Lesley University

Cambridge, MA ·EIN 04-2103589 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$16.1M received 78 funders 192 grants · 2018–2025

Who funds Lesley University?

Lesley University is funded by 78 grantmakers, led by Columbus Foundation ($8.8M), Lunder Foundation ($1.4M), Worcester Polytechnic Institute ($972K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $16.1M in grants to Lesley University between 2018–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Columbus Foundation$8,816,50052020–2024
Lunder Foundation$1,440,19372020–2024
Worcester Polytechnic Institute$971,89352020–2024
Kim Family Foundation Inc$550,00022020–2024
Alice S Ayling Scholarship Foundation$539,00052020–2024
The Mosse Foundation$527,03052020–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$500,00022022–2023
Charities Aid Foundation America$399,91322023–2024
Prospect Hill Foundation Inc$375,00022020–2024
Community Foundation of New Jersey$250,00012023
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$201,71112021
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$199,50022022–2024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$103,00022021–2022
The Richard and Jean Coyne$100,00042020–2023
Windhover Foundation$87,50062019–2024
Allegra C Ford-thomas Foundation$80,00032020–2021
The Spencer Foundation$75,00012024
Cordover Family Foundation$75,00032022–2024
Ralph Bradley Prizes$61,00052021–2025
Anne Ford Foundation$60,00022020
The Peter a and Deborah L Weinberg$50,00012025
Hitz Foundation$50,00012020
Demello Charitable Foundation$48,94512020
48 Garden Street Trust$40,97512020
Davis Family Charitable Foundation$35,00052020–2024
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Mary D Coles Foundation$25,00022023–2024
Karp Family Foundation Stephen R and$25,00012022
Chaplin Family Foundation$25,00042020–2022
Robert C Carco 31 Charitable Foundation$20,97022021–2022
Mass Society for Univ$20,00042021–2024
The Renaissance Foundation$18,00042021–2024
Larry & Elaine Smith Family$15,00012024
Meadows Road Foundation$15,00032018–2021
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$15,00012020
The Fish Family Foundation$12,43922023–2024
Mathematical Association of America Inc$12,00022021–2023
Lisette S Venier Charitable Foundation$12,00062020–2022
Ralph & Helen Kelley Fdn$12,00022020–2021
Enterprise Holdings Foundation$11,00042021–2024
Jewish Communal Fund$11,00012023
Frank R Fuller U Art X O W$10,60012024
Lending Help For Students Inc$10,07622022–2023
Anne Wentworth Baer Scholarship$10,00012020
The Community Foundation of Nc East Inc$10,00012020
Lincoln & Therese Filene Foundation Inc$10,00012020
Massachusetts Foundation for the$9,85512020
Edmund & Betsy Cabot Charitable Fndn$9,00032020–2022
Nancy & Maurice Lazarus Fund$8,00042021–2024
Arthur Griffin Foundation for Winchester$7,50022020–2024
John K and Thirza F Davenport Foundation$7,30032022–2025
The Bookbuilders of Boston Educational$7,00022021–2023
Verizon Foundation$6,95072020–2024
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$6,25012024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$6,00012024
Vera Grace Greenlaw Trust$6,00042020–2022
Mary H Bailey Ed Tr Fd-char Tr$6,00012021
Urann Foundation$6,00012020
Weiss Family Foundation$5,00012023
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$5,00012022
Gravestar Foundation$5,00012020
Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation$5,00012020
East Cambridge Savings Charitable$4,50032021–2022
Mahoney Family Foundation Inc$4,00022023–2024
Edward L Bernays Foundation Inc$4,00042021–2024
Metrowest Health Foundation Inc$4,00022021–2022
Stanley & Elaine Mukai Foundation$2,70042020–2024
Cochran Gifford a Tr Uind$2,03322020–2021
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation$2,00022023–2024
The Klion Springwater Coven$2,00012022
C and D Blanchard Scholarship Trust Xxx3292$1,83912020
Debley Inc$1,50022020–2024
Bernice B Godine Family Foundation$1,50052020–2024
Trustees of the Howard Funds 1993 Cx2290$1,00012023
Albert H & Reuben S Stone Fund$75012020
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$70042021–2024
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$70032021–2023
Ibm International Foundation$25012020
Citizens Charitable Foundation$2512022

What grants has Lesley University received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Peter a and Deborah L WeinbergGENERAL PURPOSE$50,000
2025Ralph Bradley PrizesEDUCATIONAL$13,000
2025John K and Thirza F Davenport FoundationSCHOLARSHIP FOR NICHOLAS SUCHECKI PHD PROGRAM$3,600
2025John K and Thirza F Davenport FoundationSCHOLARSHIP FOR NICHOLAS SUCHECKI PHD PROGRAM$2,700
2024Columbus FoundationEDUCATION$4,305,000
2024Lunder FoundationANNUAL FUND$1,001,207
2024Kim Family Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$350,000
2024Prospect Hill Foundation IncGENERAL PURPOSE$250,000
2024Worcester Polytechnic InstituteRESEARCH$241,053
2024Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$199,991
2024Alice S Ayling Scholarship FoundationEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP$124,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$99,000
2024The Spencer FoundationResisting Curriculum Erasure: Amplify Asian American Voices in Early Childhood Education through a Participatory Design of an Anti-Racist Biliteracy Curriculum$75,000
2024The Mosse FoundationCHARITABLE ORGANIZATION$30,000
2024Cordover Family FoundationEDUCATION$25,000
2024Larry & Elaine Smith FamilyEDUCATIONAL PURPOSE$15,000
2024Windhover FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$15,000
2024Ralph Bradley PrizesEDUCATIONAL$13,000
2024Frank R Fuller U Art X O WSCHOLARSHIP$10,600
2024Mary D Coles FoundationSCHOLARSHIP$10,000
2024The Fish Family FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$8,335
2024Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston IncDAF - Education$6,250
2024Natl Christian Charitable Fdn IncCOLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES$6,000
2024The Renaissance FoundationSCHOLARSHIPS$5,000
2024Arthur Griffin Foundation for WinchesterEDUCATIONAL SUPPORT$5,000
2024Mass Society for UnivEDUCATIONAL$4,000
2024Davis Family Charitable FoundationCHARITABLE GIFT$2,500
2024Enterprise Holdings FoundationProgram Support$2,500
2024Mahoney Family Foundation IncStudent Scholarships$2,000
2024Nancy & Maurice Lazarus FundGENERAL PURPOSES$2,000

Showing 30 most recent of 192 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Lesley University?

Lesley University is funded by 78 grantmakers, led by Columbus Foundation ($8.8M), Lunder Foundation ($1.4M), Worcester Polytechnic Institute ($972K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $16.1M in grants to Lesley University between 2018–2025.

Who is Lesley University's largest funder?

Columbus Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Lesley University, with $8.8M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Lesley University received?

IRS 990 filings record $16.1M in grants to Lesley University across 192 grants from 78 funders between 2018–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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