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Clein-Lemann Esperanza Foundation: 9 grants to organizations, $1.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Clein-Lemann Esperanza Foundation, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 9 grants to organizations totaling $1,161,333 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 16, 2025. The largest was $460,000 to University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Arts and in Chapel Hill, NC for general & unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 853976419
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $13,796,443
- Grants paid
- $1,161,333
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 16, 2025, IRS object ID 202512899349100916. It reported $1,161,333 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Arts and | Chapel Hill, NC | General & Unrestricted | $460,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | Clein-Lemann Esperanza Foundation Health Equity Scholars Program | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | The Center on Extremism and General Operating Funds | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | Esperanza HBC Fund for Writing Students at the School of Arts | Education | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Preservation Alliance of New Orleans Incorporated | New Orleans, LA | Preserve historic architecture in New Orleans Fund | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | Bard Early College New Orleans to support their program teach college level classes to inner city public school students in New Orleans, enhancing their preparation and opportunities for higher educat | Education | $33,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Loyola University | New Orleans, LA | Work of the Center for Editing and Publishing at Loyola, reward faculty excellence with performance-based bonuses, and supplement the salary of the co-directors of the center for editing and publishin | Education | $33,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 826 New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | General & Unrestricted | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Carolina Community Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | NC Disaster Relief Fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $200,000 |
| Education | $176,333 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | $485,000 |
| New York | $313,333 |
| Rhode Island | $250,000 |
| Louisiana | $113,000 |
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Updated October 16, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.