Lerner Foundation
Lerner Foundation is a private foundation, based in Islandia, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $799K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $50K. Net investment income was $45K.
Lerner Foundation at a glance
In short: Lerner Foundation gave $50K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,345
- -76.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +12.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,594
- -78.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $798,703
- -0.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (50% 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 Lerner Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Bollinger Foundation ($25K). Together the top 9 received $50K.
Grant Size Distribution
47 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 47 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Lerner Foundation gives
- Giving fell 63% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 38% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $50K (2025) to $211K (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Bollinger Foundation Washington, DC | Enhance Educational Environment | $25,000 |
| Englewood Hospital Med Center Fnd Englewood, NJ | To enable their doctors and nurses to deliver the highest quality care. | $11,931 |
| Charitybuzzcom New York, NY | Provides auction services to raise funds for foundations and non-profits | $4,954 |
| Ned Cancer Fund New York, NY | To Support Gynecologic Cancer Programs. | $2,560 |
| Jazz Foundation of America New York, NY | To provide emergency assistance, work opportunities and connetion with the community for the jazz workers of America. | $2,500 |
| Momentum Unlimited Rockville, MD | To empower women to change the world through jewish values that transform ourselves, our families and our communities. | $1,800 |
| Leukemia Lymphoma Society Rye Brook, NY | To cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. | $1,000 |
| Anello Feeds First Engelwood Cliffs, NJ | To provide with dignity, hot meals to those in need in an effort to end food insecurity in our communities. | $400 |
| Backswing Golf Events Phoenix, AZ | To provide female professional golfers to elevate charity and corporate golf events to help raise money for other charities. | $200 |
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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 | $798,703 | $44,872 | $51,295 | $50,345 | 9 | $50,345 | $44,872 | $132,466 |
| 2024 | $805,126 | $50,630 | $213,461 | $210,786 | 8 | $210,786 | $46,796 | $129,477 |
| 2023 | $967,957 | $48,016 | $86,973 | $74,286 | 6 | $74,286 | $30,656 | $110,841 |
| 2022 | $1,006,914 | $339,924 | $138,570 | $135,036 | 11 | $135,036 | $339,924 | $105,288 |
| 2021 | $805,560 | $262,537 | $61,448 | $59,148 | 13 | $59,148 | $26,971 | $78,458 |
| 2020 | $604,471 | $56,211 | $80,314 | $76,646 | 16 | — | $25,844 | $54,217 |
| 2019 | $628,574 | $29,669 | $87,059 | $83,491 | 12 | — | $29,669 | $54,452 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lerner Foundation reported a distributable amount of $132K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lerner Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy Kv Lerner
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard M. Lerner
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/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 Lerner Foundation
How much does Lerner Foundation give each year?
Lerner Foundation gave $50K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $211K across 8 grants.
What is Lerner Foundation's typical grant size?
Lerner Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $5,594, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lerner Foundation give grants?
Lerner Foundation gives mostly in District of Columbia: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New Jersey (24%) and New York (22%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants).
Does Lerner Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Lerner Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Lerner Foundation's largest grantees?
Lerner Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Bollinger Foundation ($25,000), Englewood Hospital Med Center Fnd ($11,931) and Charitybuzzcom ($4,954), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 83% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lerner Foundation?
Lerner Foundation reported $799K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $50K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $132K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Lerner Foundation's EIN?
Lerner Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1596911. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 4, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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