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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3745065

Lake Road Foundation

A private foundation in Melville, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 68 grants and $1.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Apr 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,780,477

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $25,206,022

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,711,312

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $25,659,609

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,475,745

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $26,908,434

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,960,721

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $28,155,330

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,802,989

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $14,065,489

Grants paid in 2024

68 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Communal FundNew York, NY

    General

    $1,110,000
  2. Third Way InstituteWashington, DC

    General

    $100,000
  3. Media Matters for AmericaWashington, DC

    General

    $100,000
  4. The Afya FoundationYonkers, NY

    General

    $75,000
  5. Center for Jewish Culture & CreativityNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  6. Agahozo-Shalom Youth VillageNew York, NY

    General

    $40,000
  7. Westchester Jewish Community ServicesWhite Plains, NY

    General

    $25,720
  8. Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY

    General

    $25,189
  9. NY Community Fridge CorpNew York, NY

    General

    $25,000
  10. Sunrise Day Camps AssociationOceanside, NY

    General

    $21,000
  11. Jewish Community Relations CouncilNew York, NY

    General

    $18,000
  12. Peace HousePark City, UT

    General

    $15,000
  13. US Friends of Dror Israel IncBoca Raton, FL

    General

    $15,000
  14. Pan-Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA

    General

    $10,763
  15. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  16. Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  17. Museum of Jewish HeritageNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  18. NY Public RadioNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  19. Focusing PhilanthropySanta Monica, CA

    General

    $10,000
  20. UJA WestchesterWhite Plains, NY

    General

    $10,000
  21. The New England Center for ChildrenSouthborough, MA

    General

    $5,375
  22. Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NY

    General

    $5,250
  23. Inside the Middle EastStevenson, MD

    General

    $5,250
  24. People's Health ClinicPark City, UT

    General

    $5,181
  25. Park City Community FoundationPark City, UT

    General

    $5,000
  26. Planned ParenthoodNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  27. Mamaroneck School FoundationLarchmont, NY

    General

    $5,000
  28. National Ability CenterPark City, UT

    General

    $5,000
  29. United Jewish Federation of UtahSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General

    $5,000
  30. Larchmont TempleLarchmont, NY

    General

    $4,452
  31. Aish Global IncClifton, NJ

    General

    $3,850
  32. Uja-Federation of New YorkNew York, NY

    General

    $3,340
  33. James Lenox House Association IncNew York, NY

    General

    $2,871
  34. Weill Cornell Medical CenterNew York, NY

    General

    $2,500
  35. Temple Har ShalomWarren, NJ

    General

    $2,325
  36. Stardust FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    General

    $2,180
  37. Friends of JCC Budapest IncScarsdale, NY

    General

    $1,872
  38. Purple Fox FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $1,800
  39. Sga Youth & Family ServicesChicago, IL

    General

    $1,031
  40. 1925 FoundationMamaroneck, NY

    General

    $1,000
  41. Central SynagogueNew York, NY

    General

    $1,000
  42. Emelin TheatreMamaroneck, NY

    General

    $1,000
  43. Holocaust and Human Rights EducationWhite Plains, NY

    General

    $1,000
  44. Mamaroneck EMSMamaroneck, NY

    General

    $1,000
  45. Common CirclesGreenwich, CT

    General

    $1,000
  46. Gilda's Club WestchesterWhite Plains, NY

    General

    $1,000
  47. Mamaroneck Public LibraryMamaroneck, NY

    General

    $1,000
  48. Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NY

    General

    $1,000
  49. PayPal Giving FundWashington, DC

    General

    $1,000
  50. Student Aid FundLarchmont, NY

    General

    $1,000
  51. USC Shoah FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $1,000
  52. Westchester Caddy Scholarship FundRye, NY

    General

    $1,000
  53. Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY

    General

    $600
  54. Jewish Family ServiceBuffalo, NY

    General

    $515
  55. Larchmont Mamaroneck Community Counseling CenterMamaroneck, NY

    General

    $500
  56. Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    General

    $500
  57. Swim Across AmericaCharlotte, NC

    General

    $374
  58. Play for PinkNew York, NY

    General

    $360
  59. Jewish Federation of Western ConnecticutSouthbury, CT

    General

    $360
  60. JDCNew York, NY

    General

    $186
  61. Center for Independent FuturesEvanston, IL

    General

    $184
  62. Jewish National FundRockville Ctr, NY

    General

    $180
  63. Jgive- Friends of Asor Fund USA IncLakewood, NJ

    General

    $180
  64. Leket IsraelTeaneck, NJ

    General

    $180
  65. Crohn's & Colitis FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $105
  66. NY Botantical GardensBronx, NY

    General

    $104
  67. Larchmont Mamaroneck Hunger Task ForceMamaroneck, NY

    General

    $100
  68. Multiple Myeloma Research FoundationNorwalk, CT

    General

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking7 grants $1,134,71470% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $140,0009% of the total
  3. Human services6 grants $115,0557% of the total
  4. Civil rights2 grants $110,0007% of the total
  5. Health6 grants $32,0752% of the total
  6. Mental health1 grant $25,7202% of the total
  7. 7 other causes12 grants $65,3124% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York41 grants $1,484,539
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $201,000
  3. Utah5 grants $35,181
  4. Massachusetts3 grants $16,638
  5. Florida1 grant $15,000
  6. California2 grants $11,000
  7. New Jersey4 grants $6,535
  8. Maryland1 grant $5,250
  9. Arizona1 grant $2,180
  10. Connecticut3 grants $1,460

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Wendy SandlerPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Neil SandlerSECRETARY AND TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan LewenDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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