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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-6280891

Barbara Lehmann Siegel Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Bethesda, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 26 grants and $34,562 paid in grants.

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $34,562

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,858
  • Tax year 2024

    $154,449

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $37,605
  • Tax year 2023

    $107,194

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $100,734
  • Tax year 2022

    $94,075

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $77,478
  • Tax year 2021

    $15,550

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $86,672

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Bikur Cholim of Greater WashingtonRockville, MD

    Medical

    $5,000
  2. Individual

    Education

    $3,600
  3. Individual

    Education

    $3,600
  4. Individual

    Education

    $3,430
  5. Individual

    Disabilities

    $3,110
  6. Individual

    Education

    $2,765
  7. Individual

    Education

    $2,075
  8. Individual

    Education

    $1,746
  9. Individual

    Religion

    $1,700
  10. Lander College for WomenNew York, NY

    Education

    $1,000
  11. Individual

    Education

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    Religious

    $1,000
  13. Individual

    Medical

    $540
  14. Hebron FundBrooklyn, NY

    Historic preservation

    $540
  15. Keren orNew York, NY

    Medical

    $500
  16. Individual

    Poverty

    $500
  17. Bobbies PlaceBrooklyn, NY

    Poverty

    $500
  18. Individual

    Education

    $500
  19. Individual

    Medical

    $360
  20. Individual

    Education

    $250
  21. Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire DepartmentLawrence, NY

    Saftey

    $250
  22. Westchester Day SchoolMamaroneck, NY

    Education

    $180
  23. Individual

    Medical

    $180
  24. CommentaryNew York, NY

    Education

    $100
  25. Marine Corps LeagueBaltimore, MD

    Education

    $100
  26. Amit ChildrenNew York, NY

    Education

    $36

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $5,00072% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5408% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $5007% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $5007% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $2504% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $1001% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $36<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland2 grants $5,100
  2. New York8 grants $3,106

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Barbara Lehmann SiegelPresident Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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