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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-7333511

Lyn and Daniel Lerner Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $848,759 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2025 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2025

    $848,759

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,907,931

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Midcoast Maine HumaneBrunswick, ME

    Provide funds to promote the work of the charity

    $250,000
  2. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Provide funds to promote the work of the charity

    $250,000
  3. Lower Eastside Girls ClubNew York, NY

    Provide funds to promote the work of the charity

    $210,000
  4. New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    Provide funds to promote the work of the charity

    $25,000
  5. US Dream Academy IncColumbia, MD

    Provide funds to promote the work of the charity

    $25,000
  6. Close Ties Leadership ProgramAtlanta, GA

    Provide funds to promote the work of the charity

    $22,920
  7. One Archives FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Proivde funds to promote the work of the charity

    $22,500
  8. Lambda Legal Defense and Education FundNew York, NY

    Provide funds to promote the work of the charity

    $10,420
  9. Coastal Maine Botanical GardensBoothbay, ME

    Provide funds to promote the work of the charitiy

    $10,000
  10. Central Lincoln Country YMCADamariscotta, ME

    Provide funds to promote the work of the charity

    $10,000
  11. Lincoln TheaterDamariscotta, ME

    Provide funds to promote the work of the charity

    $10,000
  12. On BelayNewmarket, NH

    Provide funds to promote the work of the charity

    $2,919

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development2 grants $47,92050% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00026% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $10,42011% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $10,00010% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $2,9193% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $295,420
  2. Maine4 grants $280,000
  3. New York3 grants $245,420
  4. Maryland1 grant $25,000
  5. New Hampshire1 grant $2,919

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Paul D LernerCHAIRMAN/FOUNDATION MANAGER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Julie M LernerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ann M PooleTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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