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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-1744726

The Lerner Foundation

A private foundation in Richmond Heights, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 27 grants and $1.4 million 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

    $1,374,760

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,038,412

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,380,025

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,221,492

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,786,900

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,028,691

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,643,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,136,043

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,583,600

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,463,279

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,753,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,849,209

Grants paid in 2025

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Federation of ClevelandCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $500,000
  2. Cleveland OrchestraCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $354,500
  3. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General operations

    $100,000
  4. Cleveland Clinic - VelosanoBeachwood, OH

    General operations

    $50,000
  5. United Way of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $50,000
  6. World Jewish CongressNew York, NY

    General operations

    $50,000
  7. Greater Cleveland Food BankCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $50,000
  8. Cleveland Clinic Children'sCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $48,400
  9. Cedars-SinaiLos Angeles, CA

    General operations

    $25,000
  10. Maltz Museum of Jewish HeritageBeachwood, OH

    General operations

    $25,000
  11. Cuyahoga Community College FoundationCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $24,500
  12. Foundation for Art & Preservation in EmbassiesWashington, DC

    General operations

    $20,000
  13. Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Pain ManagementCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $15,000
  14. US Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    General operations

    $10,000
  15. Bikur CholimCleveland HTS, OH

    General operations

    $10,000
  16. Down Syndrome AchievesDublin, OH

    General operations

    $10,000
  17. Homes for Life FoundationWilmington, DE

    General operations

    $10,000
  18. Lifeline PilotsPeoria, IL

    General operations

    $8,000
  19. The Temple-Tifereth IsraelBeachwood, OH

    General operations

    $5,000
  20. Crohn's & Colitis FoundationNew York, NY

    General operations

    $2,500
  21. Hunting Valley FoundationChagrin Falls, OH

    General operations

    $2,000
  22. Na'amat USALos Angeles, CA

    General operations

    $1,000
  23. Wags 4 KidsBerea, OH

    General operations

    $1,000
  24. Western Reserve Historical SocietyCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $1,000
  25. Mandel Jewish Community Center of ClevelandBeachwood, OH

    General operations

    $900
  26. In Steps with HorsesChesterland, OH

    General operations

    $600
  27. Telshe YeshivaWickliffe, OH

    General operations

    $360

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $550,00048% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $400,50035% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $102,5009% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $50,0004% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $24,5002% of the total
  6. Human services2 grants $10,900<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $12,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio19 grants $1,150,760
  2. New York2 grants $150,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $30,000
  4. California2 grants $26,000
  5. Delaware1 grant $10,000
  6. Illinois1 grant $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Norma LernerPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Randolph LernerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nancy LernerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Daniel PearsonSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

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