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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-6465584

George and Claire Lessner Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Miami, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $97,500 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $97,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,936,036

  • Tax year 2024

    $162,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,899,389

  • Tax year 2023

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,922,004

  • Tax year 2022

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,113,682

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,327,063

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of Chamber Music of Miami ICoral Gables, FL

    Programs

    $20,000
  2. Miami Internaitonal Piano FestivalMiami, FL

    Programs

    $20,000
  3. The MichaelAnn Russell JCCNorth Miami Beach, FL

    Programs

    $20,000
  4. Womans Cancer Assoc Univ of MiamiMiami, FL

    Programs

    $10,000
  5. Univ of Miami School of EducationCoral Gables, FL

    Programs

    $10,000
  6. Nicklaus Childrens Hospital FoundaMiami, FL

    Programs

    $10,000
  7. Temple Beth ElHollywood, FL

    Programs

    $7,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $7,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida7 grants $97,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • James BenedekTrustee Hours 1Pay $49,694
  • Bruce HornsteinTrustee Hours 1Pay $32,952

The return

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