The Leonard Friedland Charitable
The Leonard Friedland Charitable is a private foundation based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports grants for educational, social-welfare, and religious purposes, with the largest share of grant dollars going to recipients in New York.
The Leonard Friedland Charitable at a glance
In short: The Leonard Friedland Charitable gave $93K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in New York. 57% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $93,250
- -36.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,440
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $2,229,161
- +6.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 57% first-time grantees (12 of 21, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Leonard Friedland Charitable
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 201 East Las Olas Blvd 2010, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone: (212) 772-5700
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Leonard Friedland Charitable funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Hellenic Classical Charter School ($20K). Together the top 10 received $79K.
Grant Size Distribution
126 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 122 grants of 126 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, recipients in New York received 86% of grant dollars, followed by Florida at 11% and Tennessee at 3%. New Jersey accounted for 0% as reported in the filing.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Leonard Friedland Charitable open to new grantees?
57%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 12 of 21 grantees (57%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 38% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 53% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 64% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $90K (2020) to $197K (2022). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $93K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Hellenic Classical Charter School Brooklyn, NY | Educational | $20,000 |
| Center for Education Innovation Inc New York, NY | Education | $15,000 |
| The Doe Fund New York, NY | Social/Welfare | $10,000 |
| The Hope Program Miami Beach, FL | Social/Welfare | $10,000 |
| Touro Law School Central Islip, NY | Education | $6,500 |
| Westchester Community Opportunity Program Elmsford, NY | Social/Welfare | $5,000 |
| Greater NY Council Boy Scouts New York, NY | Social/Welfare | $4,000 |
| Helen Keller Service for the Blind Brooklyn, NY | Social/Welfare | $3,000 |
| Temple Shaary Tefila Bedford Corners, NY | Religious | $2,650 |
| American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Charities Memphis, TN | Social/Welfare | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,229,161 | $258,885 | $121,383 | $93,250 | 21 | $105,389 | $245,370 | $163,952 |
| 2024 | $2,091,659 | $177,269 | $180,608 | $147,150 | 35 | $156,391 | $158,052 | $158,248 |
| 2023 | $2,094,998 | $111,111 | $216,915 | $195,825 | 32 | $205,549 | $104,745 | $150,276 |
| 2022 | $2,200,802 | $157,197 | $228,074 | $196,750 | 23 | $196,750 | $126,104 | $160,175 |
| 2021 | $2,281,213 | $385,743 | $145,220 | $132,850 | 15 | $132,850 | $373,373 | $166,383 |
| 2020 | $2,040,690 | $57,774 | $110,356 | $89,950 | 13 | — | $41,945 | $147,576 |
| 2019 | $2,093,272 | $133,405 | $142,783 | $124,875 | 35 | — | $115,497 | $139,120 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Leonard Friedland Charitable reported a distributable amount of $164K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The available information does not state the foundation’s own mission. Its 2025 grants include support for educational, social-welfare, and religious purposes.
Among its grantees, The Doe Fund says it helps people overcome homelessness, substance use, and criminal-justice involvement through services that include transitional work, career training, housing, and support. SCO Family of Services describes its work with vulnerable New Yorkers facing poverty, neglect, abuse, or developmental and mental-health challenges. Brooklyn Dreams Charter School says it provides kindergarten-through-eighth-grade education, while Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island says its fundraising supports services for children and families across Long Island.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 21 grants totaling $93,250. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $20,000, with a median of $2,500.
The largest reported grants included $20,000 to Friends of Hellenic Classical Charter School for educational purposes; $15,000 to Center for Education Innovation Inc for education; $10,000 each to The Doe Fund and The Hope Program for social-welfare purposes; and $6,500 to Touro Law School for education. Other listed recipients included Westchester Community Opportunity Program ($5,000), Greater NY Council Boy Scouts ($4,000), Helen Keller Service for the Blind ($3,000), and Temple Shaary Tefila ($2,650).
The 2025 filing also lists $2,500 for SCO Family of Services, $2,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island, $1,000 for Brooklyn Dreams Charter School, $500 for The Loukoumi Make a Difference Foundation, and $250 for The Amanda Rose Laura Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Howard Presant as Secretary, Treasurer, and Manager.
The Leonard Friedland Charitable's only listed officer is Howard Presant, Secretary, Treasurer & Manager on every filing since 2019 (uncompensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Howard Presant
Secretary, Treasurer & Manager
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about The Leonard Friedland Charitable
How much does The Leonard Friedland Charitable give each year?
The Leonard Friedland Charitable gave $93K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $147K across 35 grants.
What is The Leonard Friedland Charitable's typical grant size?
The Leonard Friedland Charitable's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $4,440, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Leonard Friedland Charitable that year got $2K on average.
Where does The Leonard Friedland Charitable give grants?
The Leonard Friedland Charitable gives mostly in New York: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Brooklyn, NY (6 grants) and New York, NY (4 grants).
Does The Leonard Friedland Charitable give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on The Leonard Friedland Charitable's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Social/Welfare" (14 grants) and "Education" (4 grants).
Who are The Leonard Friedland Charitable's largest grantees?
The Leonard Friedland Charitable's largest 2025 grantees include Friends of Hellenic Classical Charter School ($20,000), Center for Education Innovation Inc ($15,000) and The Doe Fund ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Leonard Friedland Charitable?
The Leonard Friedland Charitable reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $105K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $164K (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.
What does The Leonard Friedland Charitable fund?
The available information does not state the foundation’s own mission. Its 2025 grants include support for educational, social-welfare, and religious purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Leonard Friedland Charitable?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Leonard Friedland Charitable's EIN?
The Leonard Friedland Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3877532. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Leonard Friedland Charitable accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). The Leonard Friedland Charitable funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-leonard-friedland-charitable-morg_481eaee1c4c641e890b38cd6e59039a8
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