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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-5393182

Denise Lefrak Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $218,050 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $218,050

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,180,174

  • Tax year 2023

    $188,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $5,247,173

  • Tax year 2022

    $361,442

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,373,632

  • Tax year 2021

    $711,425

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,450,074

  • Tax year 2020

    $183,950

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,113,557

  • Tax year 2019

    $143,250

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,696,110

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New York STEM Cell Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  2. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,550
  3. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  4. NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  5. Race to Erase MSEncino, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  6. Richard J Caron FoundationWernersville, PA

    General support

    $25,000
  7. Harvard UniverstyCambridge, MA

    General support

    $20,000
  8. Congregation of Emanu-El of the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County IncWest Palm BCH, FL

    General support

    $6,000
  10. Palm Beach Country Club FoundationPalm Beach, FL

    General support

    $4,000
  11. Town of Palm Beach United WayPalm Beach, FL

    General support

    $2,000
  12. Alumnae Association of Barnard CollegeNew York, NY

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $50,00046% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $25,55024% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $25,00023% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $8,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $136,050
  2. California1 grant $25,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $25,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000
  5. Florida3 grants $12,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Denise LefrakPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jennifer BandierDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Allison B KoffmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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