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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-3204862

Phillip & Edith Leonian Foundation

A private foundation in Bronx, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 54 grants and $692,570 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
March 15th annually
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $692,570

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $3,439,582

  • Tax year 2024

    $514,300

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $4,262,317

  • Tax year 2023

    $566,674

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $4,600,375

  • Tax year 2022

    $503,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $5,013,273

  • Tax year 2021

    $525,420

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $5,512,936

  • Tax year 2020

    $450,600

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $5,033,152

  • Tax year 2019

    $531,866

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $5,336,718

  • Tax year 2018

    $509,581

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $5,474,750

Grants paid in 2025

54 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bronx Documentary CenterBronx, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  2. Fotofest InternationalHouston, TX

    Genral support

    $30,000
  3. NYC SaltNew York, NY

    Gereral support

    $30,000
  4. International Center for PhotographyNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  5. Center for Photography at WoodstockKingston, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  6. Eddie Adams Workshop Organization IncJeffersonvlle, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  7. Museum of Contemporary PhotographyChicago, IL

    General support

    $25,000
  8. United Photo IndustriesBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  9. William Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Co International Center for PhotographyNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  10. Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts-Dba Blue Sky GalleryPortland, OR

    General support

    $25,000
  11. Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & CultureWashington, DC

    General support

    $20,000
  12. En Foco IncBronx, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  13. Studio Museum in HarlemNew York, NY

    General suppot

    $15,000
  14. Visual Studies WorkshopRochester, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  15. Penumbra FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  16. The VII FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  17. National Museum of Mexican ArtChicago, IL

    General support

    $14,500
  18. Magnum FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $11,400
  19. Evanston Art CenterEvanston, IL

    General support

    $10,300
  20. Four Youth ProductionWilmington, DE

    General support

    $10,000
  21. Houston Center for PhotographyHouston, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  22. Josephine Herrick Project IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  23. Las Foto Project of Community PartnersLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  24. Baxter St at the Camera Club of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  25. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts IncLiberty, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  26. Tilt Institute for Contemporary ImagePhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $10,000
  27. Silver Eye Center for Photography (radial Survey Vol 3)Pittsburgh, PA

    General support

    $10,000
  28. Tides CenterLos Angeles, CA

    First exposures academic year mentorship program

    $10,000
  29. Colusa County Arts CouncilColusa, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  30. International League of Conservation PhotographersArlington, VA

    General support

    $10,000
  31. Myriad USA IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  32. Memphis Brooks Museum of ArtMemphis, TN

    General support

    $10,000
  33. Colorado Photographic Arts CenterDenver, CO

    General support

    $10,000
  34. Sitka Center for Art and EcologyOtis, OR

    General support

    $10,000
  35. Maysles Documentary CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  36. Lens on LifeNew York, NY

    General support

    $8,220
  37. New York Foundation for the Arts (ba Van Sise)Long Island City, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  38. Center for Exploratory & Perceptual Art ( Portrait of Buffalo II)Buffalo, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  39. The Halide ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $7,500
  40. The Print Center (artist-In-Schools Program)Philadelphia, PA

    General support

    $7,500
  41. Photowork FoundationWoodstock, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  42. Friends of the Alice Austen House IncStaten Island, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  43. Photographic Arts Council Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $7,000
  44. Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TX

    General support

    $6,150
  45. Flower City Arts CenterRochester, NY

    Studio 678 youth photography and writing program

    $5,000
  46. Brooklyn Darkroom (artist-In-Residence Program)Brooklyn, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  47. East Bay Photo Collective (2023-2024 Exhibitions Program)Oakland, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  48. Photo Legacy Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  49. Maine Media CollegeRockport, ME

    General support

    $5,000
  50. New Museum of Contemporary ArtNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  51. Filter PhotoChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  52. Aurora PhotocenterIndianapolis, IN

    General support

    $5,000
  53. Outside the LensSan Diego, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  54. Visual Arts CenterAustin, TX

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture21 grants $267,95072% of the total
  2. Youth development2 grants $35,0009% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $25,0007% of the total
  4. Medical research1 grant $15,0004% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $7,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York27 grants $399,620
  2. Illinois4 grants $54,800
  3. Texas4 grants $51,150
  4. California6 grants $47,000
  5. Oregon2 grants $35,000
  6. Pennsylvania4 grants $35,000
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000
  8. Colorado1 grant $10,000
  9. Delaware1 grant $10,000
  10. Tennessee1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Allan J ReichASST. SECRETARY, VP, DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $20,000
  • Judith LanePRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTO Hours 20Pay $60,000
  • Anne Wilkes TuckerCHAIRPERSON, DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $20,000

The return

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