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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7003984

The Lorber Foundation

A private foundation in Amherst, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 68 grants and $521,700 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $521,700

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $9,473,612

  • Tax year 2024

    $469,200

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $8,678,740

  • Tax year 2023

    $389,235

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $8,461,213

  • Tax year 2022

    $453,160

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $8,426,758

  • Tax year 2021

    $466,220

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $8,876,685

  • Tax year 2020

    $314,660

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $7,667,979

Grants paid in 2025

68 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Wolf SchoolRumford, RI

    Annual fund scholarship fund capital campaign

    $125,000
  2. UVM FoundationBurlington, VT

    Nursing scholarship fund

    $50,000
  3. Hitchcock Center for the EnvironmentAmherst, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $30,000
  4. Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MA

    General fund to support mission Great Jewish Book summer program

    $25,100
  5. Amherst Survival CenterAmherst, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $25,000
  6. Eaglebrook SchoolDeerfield, MA

    Annual fund and scholarship fund

    $25,000
  7. Food Bank of Western MassachusettsHatfield, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $25,000
  8. Massachusetts Audubon Society IncEasthampton, MA

    To support youth education

    $25,000
  9. Historic DeerfieldDeerfield, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $21,500
  10. Or HaLev Ctr for Jewish SpiritualityCovina, CA

    General fund to support mission

    $21,200
  11. Dakin Humane SocietySpringfield, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $20,000
  12. Firends of the Wildwood CemeteryAmherst, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $17,000
  13. Jewish Community of AmherstAmherst, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $15,650
  14. Jewish Famil Services of Western MassachusettsSpringfield, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $14,000
  15. Institute for Jewish SpiritualityNew York, NY

    General fund to support mission

    $10,000
  16. New England Public MediaSpringfield, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $10,000
  17. Franklin Land TrustShelburne FLS, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $5,000
  18. Friends of the Jones LibraryAmherst, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $5,000
  19. Kestrel Land Trust IncAmherst, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $5,000
  20. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial AssocDeerfield, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $5,000
  21. Congregation Bnai IsraelNorthampton, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $3,000
  22. Bard CollegeAnnandale, NY

    Annual fund

    $2,500
  23. Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, WA

    Annual fund

    $2,500
  24. Pine Island CampBelgrade Lakes, ME

    General fund to support mission and scholarship

    $2,500
  25. Adamah IncNew York, NY

    General fund to support mission

    $2,200
  26. Garden ConservancyGreenwich, CT

    General fund to support mission

    $1,500
  27. Amherst Cinema Arts Center IncAmherst, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  28. Awakened Heart ProjectOlivebridge, NY

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  29. Bright Spot Therapy DogsW Brookfield, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  30. California Native Plant SocietySacramento, CA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  31. Conservation Lands FoundationDurango, CO

    Annual appeal

    $1,000
  32. Friends of the INYOBishop, CA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  33. Guatemala Aid FundArlington, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  34. Inyo Council for the ArtsBishop, CA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  35. League of American BicyclistsWashington, DC

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  36. MachikWashington, DC

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  37. Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition IncBoston, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  38. Mono Lake CommitteeLee Vining, CA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  39. Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep FoundationBishop, CA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  40. Trustees of the ReservationBoston, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  41. UMass FoundationNewton, MA

    To support WUMB

    $1,000
  42. Wilderness TorahBerkeley, CA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  43. June Lake Friends of LibraryJune Lake, CA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  44. June Lake Loop Performing Arts AssociationJune Lake, CA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  45. Mono Basin Historical SocietyLee Vining, CA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  46. Mono Arts CouncilMammoth Lakes, CA

    General fund to support mission

    $1,000
  47. Springboard Meditation SanghaPhiladelphia, PA

    General fund to support mission

    $900
  48. RomemuNew York, NY

    General fund to support mission

    $600
  49. Adventure Cycling AssociationMissoula, MT

    General fund to support mission

    $500
  50. American Philatelic SocietyBellefonte, PA

    General fund to support mission

    $500
  51. Community Involved in Sustaining AgricultureSouth Deerfield, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $500
  52. Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY

    Annual fund

    $500
  53. Live and Let Live Farm IncChichester, NH

    General fund to support mission

    $500
  54. CHD Not Bread AloneAmherst, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $500
  55. Community Music SchoolSpringfield, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $500
  56. East Coast Greenway AllianceDurham, NC

    General fund to support mission

    $500
  57. Guiding Eyes for the Blind IncYorktown HTS, NY

    General fund to support mission

    $300
  58. St Andrews SchoolBarrington, RI

    Annual fund

    $300
  59. Connecticut Cancer FoundationOld Saybrook, CT

    General fund to support mission

    $300
  60. Framingham State University FoundationFramingham, MA

    Annual fund

    $250
  61. Native Plant TrustWayland, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $250
  62. Sterling and Francine Clark Art InstituteWilliamstown, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $250
  63. Center for Science in the Public InterestWashington, DC

    General fund to support mission

    $200
  64. Museum at Eldridge StNew York, NY

    General fund to support mission

    $200
  65. PanMass ChallengeNeedham, MA

    To support Dana-Farber research

    $200
  66. Friends of the Amherst Senior CenterAmherst, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $100
  67. Insight Meditation Society IncBarre, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $100
  68. TanglewoodBoston, MA

    General fund to support mission

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education9 grants $160,35065% of the total
  2. Arts and culture5 grants $34,50014% of the total
  3. Animals3 grants $21,5009% of the total
  4. Religion3 grants $11,9005% of the total
  5. Environment8 grants $11,2505% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation3 grants $2,000<1% of the total
  7. 6 other causes7 grants $5,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts33 grants $285,000
  2. Rhode Island2 grants $125,300
  3. Vermont1 grant $50,000
  4. California11 grants $31,200
  5. New York9 grants $18,800
  6. Maine1 grant $2,500
  7. Washington1 grant $2,500
  8. District of Columbia3 grants $2,200
  9. Pennsylvania2 grants $1,400
  10. Colorado1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Bryan I LorberChairman Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Leslie W LorberVice-Chair Treas Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jora FoggSecretary Hours 0.1Pay $0

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