anne'S · La Crescenta, CA · 2023
Unrestricted contribution

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