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Leila & Mickey Straus Fam Char Trust: 71 grants to organizations, $4.6 million (tax year ended February 2025)
Leila & Mickey Straus Fam Char Trust, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 71 grants to organizations totaling $4,626,455 in its tax year ended February 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on January 14, 2026. The largest was $500,000 to American Assoc of the Natl Theatre in New York, NY for general.
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- EIN
- 136881724
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $984,966
- Grants paid
- $4,626,455
- Tax year ended
- February 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended February 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed January 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202610149349100001. It reported $4,626,455 in grants paid; 71 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Assoc of the Natl Theatre | New York, NY | General | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women in Need | New York, NY | General | Human services | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| African Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | General | Animal-related | $300,705 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ballet Theatre Founation Inc | New York, NY | General | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfeild, CT | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| School of Leadership Afghanistan | Boston, MA | General | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seeds of Africa | New York, NY | General | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wnet | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | General | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund | Santa Barbara, CA | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $109,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish Joint Committee | New York, NY | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ibu Foundation | Charleston, SC | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Regents of Univ California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kakenya Center for Excellence | Arlington, VA | General | $76,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guild Hall of East Hampton Inc | East Hampton, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Life Foundation USA | Ridgefield, WA | General | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance for Middle East Peace Inc | Washington, DC | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Americans for Children Middle East | Great Falls, VA | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palestine Foundation | Palos Verdes Estates, CA | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | General | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lafd Foundaton | Los Angeles, CA | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center | Sag Harbor, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sanctuary for Families Inc | New York, NY | General | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The New York Historical Society | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bogliasco Foundation | New York, NY | General | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Technoserve | Arlington, VA | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 3 Generations | New York, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Child Mind Institute | New York, NY | General | Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| East Hampton Healthcare Foundation | East Hampton, NY | General | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ethopia Education Initiatives | New York, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grateful Gatherings | Oakland, CA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heal Ministries | Nashville, TN | General | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Interact International | Delray Beach, FL | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Voice for Peace | Berkeley, CA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joan and Sanford I Weill Medical College | New York, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | General | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Combatants for Peace | New York, NY | General | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Driftless Area Land Conservancy | Dodgeville, WI | General | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| East Bay School for Boys | Berkeley, CA | General | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| East Hampton Meals On Wheels | East Hampton, NY | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank for New York City | New York, NY | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Electorate Institute | Washington, DC | General | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pine Ridge Girls School | Houston, TX | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| USA for Unfpa | New York, NY | General | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uw Hillel Foundation | Madison, WI | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra | New York, NY | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Celebrate the Beat | Denver, CO | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holocaust Memorial Center | Farmington Hills, MI | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Horizons Savannah | Savannah, GA | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Juan Felipe Escobar Foundation | Miami, FL | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louis August Jonas Foundation | Rhineback, NY | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy | New York, NY | General | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Current Newspaper | Savannah, GA | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra | Savannah, GA | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Political Science Association | Washington, DC | General | Social science | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons | Wainscott, NY | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blue Mounds Area Project | Black Earth, WI | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Build Health International | Beverly, MA | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coalition for the Homeless | New York, NY | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| League of Women Voters Education FD | Washington, DC | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Stem Cell Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General | Medical research | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pace University Main Operating Acct | New York, NY | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washinton, DC | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Life Story Club | Brooklyn, NY | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended February 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed January 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202530159349100158. It reported $3,261,250 in grants paid; 1 grant to organizations is listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Statement Attached | New York, NY | Unrestricted grants | $3,261,250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,024,000 |
| Human services | $530,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $367,500 |
| Animal-related | $300,705 |
| Recreation and sports | $25,000 |
| Education | $20,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 |
| Health care | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $6,186,500 |
| California | $429,000 |
| District of Columbia | $359,205 |
| Connecticut | $250,000 |
| Massachusetts | $201,000 |
| Virginia | $141,500 |
| Pennsylvania | $100,000 |
| South Carolina | $100,000 |
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Updated January 14, 2026. 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.