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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-0639042

Lesch - Percy Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $40,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $40,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $99,741

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $101,979

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $105,349

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $117,064

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,350

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $154,318

  • Tax year 2020

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $161,405

  • Tax year 2019

    $6,400

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $166,671

  • Tax year 2018

    $12,700

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $179,071

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bronx Community Cable Programming CorporationBronx, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  2. Citizens Committee for New York City IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  3. The Young Mens and Young Womens Hebrew AssociationNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $9,000
  4. Riverdale Country School IncBronx, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  5. Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  6. New York Junior Tennis League IncLong Is City, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $15,00044% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $10,00029% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $9,00026% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $40,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • David P LeschPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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