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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3092013

Lessing Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $10,080 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 2025), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,080

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $179,137

  • Tax year 2023

    $12,615

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $185,910

  • Tax year 2022

    $17,120

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $209,085

  • Tax year 2021

    $8,480

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $217,870

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $211,048

  • Tax year 2019

    $7,750

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $195,575

  • Tax year 2018

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $176,178

  • Tax year 2017

    $47,180

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $184,125

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Friends of Tel Aviv UniversityNew York, NY

    To help with the charities main purpose

    $6,000
  2. Leo Baeck InstituteNew York, NY

    To help with the charities main purpose

    $2,100
  3. American Friends of the Israel MuseumNew York, NY

    To help with the charity's main purpose

    $1,100
  4. ArtisNew York, NY

    To help with charities caus\e

    $500
  5. Park Avenue SynagogueNew York, NY

    To help with the charities main purpose

    $180
  6. DorotNew York, NY

    To help with the charities main purpose

    $100
  7. The Blue Card IncNew York, NY

    To help with the charities main purpose

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $6,00082% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $1,10015% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $2003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $10,080

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Joan LessingPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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