William & Betty Lester Foundation Inc

WHIPPANY, NJ EIN: 22-6063176 Website

THE ORGANIZATION IS A SUPPORTING Organization WHICH MAKES GRANTS TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER METROWEST NJ, INC.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$7.2M

+3.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$331K

-8.9% YoY

Grant Count

4

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$83K

-8.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$153K$305K$458K$610K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$7,170,011$6,897,811$6,689,777
Revenue$377,614$192,990$554,932
Expenses$366,406$398,018$330,433
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$377,614$192,990$554,932
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$91K$182K$273K$364K5 grants20203 grants20213 grants20224 grants20234 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

JEWISH FEDERATION OF GRE…$276KTEMPLE BETH SHALOM$22KJEWISH FEDERATION OF SOU…$19KJewish Community Housing…$14K

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
HOWARD J RABNERSECRETARY/Trustee1
MAX L KLEINMANPresident1
MARTIN BARBERTRUSTEE1
ELLEN GOLDNERTRUSTEE1
JEFFREY J GREENBAUMTRUSTEE1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Boca RatonElizabethFlorham ParkLivingstonWhippany

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

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