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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6153743

Lauder Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $400,000 paid in grants.

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $793,213
  • Tax year 2023

    $510,004

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,186,583
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,510,004

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,644,333
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,510,004

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,076,821
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,670,004

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,580,588
  • Tax year 2019

    $3,200,004

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,281,281
  • Tax year 2018

    $3,742,500

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $10,407,952

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Alzheimer's Drug Discovery FoundationNew York, NY

    To support the research of the foundation for the cure/prevention of alzheimer's, dementia and other cognitive aging.

    $400,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Social science1 grant $400,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $400,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • LEONARD LAUDER Deceased 6-17-25DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joel EhrenkranzDIRECTOR/VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • George SchieleDIRECTOR/VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Deborah KrulewitchVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lisa SomarSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kevin DieterichTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • William LauderDIRECTOR & CO-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gary LauderDIRECTOR & CO-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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