Lart Charitable Trust
Lart Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Brooklyn, New York. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, all of them in New York.
Lart Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Lart Charitable Trust gave $140K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in New York. 75% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $140,450
- +12.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,778
- +54.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $1,510,286
- -4.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 75% first-time grantees (12 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Lart Charitable Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The trust does not accept unsolicited requests; it states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 4405 17Th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11204
Phone: (718) 438-2601
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Lart Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Mosdot Goor ($116K). Together the top 10 received $139K.
Grant Size Distribution
67 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 62 grants of 67 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Lart Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
75%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 12 of 16 grantees (75%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $30K. How we count
Medians: $440 first-time, $925 repeat.
- 25% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 48% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 192% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $84K (2020) to $140K (2025). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $140K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Mosdot Goor Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $116,000 |
| Keren Olam Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $15,000 |
| Kupat Eiser Nesian Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $2,360 |
| Cong Zichron Yisroel Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $1,500 |
| Congregation Pnei Menachem Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $1,250 |
| Barb Yakev Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $720 |
| Kupat Eizer Nisuin-Bais Yisroel Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $600 |
| Ezer Lanitzrachim Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $500 |
| Friends of Harim Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $500 |
| Bais Yaakov D'Chassidai Gur Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $380 |
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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 | $1,510,286 | $54,671 | $147,350 | $140,450 | 16 | $145,350 | $28,665 | $75,878 |
| 2024 | $1,587,199 | $70,222 | $130,158 | $124,679 | 22 | $129,279 | $50,117 | $60,223 |
| 2023 | $1,637,195 | $54,784 | $95,577 | $91,050 | 8 | $95,250 | $27,979 | $81,116 |
| 2022 | $1,668,469 | $24,509 | $99,245 | $94,720 | 10 | $98,920 | $10,935 | $85,888 |
| 2021 | $1,791,377 | $39,083 | $94,488 | $89,819 | 11 | $94,019 | $10,808 | $89,757 |
| 2020 | $1,859,660 | $50,203 | $87,687 | $83,540 | 8 | — | $21,173 | $92,623 |
| 2019 | $1,862,736 | $41,623 | $112,624 | $108,624 | 10 | — | $12,206 | $94,603 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lart Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $76K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for religious and educational organizations. For example, Friends of Mosdot Goor describes its own mission as advancing and supporting Jewish Orthodox educational institutions in the United States, Israel, and other countries, and assisting organizations that support people in need. Friends of Harim describes its mission as charitable grantmaking to religious institutions. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the trust’s.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the trust gave $140,450 through 16 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $180 to $116,000, with a median grant of $500. The largest grants were $116,000 to Friends of Mosdot Goor and $15,000 to Keren Olam, both in Brooklyn, New York. Other listed grants included $2,360 to Kupat Eiser Nesian, $1,500 to Cong Zichron Yisroel, and $1,250 to Congregation Pnei Menachem.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Israel Traube, Benjamin Traube, Isiah Traube, and Efraim Traube as trustees.
Lart Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Benjamin Moses Traube
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Efraim Shlomo Traube
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Isiah Traube
Trustee
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Israel Traube
Trustee
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Shaya Lezer Traube (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Yisroel Yitchock Traube (2019–2021) — Trustee
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 Lart Charitable Trust
How much does Lart Charitable Trust give each year?
Lart Charitable Trust gave $140K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $125K across 22 grants.
What is Lart Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Lart Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $8,778, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Lart Charitable Trust that year got $2K on average.
Where does Lart Charitable Trust give grants?
Lart Charitable Trust gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Brooklyn, NY (15 grants).
Does Lart Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Lart Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Lart Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Lart Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Friends of Mosdot Goor ($116,000), Keren Olam ($15,000) and Kupat Eiser Nesian ($2,360), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 95% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lart Charitable Trust?
Lart Charitable Trust reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $145K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $76K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Lart Charitable Trust fund?
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for religious and educational organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Lart Charitable Trust?
The trust does not accept unsolicited requests; it states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Lart Charitable Trust's EIN?
Lart Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-6210595. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Lart Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Lart Charitable Trust funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/lart-charitable-trust-morg_6d8aefce7fc44e9da4499cf8b256f867
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