The Leir Foundation Inc

RIDGEFIELD, CT EIN: 06-1466481

The Leir Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in RIDGEFIELD, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $94.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $12.7M. Net investment income was $6.4M.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$94.7M

-7.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$12.7M

+128.5% YoY

Grant Count

4

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3.2M

+71.4% YoY

About The Leir Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Leir Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in RIDGEFIELD, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $94.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $12.7M. Net investment income was $6.4M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Ridgefield

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$9M$14M$18M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$94,729,399$102,118,865$104,917,046
Revenue$7,646,080$4,669,357$4,486,637
Expenses$15,044,921$7,477,185$8,380,452
Qualifying Distributions$5,134,862$3,632,007$6,132,242
Net Investment Income$6,440,387$3,592,920$3,598,367
Distributable Amount$5,789,108$5,545,291$5,858,696

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$6M$10M$13M2 grants20202 grants20213 grants20223 grants20234 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

PONT DE VUE Stiftung$5.0MTHE LEIR RETREAT CENTER$3.6MSEE ATTACHMENT A$3.3MSEE ATTACHMENT A$803K

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M8$1–5M3$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

MARKUS FUCHSDIR/PRES/SEC'Y/ASSISTANT TREAS$418KPaul Cambrai-BellDIRECTOR & VP$306KLAURIE KUHNASSISTANT SEC'Y$39K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LAURIE KUHNASSISTANT SEC'Y40$39,140
MARKUS FUCHSDIR/PRES/SEC'Y/ASSISTANT TREAS40$418,457
JOSEPH WHALENDIR/CHAIR/TREAS1
Paul Cambrai-BellDIRECTOR & VP40$305,877
Dr Jack S C Fong MDDIRECTOR1

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

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