Funding search · EIN 236779299 · Meadowbrook, PA

Vivian Simkins Lasko Foundation

Name: Vivian Simkins Lasko Foundation grants, 2021–2023
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.

55
grants reported: $83,250
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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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.

The Society of the Four Arts2 grants · $17,500
Beth Shalom2 grants · $16,000
Patrick Risha Cte Awareness Foundat1 grant · $10,000
Chabad House Palm Beach3 grants · $7,700
Abington Hospital3 grants · $5,000
Magen David Adom1 grant · $5,000
Norton Art Museum3 grants · $4,050
Jewish Federation of Philadelphia2 grants · $2,500
Henry M Flager Museum3 grants · $1,650
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia3 grants · $1,610

Giving over time

$9,100

2021

$29,400

2022

$44,750

2023

Grant history

All 55 reported grants, largest first.

$10,000
Patrick Risha Cte Awareness Foundat · Doylestown, PA · 2023
Health care goals
$10,000
The Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Community service
$10,000
Beth Shalom · Elkins Park, PA · 2022
Community service
$7,500
The Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Community service
$6,000
Beth Shalom · Elkins Park, PA · 2023
Community service
$5,000
Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023
Health care goals
$3,600
Chabad House Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Community service goals
$3,600
Chabad House Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Community service goals
$2,000
Abington Hospital · Abington, PA · 2023
Health care goals
$2,000
Norton Art Museum · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Community service goals
$2,000
Abington Hospital · Abington, PA · 2022
Health care goals
$1,600
Norton Art Museum · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Community service goals
$1,500
Jewish Federation of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Community goals
$1,000
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Health care goals
$1,000
Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Health care goals
$1,000
Curtis Institute of Music · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Community service goals
$1,000
Barnes Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Community service goals
$1,000
Jewish Federation of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Community goals
$1,000
Abington Hospital · Abington, PA · 2021
Health care goals
$1,000
Cte · Boston, MA · 2021
Healthcare goals
$1,000
Plumbstead Fire Dept · Plumbstead, PA · 2021
Community goals
$1,000
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Health care goals
$750
Henry M Flager Museum · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Community service goals
$750
Wistar Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Health care goals
$750
Henry M Flager Museum · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Community service goals
$500
Barnes Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Community service goals
$500
Chabad House Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Community service goals
$500
Plumstead Police Department · Plumstead, PA · 2021
Community service goals
$450
Norton Art Museum · West Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Community service goals
$410
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Health care goals
$400
Nyu Hospital · New York, NY · 2023
Health care goals
$400
Palm Beach Civic Association · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Community service goals
$310
Multiple Sclerosis Assn of America · Cherry Hill, NJ · 2022
Health care goals
$250
Preservation Foundation of Palm Bea · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Community service goals
$250
Preservation Foundation of Palm Bea · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Community services goals
$250
34th West Chester Charity · West Chester, PA · 2021
Community service goals
$250
Preservation Foundation of Palm Bea · Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Community services goals
$200
Abington Fire Department · Abington, PA · 2023
Community service goals
$200
Abington Police · Abington, PA · 2023
Community service goals
$200
Palm Beach Fire Department · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Community service goals
$200
Palm Beach Police · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Community service goals
$200
Palm Beach Zoo · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Community service goals
$200
Palm Beach Zoo · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Community service goals
$200
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Health care goals
$200
Palm Beach Civic Association · Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Community service goals
$180
Jewish National Fund · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2022
Community service
$150
Henry M Flager Museum · Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Community service goals
$100
Abington Fire Department · Abington, PA · 2022
Community service goals
$100
Palm Beach Fire Department · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Community service goals
$100
Abington Fire Department · Abington, PA · 2021
Community service goals
$100
Abington Police Athletic League · Abington, PA · 2021
Community service goals
$100
Multiple Sclerosis Assn of America · Cherry Hill, NJ · 2021
Health care goals
$100
Palm Beach Fire Department · Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Community service goals
$100
Palm Beach Zoo · West Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Community service goals
$100
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau · Camphill, PA · 2021
Community service goals

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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.