Betty and John a Levin Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-6168345

Betty and John a Levin Fund is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets. Net investment income was $60.

Betty and John a Levin Fund at a glance

Total assets
$2,445
-50.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$60
-50.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$60
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Betty and John a Levin Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 17 (76%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

New YorkWest Palm BeachPalm BeachAuroraBaltimoreBronxMiamiPhiladelphiaPurchase

How Betty and John a Levin Fund gives

  • Giving grew 6089% from 2019 to 2022. Method
  • In 2022 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2 grants2019 3 grants2020 11 grants2021 6 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $619K (2022). In 2022 it made 6 grants totaling $619K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lincoln Center New York, NYCharitable$233,581
UJA Federation New York New York, NYCharitable$147,568
Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine New York, NYCharitable$103,285
UJA Federation New York New York, NEChartible$79,537
Norton Museum of Art West Palm Beach, FLCharitable$44,962
NYU Langone Hospital New York, NYCharitable$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$2,445$60————$60$118
2024$4,903$120$2,638————$144
2023$4,903$206$195———$11$283
2022$4,892$831$620,203$618,9336$619,103—$2,645
2021$124,083$14,374$39,360$37,00011—$12,374$29,999
2020$149,068$-653,094$32,802$32,6423—$14,316$23,429
2019$804,285$18,062$12,260$10,0002—$10,992$24,005

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Betty and John a Levin Fund reported a distributable amount of $118 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Betty and John a Levin Fund is led by Elisabeth Levin, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Elisabeth Levin

    President & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John A. Levin

    Secretary, Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Glenn A. Aigen (2019–2021) — Assistant Secretary & Director

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 Betty and John a Levin Fund

How large is Betty and John a Levin Fund?

Betty and John a Levin Fund reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $60.

Where does Betty and John a Levin Fund operate?

Betty and John a Levin Fund has awarded grants in Florida, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania.

How much is Betty and John a Levin Fund required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Betty and John a Levin Fund reported a distributable amount of $118 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Betty and John a Levin Fund's EIN?

Betty and John a Levin Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6168345. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 18, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 13, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 8, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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