Lemberg Foundation Inc
New York, NY · EIN 13-6082064. Reported 194 grants totalling $13.4M to 82 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Lemberg Foundation Inc 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 $9,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $50,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $1,000,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | $2,710,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Usdan Center | Whatley Heights, NY | $2,400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yale University School | New Haven, CT | $1,843,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 92ND St Y | New York, NY | $882,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Uja Federation | New York, NY | $710,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hastings Center | Garrison, NY | $700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bennington College | Bennington, VT | $435,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cooke Center for Learning | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music | Brooklyn, NY | $290,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Learning Spring School | New York, NY | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brookings Institute | Washiington, DC | $215,416 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Center Theatre | New York, NY | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Institution | New York, NY | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kellog School of Management | Evanston, IL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ny Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $167,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| WNET 13 | New York, NY | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Slslf Inc | New York, NY | $123,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| School for Children With Hidden Intelligence | New York, NY | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine | New York, NY | $109,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Animal Medical Center | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bronx House Inc | Bronx, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Business Network | Dobbs Ferry, NY | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Justifi Jewish | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New 42ND Street Inc | New York, NY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Board of Family Services | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | New York, NY | $73,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Jewish Professionals | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Symphony Space | New York, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cooper Hewitt National Museum | New York, NY | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Yiddish Institute | New York, NY | $21,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Film Forum | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hand in Hand | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orchestra St Lukes | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jbi International | New York, NY | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Puppet Works | Brooklyn, NY | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Childrens Museum | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Shed | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Theatre Breaking Through Barriers | New York, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| America Israel Cultural Foundation | New York, NY | $7,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Oakhurst Risaing Treetops | New Tork, NY | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ethical Culture Fieldston School | Bronx, NY | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Braver Angels | New York, NY | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Good Food Institute | Washiington, DC | $5,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Jewsih History | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fare | Mclean, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lawyers for Children | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Museum of the City of New York | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| NPR Development | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Jewish Childrens Museum | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westport Country Playhouse | Westport, CT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Karen Organization | Roseville, MN | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Preservation Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $4,108 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Scarsdale Adult School | Scarsdale, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jazz Foundation of America | New York, NY | $3,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Public Theatre | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westport Library | Westport, CT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Israel Cultural Foundation | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Graduate Student Initiative | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ny Society Library | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washiington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fountain House | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ny Transit Museum | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nyu Langone Health | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rising Treetops at Oakhurst | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jose Limon Dance Institute and Foundation | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Public Art Fund | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cajac | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Art Education | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hear Your Song | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morgan Library | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Yorker for Parks | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oyster Bay Main Street Association | Oyster Bay, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Solomon R Guggenheim Museum | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Encourage Kids Foundation | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
50 of 82 (61%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 73%, across 3 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 83 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | $3,575,600 | $18,500 |
| 2022 | 48 | $3,327,208 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 52 | $3,238,116 | $6,458 |
| 2024 | 48 | $3,215,250 | $17,500 |
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. 58% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. 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 $9,000. 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 New York.
- 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 Lemberg Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 430 Park Avenue Suite 201, New York, NY, 10022. 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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