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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-2109602

The Schneider-Lesser Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Palm Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $1 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,020,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $11,939,175

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,043,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $12,205,888

  • Tax year 2023

    $640,605

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $12,237,848

  • Tax year 2022

    $799,580

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $11,345,800

  • Tax year 2021

    $678,793

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $12,439,195

  • Tax year 2020

    $606,700

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $10,855,486

  • Tax year 2019

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $9,015,090

  • Tax year 2018

    $550,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $9,515,301

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UJA Federation New YorkNew York, NY

    Donee's charitable purposes

    $360,000
  2. Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY

    Donee's charitable purposes

    $300,000
  3. Jewish Federation of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm BCH, FL

    Donee's charitable purposes

    $150,000
  4. Selfhelp Community Services IncNew York, NY

    Donee's charitable purposes

    $100,000
  5. Nicklaus Children's HospitalMiami, FL

    Donee's charitable purposes

    $50,000
  6. Central SynagogueNew York, NY

    Donee's charitable purposes

    $36,000
  7. Jewish Communal FundNew York, NY

    Donee's charitable purposes

    $14,000
  8. Women's Sport FoundationNew York, NY

    Donee's charitable purposes

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $300,00049% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $164,00027% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $100,00016% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $50,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $820,000
  2. Florida2 grants $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mindy SchneiderCHAIRMAN/TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Michael LesserPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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