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Leon Levy Foundation: 213 grants to organizations, $38.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Leon Levy Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 213 grants to organizations totaling $38,421,826 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 7, 2025. The largest was $8,726,786 to New York University in New York, NY for project support..
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- EIN
- 306085406
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $490,716,440
- Grants paid
- $38,451,826
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202543119349102239. It reported $38,451,826 in grants paid; 213 grants to organizations are listed, and 1 grant to individuals is left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | New York, NY | Project support. | Education | $8,726,786 | apps.irs.gov |
| Graduate Center - City University of New York | New York, NY | Endowment support | $3,275,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Academy of Sciences | New York, NY | Project support. | $2,818,101 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prospect Park Alliance | Brooklyn, NY | Endowment support | Recreation and sports | $2,050,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City College New York the | New York, NY | Project support. | $1,555,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Public Library | New York, NY | Endowment support | $1,440,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bard Graduate Center | New York, NY | Project support. | $1,035,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Project support. | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,035,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| White Levy Program for Archaeological Publications | Cambridge, MA | Project support. | $1,007,169 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority | New York, NY | Project support. | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art | Washington, DC | Endowment support | $900,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| BNT Fund | Princeton, NJ | Project support. | $648,814 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Committee To Protect Journalists | New York, NY | Project support. | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $636,156 | apps.irs.gov |
| Immigrant Justice Corps | New York, NY | General support | Crime and legal-related | $625,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Theater the | New York, NY | Endowment support | $525,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anne Frank House | New York, NY | Project support. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | Project support. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mount Sinai | New York, NY | Endowment support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National September 11 Memorial & Museum | New York, NY | Project support. | $413,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel Nature and Heritage Foundation of America | Englewood, NJ | Project support. | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Botanical Garden the | Bronx, NY | Project support. | Environment | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | Project support. | Arts, culture and humanities | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Museum the | New York, NY | Project support. | Arts, culture and humanities | $285,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natural Areas Conservancy | New York, NY | General support | Environment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vanguard Charitable | Warwick, RI | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Archaeology Abroad | Tucson, AZ | Project support. | Social science | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Philharmonic | New York, NY | Project support. | $214,914 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music | Brooklyn, NY | Project support. | $210,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aliph Foundation | Genve, SZ | Project support. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City the | New York, NY | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shaharit | New York, NY | Project support. | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lod Economic Company | Lod, IS | Project support. | $165,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Housing Community Fund | New York, NY | Project support. | $164,333 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East | Cambridge, MA | Project support. | $162,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Parks Foundation | New York, NY | Project support. | Recreation and sports | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust | New York, NY | Project support. | Arts, culture and humanities | $139,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Burle Marx Institute | New York, NY | Project support. | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Academic Engagement Network | Washington, DC | General support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Opera the | New York, NY | Project support. | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Botanic Gardens Conservation International | San Marino, CA | Project support. | $122,430 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Libi | Brookline, MA | Project support. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Bird Conservancy | The Plains, VA | Project support. | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of the City of New York | New York, NY | Project support. | Arts, culture and humanities | $103,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artnew York | New York, NY | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | Endowment support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Indiespace | Astoria, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Foundation for the Arts | Brooklyn, NY | Project support. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nyc Bird Alliance | New York, NY | Project support. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Petrus Fund of Yonkers | Yonkers, NY | Project support. | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Science Philanthropy Alliance | New York, NY | General support | Science and technology | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation the | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uja-Federation of New York | New York, NY | Project support. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Works & Process Inc | New York, NY | Project support. | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pen America | New York, NY | Project support. | $96,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | New York, NY | Project support. | Arts, culture and humanities | $85,640 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Archive Center | Sleepy Hollow, NY | Project support. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Professional Education of Teachers | New York, NY | Project support. | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College of the Atlantic | Bar Harbor, ME | Project support. | $56,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mehrangarh Museum Trust | Jodhpur, IN | Project support. | $55,016 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Queens Public Library | Jamaica, NY | Project support. | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute of Fine Arts | New York, NY | Project support. | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY | Project support. | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Curatorial Leadership | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hold On To Your Music | Los Angeles, CA | Project support. | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johns Hopkins Medicine | Baltimore, MD | Project support. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Law VS Antisemitism Project Inc | Indianapolis, IN | Project support. | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Historical Society | Portland, ME | Project support. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New School the | New York, NY | Project support. | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nyaaf | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nyu Langone Health | New York, NY | Project support. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood of New York City Inc | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reagan Library and Museum | Simi Valley, CA | Project support. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Roundabout Theatre Company | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women's Film Preservation Fund | New York, NY | Project support. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Americans for Oxford Inc | New York, NY | Project support. | Education | $44,433 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laguardia Community College | Long Island City, NY | Project support. | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York City Ballet | New York, NY | Project support. | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropy New York | New York, NY | General support | $33,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Tel Aviv University | New York, NY | Project support. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 92ND Street Y | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Atlantic Theater Company | Clifton, NJ | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Basil Twist's Tandem Otter Productions | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Briland Aid | Greenwich, CT | Project support. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Jewish History | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | Project support. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Irish Repertory Theatre | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Japan Society | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy | New York, NY | Project support. | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manhattan Theatre Club | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy the | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New 42ND Street | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York City Center | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Theatre Workshop | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open To Debate | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Packer Collegiate Institute | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Propublica | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Stage Theatre | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Selby Gardens | Sarasota, FL | Project support. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Signature Theatre | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Ann's Warehouse | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Civilians | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Town of Lewisboro | South Salem, NY | Project support. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Writers Room the | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lewisboro Land Trust | South Salem, NY | Project support. | Environment | $18,877 | apps.irs.gov |
| Authors Guild Foundation | New York, NY | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Garden Conservancy the | Garrison, NY | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Better Balance | New York, NY | General support | Social science | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Ballet Theatre | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Symphony Orchestra | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bedford Playhouse | Bedford, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cape Eleuthera Foundation | Boston, MA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carnegie Hall | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center the | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cycladic Art Foundation | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| En Garde Arts | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Entertainment Community Fund | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Film Society of Lincoln Center | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Footsteps | New York, NY | General support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frick Collection the | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | General support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Here Arts Center | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hispanic Society of America the | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Center Theater | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Morgan Library the | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Modern Art the | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Landmarks Conservancy | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nmajh | Philadelphia, PA | Project support. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nyc Parks | New York, NY | Project support. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Onevoice Movement | New York, NY | Project support. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| PJ Library | Agawam, MA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Park Avenue Armory | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ping Chong and Company | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Poets House | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sag Harbor Song Festival | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shtetl | Teaneck, NJ | Project support. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tenement Museum | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Lawyering Project | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wave Hill Inc | Bronx, NY | General support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitney Museum of Art | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | General support | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yaffed | New City, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Concerts Artists Inc | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Tryon Park Trust | New York, NY | General support | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of the Louvre | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of the Shanghai Museum | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Archaeological Institute of America | Boston, MA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Archipelago Books | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Archives of American Art Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Asia Society | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Association of Art Museum Curators | New York, NY | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Audubon New York State | Troy, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bahamas Hope Foundation | St Petersburg, FL | General support | Medical research | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Candid | New York, NY | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | General support | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens | Boothbay, ME | General support | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology | Ithaca, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Culture for One | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Educators for Eleuthera | Ambler, PA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation Financial Officers Group Inc | Mt Royal, NJ | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Governors Island Alliance | New York, NY | General support | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hatzalah Midtown | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Henry Street Settlement | New York, NY | General support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Foundation for Art Research | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Live To Tell | Longmeadow, MA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Gallery of Art the | Landover, MD | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neue Galerie Museum for German & Austrian Art | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Historical | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Yorkers for Parks | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Eleuthera Foundation | Clemson, SC | General support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Safe Horizon | New York, NY | General support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Socrates Sculpture Park | Long Island City, NY | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Storm King Art Center | New Windsor, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thirteen | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trust for Public Land the | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Untermyer Gardens Conservancy | Yonkers, NY | General support | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yeshiva University Museum | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Preservation Archive Project | New York, NY | Project support. | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,790 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Fund for Women | San Francisco, CA | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society the | New York, NY | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Ps-Is 187 | New York, NY | General support | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Players Preservation Fund | New York, NY | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nnaf | Beaverton, OR | General support | $1,560 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temenos Inc | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,067 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Heart Association | New York, NY | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | General support | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bideawee | New York, NY | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ghi Uganda | Bronx, NY | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Givedirectly | New York, NY | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lamda Legal | New York, NY | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sage USA | New York, NY | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grassroots Leadership | Austin, TX | General support | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rainforest Trust | Warrenton, VA | Project support. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alsacst Jude Children's Hospital | New York, NY | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Millennium Film Workshop | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighbors Link | Mt Kisco, NY | General support | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ohio State University Foundation the | Columbus, OH | General support | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sanctuary for Families | New York, NY | General support | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew McDonough B Foundation | Wilmington, DE | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Walter Reed Society | Washington, DC | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wfuv | Bronx, NY | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uptown Stories | New York, NY | General support | Education | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts Inc the | Katonah, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $40 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $8,998,969 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $4,554,337 |
| Recreation and sports | $2,215,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $787,156 |
| Environment | $744,877 |
| Crime and legal-related | $625,000 |
| Social science | $235,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $178,750 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $33,293,587 |
| Massachusetts | $1,440,669 |
| New Jersey | $1,088,814 |
| District of Columbia | $1,055,500 |
| Rhode Island | $250,000 |
| California | $231,430 |
| Arizona | $225,000 |
| Maine | $121,750 |
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Updated November 7, 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.