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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-2880731

The Lawrence Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 69 grants and $3.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,470,150

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $76,480,854

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,547,600

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $75,285,773

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,775,000

    Grants listed
    88
    Assets, end of year
    $74,883,862

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,523,700

    Grants listed
    85
    Assets, end of year
    $74,293,520

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,531,000

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $75,674,314

Grants paid in 2024

69 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tides FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    For community development purposes

    $250,000
  2. Arbor Rising ( Formerly Arbor Brothers)New York, NY

    For community development purposes

    $100,000
  3. Bowery Residents' Committee (BRC)New York, NY

    For housing purposes

    $100,000
  4. Breaking GroundNew York, NY

    For housing purposes

    $100,000
  5. Breakthrough New YorkNew York, NY

    For educational purposes

    $100,000
  6. Broadway Housing Communities Inc (BHC)New York, NY

    For housing purposes

    $100,000
  7. Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NY

    For housing programs

    $100,000
  8. ExaltNew York, NY

    For workforce development / job training purposes

    $100,000
  9. Mount Sinai Adolescent Health CenterNew York, NY

    For health purposes

    $100,000
  10. Neighbors Link CorpMount Kisco, NY

    For community development purposes

    $100,000
  11. Sparkyouth NYC (formerly Catalog for Giving)New York, NY

    For educational purposes

    $100,000
  12. Urban PathwaysNew York, NY

    For housing programs

    $100,000
  13. Ascendus ( Formerly Accion)New York, NY

    For community develpment purposes

    $75,000
  14. Cooperate Inc (coop)San Francisco, CA

    For workforce development/job training purposes

    $75,000
  15. Go ProjectNew York, NY

    For educational purposes

    $75,000
  16. Green City ForceBrooklyn, NY

    For workforce development/job training purposes

    $75,000
  17. Just the PillSaint Paul, MN

    For health purposes

    $75,000
  18. Lawyers for ChildrenNew York, NY

    For community development purposes

    $75,000
  19. Montefiore (bronx Health Collective)Bronx, NY

    For health purposes

    $75,000
  20. One GoalNew York, NY

    For educational purposes

    $75,000
  21. The Hope ProgramBrooklyn, NY

    For workforce development / job training purposes

    $75,000
  22. AcumenNew York, NY

    For community development purposes

    $50,000
  23. Afya FoundationYonkers, NY

    For health purposes

    $50,000
  24. Behind the Book IncNew York, NY

    For educational purposes

    $50,000
  25. Bloomingdale Family ProgramNew York, NY

    For educational purposes

    $50,000
  26. Brady Center to Prevent Gun ViolenceWashington, DC

    For health purposes

    $50,000
  27. Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (bwi)Brooklyn, NY

    For workforce development/job training purposes

    $50,000
  28. Center for Advocacy Support and Transformation - CastSouthhold, NY

    For community development purposes

    $50,000
  29. Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services-(cases)Brooklyn, NY

    For community development purposes

    $50,000
  30. Choices Institute of Womens HealthJamaica, NY

    For health purposes

    $50,000
  31. Emma's TorchBrooklyn, NY

    For workforce development / job training purposes

    $50,000
  32. Fifth Avenue Committee IncBrooklyn, NY

    For community development purposes

    $50,000
  33. Grace InstituteNew York, NY

    For workforce development/job training purposes

    $50,000
  34. Island Harvest Food BankMelville, NY

    For food insecurity

    $50,000
  35. Marcy Lab SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    For workforce development/ job training purposes

    $50,000
  36. Movement Voter FundNorthampton, MA

    For community development purposes

    $50,000
  37. Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (phi)Bronx, NY

    For workforce development / job training purposes

    $50,000
  38. Peer Health ExchangeOakland, CA

    For health purposes

    $50,000
  39. Per ScholasBronx, NY

    For workforce development / job training services

    $50,000
  40. York Street ProjectJersey City, NJ

    For community development purposes

    $50,000
  41. The Long Island Community FoundationMelville, NY

    For community development purposes

    $37,500
  42. ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    For community development purposes

    $25,000
  43. ARC of Westchester FoundationHawthorne, NY

    For educational purposes

    $25,000
  44. Bottomless ClosetNew York, NY

    For workforce development/job training purposes

    $25,000
  45. Children's Health FundNew York, NY

    For health purposes

    $25,000
  46. Enterprise Community Partners IncColumbia, MD

    For housing purposes

    $25,000
  47. Holy Apostles Soup KitchenNew York, NY

    For food insecurity

    $25,000
  48. Lift IncBronx, NY

    For community development purposes

    $25,000
  49. Literacy Inc (linc)New York, NY

    For educational purposes

    $25,000
  50. Mount Kisco Food PantryMount Kisco, NY

    For food insecurity

    $25,000
  51. New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (nyscadv)Albany, NY

    For health purposes

    $25,000
  52. Soup Angels of NyackNyack, NY

    For food insecurity

    $25,000
  53. STEM From DanceBrooklyn, NY

    For educational purposes

    $25,000
  54. United Way of Long IslandDeer Park, NY

    For workforce development / job training purposes

    $25,000
  55. Variety Child Learning CenterSyosset, NY

    For education purposes

    $25,000
  56. The InnHempstead, NY

    For food insecurity

    $20,000
  57. Brennan CenterNew York, NY

    For community development purposes

    $15,000
  58. Docs for TotsRoslyn, NY

    For health purposes

    $10,000
  59. Bronx Documentary CenterBronx, NY

    For educational purposes

    $7,500
  60. Citizen's Committee for Children of New York (CCC)New York, NY

    For community development purposes

    $7,500
  61. Forum on Life Culture & Society (folcs)New York, NY

    For educational purposes

    $7,500
  62. Jacob Burns CenterPleasantville, NY

    For educational. Purposes

    $7,500
  63. Jewish Child Care Association of New York (JCCA)Brooklyn, NY

    For communuity development purposes

    $7,500
  64. Peconic Land TrustSouthampton, NY

    For community development purposes

    $7,500
  65. States United Democracy CenterWashington, DC

    For community development purposes

    $7,500
  66. Brothers for LifeNew York, NY

    For community development purposes

    $5,000
  67. Michigan Quarterly ReviewAnn Arbor, MI

    For educational purposes

    $2,000
  68. Prairie SchoonerLincoln, NE

    For educational purposes

    $2,000
  69. Impact 100 WestchesterHartsdale, NY

    For community development purposes

    $1,150

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services6 grants $310,00025% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $300,00024% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid2 grants $125,00010% of the total
  4. Jobs and employment2 grants $125,00010% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $100,0008% of the total
  6. Community development2 grants $75,0006% of the total
  7. 7 other causes10 grants $228,65018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York60 grants $2,953,650
  2. California2 grants $325,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $75,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $57,500
  5. New Jersey1 grant $50,000
  6. Washington1 grant $5,000
  7. Michigan1 grant $2,000
  8. Nebraska1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Lawrence BernsteinTRUSTEE/EXEC DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $228,036
  • Audrey BernsteinTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Hours 20Pay $86,612
  • Laura J BernsteinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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