Lederman Family Foundation
Lederman Family Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY. In filing year 2025, it reported 17 grants totaling $81,238, all to recipients in New York.
Lederman Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Lederman Family Foundation gave $81K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. 29% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $81,238
- -64.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +30.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,779
- -72.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,800
- Total assets
- $247,977
- +12.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 29% first-time grantees (5 of 17, 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 Lederman Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 30 East 65Th St 5B, New York, NY 10065
Phone: (212) 794-2366
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Lederman Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was 92ND Street Y ($25K). Together the top 10 received $78K.
Grant Size Distribution
80 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 79 grants of 80 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in New York State.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Lederman Family Foundation open to new grantees?
29%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 17 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $450 first-time, $3K repeat.
- 53% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 296% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $43K (2020) to $229K (2024). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $81K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 92ND Street Y New York, NY | Charitable | $25,000 |
| Temple Israel New York, NY | Charitable | $15,908 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY | Charitable | $10,000 |
| The Museum at Eldridge Street New York, NY | Charitable | $7,500 |
| UJA Federation of NY New York, NY | Charitable | $6,180 |
| East End Hospice Kanas Center for Hospice Westhampton Beach, NY | Charitable | $5,000 |
| HSS Foundation New York, NY | Charitable | $2,500 |
| The Harmonie Preservation Foundation New York, NY | Charitable | $2,500 |
| Southampton Hospital Foundation Southampton, NY | Charitable | $1,800 |
| Ronald McDonald House New York New York, NY | Charitable | $1,500 |
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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 | $247,977 | $116,329 | $89,621 | $81,238 | 17 | $81,238 | $110,638 | $27,459 |
| 2024 | $221,269 | $191,510 | $242,788 | $228,908 | 13 | $233,177 | $182,826 | $32,254 |
| 2023 | $272,547 | $74,202 | $80,797 | $65,238 | 16 | $72,640 | $65,253 | $31,235 |
| 2022 | $279,142 | $33,547 | $69,344 | $60,133 | 16 | $60,258 | $25,161 | $33,622 |
| 2021 | $314,939 | $43,455 | $83,198 | $69,740 | 18 | $73,319 | $33,955 | $35,375 |
| 2020 | $350,682 | $35,256 | $54,499 | $42,950 | 17 | — | $27,283 | $31,469 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lederman Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $27K 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 foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations in the arts, religious life, medicine, hospice care, and emergency services. These are descriptions of grantees, not stated focus areas of the foundation.
Upper East Side Hatzolah Inc, which received $1,000, describes its mission as providing emergency medical and ambulance services to Manhattan’s Upper East Side community. The Whitney Museum of American Art, which received $650, says it presents, collects, and inspires dialogue around art of the United States from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, champions living artists, and welcomes broad audiences.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 17 grants totaling $81,238. Grant amounts ranged from $200 to $25,000, with a median of $1,800.
Among its largest 2025 grants were $25,000 to 92ND STREET Y, $15,908 to TEMPLE ISRAEL, $10,000 to WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE, $7,500 to THE MUSEUM AT ELDRIDGE STREET, and $6,180 to UJA FEDERATION OF NY. Each was listed with the purpose “CHARITABLE.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists CAROL LEDERMAN as director, and JUDY LEDERMAN KLONER and AMY LEDERMAN VERSCHLEISER as trustees.
Lederman Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy Lederman Verschleiser
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Lederman
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy Lederman Kloner
Trustee
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 Lederman Family Foundation
How much does Lederman Family Foundation give each year?
Lederman Family Foundation gave $81K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $229K across 13 grants.
What is Lederman Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Lederman Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,800, and its average grant was $4,779, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Lederman Family Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does Lederman Family Foundation give grants?
Lederman Family Foundation 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 New York, NY (14 grants).
Does Lederman Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Lederman Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (17 grants).
Who are Lederman Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Lederman Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include 92ND Street Y ($25,000), Temple Israel ($15,908) and Weill Cornell Medicine ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lederman Family Foundation?
Lederman Family Foundation reported $248K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $81K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $27K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Lederman Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations in the arts, religious life, medicine, hospice care, and emergency services. These are descriptions of grantees, not stated focus areas of the foundation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Lederman Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Lederman Family Foundation's EIN?
Lederman Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-7202850. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Lederman Family Foundation 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated 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 November 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Lederman Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/lederman-family-foundation-morg_f52397396a2149168ada35fc463e2e69
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