The Donald M Karp and Margery Lesnik

SHORT HILLS, NJ EIN: 22-6058166

The Donald M Karp and Margery Lesnik is a private foundation, based in SHORT HILLS, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $631K. Net investment income was $29K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$631K

Grant Count

6

Avg Grant Size

$105K

About The Donald M Karp and Margery Lesnik

Based on IRS filings

The Donald M Karp and Margery Lesnik is a private foundation, based in SHORT HILLS, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $631K. Net investment income was $29K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

BurlingtonFlorham ParkIthicaLeavenworthLivingstonMillburnMontclairMontvilleMorristownMount VernonNaplesNew BrunswickNew HavenNew YorkNewarkOrangePatersonRoselandShort HillsSummit

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$174K$348K$521K$695K2020202120222024
Metric202420222021
Total Assets$601,486$561,207
Revenue$29,279$60,668$23,163
Expenses$631,854$20,389$40,759
Qualifying Distributions$630,810$19,000
Net Investment Income$29,279$59,668$20,149
Distributable Amount$7,351$31,915$26,763

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$158K$315K$473K$631K25 grants202020 grants202117 grants20226 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

GOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHRO…$459KGOLDMAN SACHS DAF$168KJEWISH FEDERATION OF MET…$3KJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES$1KINDEPENDENT CURATORS INT…$150NEWARK MUSEUM OF NATURAL…$100

Grant Size Distribution

68 grants across all recorded years

66<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DONALD M KARPPRESIDENT
MARGERY L KARPSECRETARY

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

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