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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-6055800

Leslie Fund Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 72 grants and $446,250 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $446,250

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $9,725,363

  • Tax year 2023

    $445,000

    Grants listed
    79
    Assets, end of year
    $9,125,054

  • Tax year 2022

    $515,500

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $8,975,197

  • Tax year 2021

    $464,250

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $9,092,916

  • Tax year 2020

    $457,000

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $8,822,399

  • Tax year 2019

    $444,400

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $8,749,930

  • Tax year 2018

    $463,000

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $8,709,141

Grants paid in 2024

72 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $40,000
  2. Brigid Alliance IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  3. Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $29,000
  4. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation IncNew Orleans, LA

    General & Unrestricted

    $23,000
  5. Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL

    Civic Fellow in the Civic orchestra of Chicago fund

    $20,000
  6. National Network of Abortion FundsPortland, OR

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  7. Outdoors for All FoundationBellevue, WA

    Charitable Event

    $20,000
  8. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $19,000
  9. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  10. Southern Poverty Law Center IncMontgomery, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  11. The Voter Participation CenterWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  12. New Georgia Project IncorporatedAtlanta, GA

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,000
  13. Access Reproductive JusticeOakland, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  14. Outdoors for All FoundationBellevue, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  15. Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL

    Sempre Always campaign, to be added to the civic chamber ensemble endowment fund

    $8,500
  16. Razom IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,000
  17. A Healthier Democracy IncBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  18. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of LouisNew Orleans, LA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  19. American Civil Liberties Union of Washington FoundSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  20. Bail Project IncPasadena, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  21. Cedille Chicago NFPChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  22. Childrens Home Society of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  23. Civic NationWashington, DC

    When We All Vote Fund

    $5,000
  24. Civitas EnsembleChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  25. Dawn - Domestic Abuse Womens NetworkKent, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  26. Little Village FoundationSolvang, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  27. North Shore Country Day SchoolWinnetka, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  28. Northwest Harvest E M MSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  29. YWCA of Seattle-King County- Snohomish CountySeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  30. Global ImpactWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  31. Natural Resources Defense Council IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  32. Deep South Center for Environmental JusticeNew Orleans, LA

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  33. Enterprise Community Partners IncColumbia, MD

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  34. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Ryan Opera Center fund

    $3,000
  35. Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska ISeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  36. Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast IncHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  37. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin IncMilwaukee, WI

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  38. Planned Parenthood Southeast IncAtlanta, GA

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  39. Seattle Art MuseumSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  40. Seattle Police FoundationSeattle, WA

    Domestic Violence Program

    $3,000
  41. The Jeremy Wilson FoundationPortland, OR

    Charitable Event

    $3,000
  42. Washington Womens FoundationSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  43. French Quarter Festival IncNew Orleans, LA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  44. Louisiana Museum FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    New Orleans Jazz Museum fund

    $2,500
  45. Merit School of MusicChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  46. Peoples Music School IncChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  47. Society for Science and the PublicWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  48. The Northwest School of the Arts Humanities and EnSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  49. Window to the WorldChicago, IL

    Oliver Dragon Fund

    $2,500
  50. FairvoteSilver Spring, MD

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  51. Lower Ninth Ward Center for Sustainable EngagementNew Orleans, LA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  52. New BeginningsSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  53. Pacific Public MediaTacoma, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  54. Roots of Music IncNew Orleans, LA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  55. Town Hall AssociationSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  56. Friends of Wwoz IncNew Orleans, LA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  57. Kuow-Puget Sound Public RadioSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  58. Oregon Public BroadcastingPortland, OR

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  59. The Administrators of the Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA

    To support The Tulane Book Festival

    $1,250
  60. Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival IncFern BCH, FL

    To support Master Classes

    $1,000
  61. Infant Welfare Society of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  62. Lower 9th Ward Homeownership AssociationNew Orleans, LA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  63. Marigny Opera House FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  64. Nature ConservancySeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  65. San Juan Preservation TrustFriday Harbor, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  66. The Biomimicry InstituteBozeman, MT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  67. YouthcareEverett, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  68. Backstreet Cultural Museum IncChalmette, LA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  69. Build IncorporatedChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  70. Keep Music AliveBrookhaven, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  71. Orion SocietyGT Barrington, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  72. Pacific Crest Montessori SchoolSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture19 grants $92,50024% of the total
  2. Civil rights6 grants $54,00014% of the total
  3. Environment6 grants $47,50012% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $46,25012% of the total
  5. Human services6 grants $44,50011% of the total
  6. International aid3 grants $41,00010% of the total
  7. 7 other causes12 grants $67,50017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $97,000
  2. Washington20 grants $80,500
  3. Illinois12 grants $60,500
  4. Louisiana11 grants $44,000
  5. California4 grants $39,000
  6. Maryland3 grants $34,000
  7. Oregon3 grants $24,500
  8. District of Columbia3 grants $21,500
  9. Alabama1 grant $15,000
  10. Georgia2 grants $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James W LeslieDir, Sec, VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Victoria H LesliePres, Dir, Treas Hours 3Pay $0
  • Judith W McCueDir Hours 1Pay $0

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