Lart Foundation
Lart Foundation is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $76K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $25.
Lart Foundation at a glance
In short: Lart Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $75,508
- -11.3% vs 2024
- 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 September 2026.
Who Lart Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Mosdot Goor ($10K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Lart Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 282% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $20K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Mosdot Goor Brooklyn, NY | Education | $10,000 |
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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 | $75,508 | $3,041 | $12,650 | $10,000 | 1 | $12,250 | $25 | $4,340 |
| 2024 | $85,117 | $3,440 | $22,587 | $20,000 | 1 | $22,050 | $5,415 | $4,589 |
| 2023 | $104,264 | $777 | $22,051 | $20,000 | 1 | $22,050 | $65 | $5,658 |
| 2022 | $125,538 | $890 | $1,850 | — | — | $1,850 | $51 | $6,205 |
| 2021 | $126,498 | $842 | $2,034 | — | — | $1,950 | $16 | $5,274 |
| 2020 | $127,690 | $6,045 | $11,827 | $10,000 | 1 | — | $6,025 | $5,470 |
| 2019 | $137,873 | $108 | $1,651 | — | — | — | $88 | $6,784 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lart Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lart Foundation is led by Benjamin Traube, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Benjamin Traube
President
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Israel Traube
Secretary & Treasurer
Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Rifka Traube (2019–2023) — President & Secretary
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 Foundation
How much does Lart Foundation give each year?
Lart Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 1 grant.
How large is Lart Foundation?
Lart Foundation reported $76K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Lart Foundation operate?
Lart Foundation has awarded grants in New York.
What is Lart Foundation's EIN?
Lart Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1457771. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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