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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-2755537

The Leslie Allen Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $44,300 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $44,300

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,237,462

  • Tax year 2023

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,286,521

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,299,863

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    Early adventures program

    $5,000
  2. Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn, NY

    First saturdays programming

    $5,000
  3. Children's Museum of ManhattanNew York, NY

    Shelter program for families in temp

    $5,000
  4. Jewish MuseumNew York, NY

    Journeys and caregivers program

    $5,000
  5. Liberty Science CenterJersey City, NJ

    Community evenings programming

    $5,000
  6. Museum of Jewish HeritageNew York, NY

    NYC school tours

    $5,000
  7. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    Mondays with moma project

    $5,000
  8. National Museum of the American IndNew York, NY

    Native knowledge 360 program

    $5,000
  9. Simon Wiesenthal CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Mobile museums of tolerance

    $2,500
  10. Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights MDallas, TX

    Professional and community programs

    $1,800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $32,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $35,000
  2. New Jersey1 grant $5,000
  3. California1 grant $2,500
  4. Texas1 grant $1,800

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael D LissnerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $37,300
  • Barbara H Urbach LissnerOFFICER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Woody A RaymondOFFICER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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