LSE Foundation
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LSE Foundation at a glance
In short: LSE Foundation gave $481K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $481K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $481,150
- -17.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $481,150
- -17.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $481,150
- Total assets
- $6,572,319
- +4.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who LSE Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The American Fund for LSE ($481K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
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 LSE Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $481K (2025) to $768K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $481K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The American Fund for LSE New York, NY | General Support | $481,150 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,572,319 | $2,336,946 | $3,606,579 | $481,150 | 1 |
| 2024 | $6,286,000 | $1,993,260 | $3,081,231 | $584,958 | 1 |
| 2023 | $7,447,477 | $1,755,766 | $2,512,084 | $579,690 | 1 |
| 2022 | $8,101,212 | $975,692 | $1,659,507 | $548,598 | 1 |
| 2021 | $8,784,329 | $8,327,997 | $1,443,038 | $672,044 | 1 |
| 2020 | $1,903,610 | $1,262,220 | $1,720,673 | $753,134 | 1 |
| 2019 | $2,392,863 | $2,589,868 | $1,738,610 | $768,404 | 1 |
About LSE Foundation
Based on IRS filings
LSE Foundation is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $481K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
LSE Foundation is led by Louise Nadal, Board Member & Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Louise Nadal
Board Member & Chair
Chair Lse Foundation Board → Chair & Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jill Slattery
Director of Principal Gifts for the Americas
Chief Fundraiser → Dir-Principal Gifts for Americas, 2023
Dir-Principal Gifts for Americas → Director of Principal Gifts for the Americas, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$176K (2019) → $198K (2025)
Malina Szreter
Director of Operations - Philanthropy & Global Eng
Deputy Director of Operations-Philanthropy & Glo → Deputy Director of Operations - Philanthropy & Glo, 2024
Deputy Director of Operations - Philanthropy & Glo → Director of Operations - Philanthropy & Global Eng, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Christopher R. Blake
Business Manager
Assistant Secretary → Business Manager, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$112K (2019) → $80K (2025)
Andrew Young
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mike Ferguson
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Sophie Hutchinson
Board Member & Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Secretary & Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Alice Singer
Board Member & Treasurer
Group Financial Accountant → Board Member & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Ciaran Denieffe
Group Financial Accountant
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Neal Thomson (2020–2024) — Board Member & Treasurer
- Former: Jenny Febry (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Kim Corina (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Roger Edgar (2019–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Michael Ferguson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Allison (2020) — Director
- Former: Ben Plummer-Powell (2019) — Former Director
- Former: Catherine Baldwin (2019) — Former 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $198K, to Ms Jill Slattery (Director of Principal Gifts for the Americas). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about LSE Foundation
How much does LSE Foundation give each year?
LSE Foundation gave $481K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $585K across 1 grant.
How large is LSE Foundation?
LSE Foundation reported $6.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3M.
What is LSE Foundation?
LSE Foundation is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. It holds $6.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does LSE Foundation operate?
LSE Foundation has awarded grants in New York.
What is LSE Foundation's EIN?
LSE Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4318240. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 10, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 28, 2024)
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