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

Showing top 25 of 78 funders by total given.

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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