The Luxury Education Foundation
The Luxury Education Foundation supports educational programs for undergraduate and graduate students in the disciplines of design and business with respect to creation and marketing of luxury goods. Lef programs provide students with various platforms to engage with senior executives in leading luxury firms to understand and appreciate the unique properties of this industry.
The Luxury Education Foundation at a glance
In short: The Luxury Education Foundation gave $28K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $28K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $27,500
- -8.3% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $27,500
- -8.3% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $27,500
- Total assets
- $185,590
- +1.9% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
How to apply to The Luxury Education Foundation
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from The Luxury Education Foundation
Who The Luxury Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Columbia Business School ($28K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Luxury Education Foundation gives
- Giving grew 83% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $30K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $28K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia Business School New York, NY | $27,500 grant to support the design and support of inter disciplinary courses. | $27,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $185,590 | $318,831 | $312,971 | $27,500 | 1 | $8 |
| 2023 | $182,208 | $191,252 | $280,715 | $30,000 | 1 | $21 |
| 2022 | $269,892 | $265,734 | $231,855 | $20,000 | 1 | $22 |
| 2021 | $261,713 | $152,990 | $184,757 | $15,000 | 1 | $23 |
| 2020 | $296,161 | $161,149 | $186,312 | $5,000 | Total only | $39 |
| 2019 | $293,048 | $241,757 | $272,217 | $21,500 | 2 | $88 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Luxury Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Luxury Education Foundation is a public charity, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $186K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $28K. Net investment income was $8.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Luxury Education Foundation is led by Ketty Maisonrouge, President on every filing since 2019; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Ketty Maisonrouge
President
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Green
Chair
Director → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Guillaume Tardy
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monisha Agraway
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alessandra Baker
Employee
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$130K (2023) → $132K (2024)
Hermann Elger
Internal Auditor
Member → Director, 2020
Director → Internal Auditor, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maz Zouhairi
Treasurer
Internal Auditor → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Safwan Masri
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Kathryn Lichty (2019–2022) — Employee
- Former: Robert Chavez (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Henri Barguirdjian (2019–2020) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $132K, to Alessandra Baker (Employee).
Frequently asked questions about The Luxury Education Foundation
How much does The Luxury Education Foundation give each year?
The Luxury Education Foundation gave $28K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $30K across 1 grant.
How large is The Luxury Education Foundation?
The Luxury Education Foundation reported $186K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $319K.
Where does The Luxury Education Foundation operate?
The Luxury Education Foundation has awarded grants in New York.
What is The Luxury Education Foundation's EIN?
The Luxury Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3490808. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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