Lasko Family Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2307053. Reported 300 grants totalling $25.2M to 96 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Lasko Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $35,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $87,500; the smallest was $360 and the largest $2,600,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Volunteers in Medicine | West Chester, PA | $3,302,500 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jevs Human Services | Philadelphia, PA | $2,914,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Technion Society | New York, NY | $2,810,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $1,168,000 | 12 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Good People Fund | Millburn, NJ | $1,091,850 | 18 | 5 | 2024 |
| Chester County Hospital Foundation | West Chester, PA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 18 Doors | Natick, MA | $908,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $875,360 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mitzvah Circle Foundation | Norristown, PA | $840,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Makom Community | Philadelphia, PA | $710,500 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Masorti Foundation | New York, NY | $654,500 | 6 | 3 | 2022 |
| Greater Philly Hillel Network | Philadelphia, PA | $558,850 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Learning Venture | Jenkintown, PA | $545,000 | 13 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hadar Institute | New York, NY | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Ofanim | Wayne, PA | $450,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel | Teaneck, NJ | $385,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Institute for Jewish Spirituality | New York, NY | $375,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Good Fellowship Club of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Moving Traditions | Elkins Park, PA | $339,300 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chester County Hospital | West Chester, PA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hias Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $265,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Society of Greater Philadelphia | Wynnewood, PA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Servic of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $212,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Ogen | University Heights, OH | $210,000 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kesher Israel Congregation | West Chester, PA | $205,360 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | $202,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jcc Association of North America | New York, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| US Friends of Dror Israel | Boca Raton, FL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aleph | Surfside, FL | $194,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Orr Shalom | Janesville, WI | $180,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $160,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal | Philadelphia, PA | $148,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Albert Einstein Academy | San Diego, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Act in Faith of Greater West Cheste | West Chester, PA | $130,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Orr Shalom for Children and Youth at Risk | Beit Shemesh | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts America Chester County | Exton, PA | $110,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tribe 12 | Philadelphia, PA | $105,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Perelman Jewish Day School | Wynnewood, PA | $103,600 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Society of Technion | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Temple Hillel | Philadelphia, PA | $85,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $78,300 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Ofanim | Wayne, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Chester Area Senior Center | West Chester, PA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Chester Food Cupboard | West Chester, PA | $70,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chester County Futures | Coatesville, PA | $69,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Justicerain Inc | West Chester, PA | $60,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Chester University Foundation | West Chester, PA | $54,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Albert Einstein Academy | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Raymond & Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School | Wynnewood, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kesher Israel Preschool | West Chester, PA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Friends of Ogen - Israel Free Loan Fund | University Heights, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mikveh at Temple Beth Hillel - Beth El | Wynnewood, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Washington, DC | $37,150 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jfcs of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $35,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bbyo | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bournelyf Special Camp | West Chester, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation Council of Greate Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Instutute for the Next Jewish Future | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uscj - United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Society Hill Synagoue | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| B'nai Brith Youth Organization | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shir Ami | Newtown, PA | $11,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beth Tikvah B'nai Jeshurun | Erdenheim, PA | $10,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bishop Shanahan High School | Downingtown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Federation of Nashville | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple Law School Scholarship | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jefferson Medical College | Philadelphia, PA | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Beth Shalom Congregation | Elkins Park, PA | $8,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gratz College | Melrose Park, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nina Kapur Memorial Scholarship C/O Bucks County Foundation | Doylestown, PA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Relief Agency | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $3,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Justice Rain Inc | West Chester, PA | $2,605 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Yahad-in Unum | New York, NY | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Funders Network | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust | Huntingdon Valley, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennypack Ecological Trail | Huntingdon Valley, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nina Kapur Memorial Scholarship | Doylestown, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yahad in Umum American Friends | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Jewish World Service | Etna, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadel Phia | Wynnewood, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Integrity First for America | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Memri - Middle East Media Research Institute | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mercy Neighborhood Ministries | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Rabbinical Assembly | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Advocates for Homeless & Those in Need | Fairless Hills, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beth B'nai Jeshurun Sisterhood | Erdenheim, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kol Hai Congregation | New Paltz, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mercy Neighbors Ministries | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
51 of 96 (53%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 61%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Jevs Human Services
TO ASSIST GOALS OF ORGANIZATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 190 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 59 | $2,055,200 | $20,000 |
| 2021 | 45 | $1,935,350 | $22,850 |
| 2022 | 66 | $3,299,105 | $35,500 |
| 2023 | 60 | $8,167,901 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 70 | $9,720,419 | $50,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 60% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $35,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lasko Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1845 Walnut Street Suite 2250, Philadelphia, PA, 19103. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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