Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation
Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $280K. Net investment income was $244K.
Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation gave $280K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $70K), top state California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $280,000
- -51.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -42.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $70,000
- -14.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $87,500
- Total assets
- $3,853,515
- +6.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Childrens Hospital Los Angeles ($100K). Together the top 4 received $280K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 14 grants of 27 (52%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 47% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 158% of 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2019) to $575K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $280K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | General Purpose | $100,000 |
| About Fresh Inc Boston, MA | General Purpose | $100,000 |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | General Purpose | $75,000 |
| Change Reaction Sherman Oaks, CA | General Purpose | $5,000 |
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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 | $3,853,515 | $271,037 | $322,348 | $280,000 | 4 | $284,627 | $243,737 | $180,657 |
| 2024 | $3,609,623 | $127,574 | $598,797 | $575,000 | 7 | $575,070 | $103,847 | $185,524 |
| 2023 | $3,721,693 | $105,235 | $572,277 | $540,000 | 6 | $540,500 | $86,445 | $180,696 |
| 2022 | $3,819,928 | $2,041,434 | $558,320 | $530,000 | 7 | $530,035 | $321,360 | $148,099 |
| 2021 | $3,113,635 | $149,692 | $156,101 | $137,000 | 3 | $138,048 | $131,882 | $147,154 |
| 2020 | $2,885,262 | $1,278 | $101,864 | $87,000 | 3 | — | $30,984 | $127,732 |
| 2019 | $2,760,136 | $463,545 | $85,508 | $75,000 | 1 | — | $83,875 | $107,539 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $181K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation is led by Michael T. Carmen, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael T. Carmen
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
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 Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation
How much does Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation give each year?
Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation gave $280K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $575K across 7 grants.
What is Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $87,500, and its average grant was $70,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation give grants?
Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation's top state is California, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Massachusetts (36%) and Pennsylvania (27%).
Does Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation?
Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation reported $3.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $285K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $181K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation's EIN?
Carmen-Lederer Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-7165103. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 25, 2023)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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