The Leever Foundation is a private family foundation established on January 23, 1991, in Connecticut. Based administratively in Reston, Virginia, with a mailing address in Waterbury, Connecticut, the foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting nonprofit organizations and community initiatives, with a particular emphasis on place-based transformational change.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$21.0M
+50.2% YoY
Annual Giving
$460K
-7.1% YoY
Grant Count
52
+10.6% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$9K
-16.0% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation is dedicated to supporting opportunities for people in Waterbury, Connecticut—especially children—to fulfill their potential through place-based transformational change toward a just and equitable society.
Primary funding focus areas include:
- Education
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
- Human Services
- Youth Development
- Leadership Development
- Housing
- Scouting Organizations
Grantmaking
The foundation offers the **Transforming Systemic Inequality** grant opportunity, which supports local or regional collaborative strategies working to achieve greater equity of opportunity and outcomes in Waterbury communities. This program provides grants up to $40,000 per grant, with capacity building support available up to $100,000 total program funding.
Grant Range
s & Activity:**
Average Grant
approximately $10,537
How to Apply
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation maintains a place-based focus on Waterbury, Connecticut and the greater Waterbury area, with particular emphasis on supporting local and regional collaborative strategies within these communities.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Assets & Giving:
- Total assets: $20,968,736 (2024)
- Total assets: $13,960,681 (alternate 2023 figure)
- Total assets: $14,000,000 (2023)
- Total liabilities: $0 (2023)
- Annual giving: $495,000 (2024)
- Total revenue: $386,000 (2023)
- Total expenses: $992,000 (2023)
Tax Status:
- Tax-exempt since September 1991
- EIN: 22-3115036
- Designated as 501(c)(3) organization
- Files Form 990-PF annually
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $20,968,736 | $13,960,681 | $14,566,391 |
| Revenue | $8,012,932 | $386,069 | $1,260,574 |
| Expenses | $1,004,877 | $991,779 | $821,309 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $886,245 | $874,098 | $676,629 |
| Net Investment Income | $3,504,677 | $285,502 | $1,148,594 |
| Distributable Amount | $1,168,369 | $927,345 | $958,897 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
205 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Key Personnel:
- Saran White – Chief Executive Officer/Director (40 hours/week, $169,000 annual compensation) – Leading the foundation since December 2018
- Bilal Tajildeen – President/Director
- Morgan Leever – Vice President/Director
- Stephen Harte – Secretary/Director
- Daniel Hart – Treasurer/Director
- Andrew Leever – Director
- David Hart – Director
- Jacquee Porter – Director
- Sean Mosley – Director
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL HART | TREASURER/DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MORGAN LEEVER | VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| STEPHEN HARTE | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SARAN WHITE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/DIRECTOR | 40 | $197,781 |
| ANDREW LEEVER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DAVID HART | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JACQUEE PORTER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SEAN MOSLEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| BILAL TAJILDEEN | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
Contact Information
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2179 Waterbury, CT 06705
Administrative Office: 12030 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 450 Reston, VA 20191-3400
Phone: 203-572-5975 or 703-437-9720
Email: info@leeverfoundation.org
Website: www.leeverfoundation.org
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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