Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation
Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation is a private foundation, based in Greenvale, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $510K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $27K.
Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation at a glance
In short: Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation gave $16K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,000
- -51.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -69.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,000
- +57.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,250
- Total assets
- $509,690
- +0.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (53% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Boston Children's Hospital ($5K). Together the top 4 received $16K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation gives
- Giving grew 45% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 85% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2023) to $33K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $16K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA | Charitable Purposes | $5,000 |
| Interfaith Nutrition Network Hempstead, NY | Charitable Purposes | $5,000 |
| Hadassah New York, NY | Charitable Purposes | $3,500 |
| American Heart Association Dallas, TX | Charitable Purposes | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $509,690 | $33,637 | $29,403 | $16,000 | 4 | $22,446 | $26,680 | $26,262 |
| 2024 | $505,456 | $49,839 | $51,078 | $33,000 | 13 | $38,859 | $37,620 | $23,790 |
| 2023 | $506,695 | $12,045 | $28,973 | $7,500 | 3 | $20,509 | $3,581 | $22,299 |
| 2022 | $523,623 | $-309,910 | $23,013 | $11,000 | 3 | $13,088 | — | $24,803 |
| 2021 | $856,546 | $38,259 | $32,390 | $22,500 | 4 | — | $30,367 | $20,996 |
| 2019 | $863,736 | $-15,411 | $23,574 | $14,500 | 11 | — | $4,919 | $19,439 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation is led by Barbara Mironov, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barbara Mironov
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Diane Lichtenberg-Scanlan
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Richard Lichtenberg
Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Susan Karelitz
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation
How much does Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation give each year?
Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation gave $16K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $33K across 13 grants.
What is Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation's typical grant size?
Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,250, and its average grant was $4,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation give grants?
Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation gives mostly in New York: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Massachusetts (31%) and Texas (16%).
How large is Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation?
Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation reported $510K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $22K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation's EIN?
Alan & Elaine Lichtenberg Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-6530618. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 11, 2019)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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