LLS Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3282712

LLS Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $42K. Net investment income was $28K.

LLS Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: LLS Foundation Inc gave $42K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $21K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$42,000
+740.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+100.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$21,000
+320.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$21,000
Total assets
$1,511,738
-1.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
New Jersey (95% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who LLS Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

American Friends of the Jaffa Institute: $40KAmerican Friends of the JaffaInstitute$40KUkranian Institute of America: $2KUkranian Institute of America$2K

The largest 2024 recipient was American Friends of the Jaffa Institute ($40K). Together the top 2 received $42K.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkBergenfieldBurlingtonDurhamHarrisburgOaklandSan AntonioSheffield

How LLS Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 47% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 31% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K9 grants2020 4 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $80K (2021). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $42K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Friends of the Jaffa Institute Bergenfield, NJGeneral Purpose$40,000
Ukranian Institute of America New York, NYGeneral Purpose$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$1,511,738$36,198$51,578$42,0002$44,250$27,665$142,317
2023$1,541,758$21,391$19,211$5,0001$7,250$9,430$99,348
2022$1,539,578$289,014$18,207$1,5001$1,644$272,452$98,917
2021$915,743$392,166$94,754$80,0004—$380,412$93,648
2020$618,331$102,455$77,282$65,5009—$93,871$81,123

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, LLS Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $142K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

LLS Foundation Inc is led by Laura L. Scheuer, President, Director & Trustee on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Laura L. Scheuer

    President, Director & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Damella Dotan

    Secretary, Treasurer & Director

    Vice President & Director → Secretary, Treasurer & Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth H. Scheuer

    Secretary, Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 LLS Foundation Inc

How much does LLS Foundation Inc give each year?

LLS Foundation Inc gave $42K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $5K across 1 grant.

How large is LLS Foundation Inc?

LLS Foundation Inc reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $44K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $142K (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.

Where does LLS Foundation Inc operate?

LLS Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont.

What is LLS Foundation Inc's EIN?

LLS Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3282712. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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