Ladenburg Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-4156286

Ladenburg Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7.

Key facts about Ladenburg Foundation

In short: Ladenburg Foundation gave $7 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
13-4156286
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$7
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$7
Median grant
$7
Primary geography
Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

Annual Giving

$7

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$7

How Ladenburg Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 100% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2023 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

New YorkMemphisWashington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K3 grants2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7 (2025) to $101K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

St Jude Children's Research Hospital: $7St Jude Children's ResearchHospital$7

The largest 2025 recipient was St Jude Children's Research Hospital ($7).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TNCharitable$7

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
$0$50K$100K$150K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets—$7—
Revenue$3,626$2,002$10,440
Expenses$3,633$1,995$12,331
Qualifying Distributions$2,365$1,197$7,399
Distributable Amount——$87

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 31, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 29, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ladenburg Foundation is led by Martin Bussmann, Director, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Martin Bussmann

    Director, President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudia Engelhorn

    Director & Chairwoman

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Blades

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Ladenburg Foundation

How much does Ladenburg Foundation give each year?

Ladenburg Foundation gave $7 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Ladenburg Foundation operate?

Ladenburg Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, New York, Tennessee.

What is Ladenburg Foundation's EIN?

Ladenburg Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4156286. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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