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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1596911

Lerner Foundation

A private foundation in Islandia, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $50,345 paid in grants.

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

    $50,345

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $798,703
  • Tax year 2024

    $210,786

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $805,126
  • Tax year 2023

    $74,286

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $967,957
  • Tax year 2022

    $135,036

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,006,914
  • Tax year 2021

    $59,148

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $805,560
  • Tax year 2020

    $76,646

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $604,471
  • Tax year 2019

    $83,491

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $628,574
  • Tax year 2018

    $52,255

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $685,964

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. The Bollinger FoundationWashington, DC

    Enhance educational environment

    $25,000
  2. Englewood Hospital Med Center FNDEnglewood, NJ

    To enable their doctors and nurses to deliver the highest quality care.

    $11,931
  3. Individual

    Provides auction services to raise funds for foundations and non-profits

    $4,954
  4. Ned Cancer FundNew York, NY

    To support gynecologic cancer programs.

    $2,560
  5. Jazz Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY

    To provide emergency assistance, work opportunities and connetion with the community for the jazz workers of america.

    $2,500
  6. Momentum UnlimitedRockville, MD

    To empower women to change the world through jewish values that transform ourselves, our families and our communities.

    $1,800
  7. Leukemia Lymphoma SocietyRye Brook, NY

    To cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

    $1,000
  8. Anello Feeds FirstEnglewood Cliffs, NJ

    To provide with dignity, hot meals to those in need in an effort to end food insecurity in our communities.

    $400
  9. Backswing Golf EventsPhoenix, AZ

    To provide female professional golfers to elevate charity and corporate golf events to help raise money for other charities.

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,50053% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $1,80038% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $4009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  2. New Jersey2 grants $12,331
  3. New York3 grants $6,060
  4. Maryland1 grant $1,800
  5. Arizona1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Richard M LernerTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Amy KV LernerTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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