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The Lef Foundation: 44 grants to organizations, $410,600 (tax year ended June 2025)
The Lef Foundation, a private foundation in Belmont, MA, paid 44 grants to organizations totaling $410,600 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on December 15, 2025. The largest was $75,000 to Uniondocs in Ridgewood, NY for funds in support of milton guilln's project my skin and i as part of the fsc-lef fellowship.
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- EIN
- 680070194
- Based in
- Belmont, MA
- Assets
- $9,649,509
- Grants paid
- $584,600
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed December 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202523499349100457. It reported $584,600 in grants paid; 44 grants to organizations are listed, and 12 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniondocs | Ridgewood, NY | Funds in support of milton guilln's project my skin and i as part of the fsc-lef fellowship | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Filmmakers Collaborative Inc | San Francisco, CA | General support of filmmakers | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Independent Documentary Inc | Sharon, MA | Funding for the following:unrestricted gift in support of center for independent documentary, and independent works by siobhan landry, carolina borras, brooke sais, and the completion of "the dreamers | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Points North Institute | Camden, ME | A grant in support of the lef/ciff fellowship | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Color Congress | Oakland, CA | Funds in support of color congress's work to strengthen bipoc-led media organizations (1 of 2) | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Documentary Educational Resources Inc | Watertown, MA | Unrestricted gift in support of documentary educational resources | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Ceramic Artsny | New York, NY | Program support of the work of the museum of ceramic arts/ new york | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Flahertyinternational Film Seminars | Brooklyn, NY | In support of 2 fellowships at the 2024 flaherty seminar, and general operating/staffing expenses. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI | Program support of the architectural department | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roots and Branches Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | Program support of roots and branches programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | Program support of the aclu's civil rights work | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cerf | Battleboro, VT | Program support of craft emergency relief fund/ cerf+ | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leopold Writing Program | Albuquerque, NM | Program support of the writing residency at the leopold writing program | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Production Coalition Inc | Cambridge, MA | General support of film production | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Everson Museum of Arts | Syracuse, NY | Program support of arts | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Calistoga Cares Food Bank Inc | Calistoga, CA | Program support of the calistoga cares food bank | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General support of doctors without borders work in palestine | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy Corp - National Processing | Boone, IA | Program support of mercy corps relief efforts | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts | Newcastle, ME | Support of the watershed center for the ceramic arts | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Giving | Washington, DC | Program support of global giving's relief work | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Indian Science and Engineering | Albuquerque, NM | Program support of the american indian science and engineering society | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Indian Services | Lehi, UT | Program support of american indian services | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Denver, CO | Program support of the food bank of the rockies | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Maui strong relief fund at the hawaii community foundation | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Documentary Association | Los Angeles, CA | Program support the archival producers alliance at ciff 2024 | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mausa | McLean, VA | Program support of mausa's relief work in gaza | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Mexico Habitat for Humanity | Albuquerque, NM | Program support of new mexico habitat for humanity | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Progress Unity Fund | San Francisco, CA | Program support of the progress unity fund's organizing activities | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roadrunner Food Bank | Albuquerque, NM | Program support of roadrunner food bank | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Program support of world central kitchen's relief work in gaza | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yucca Valley Material Lab | Yucca Valley, CA | Program support of the work of the yucca valley material lamb | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spark | Larkspur, CA | Funding for larkspur corte madera school district's 2024-25 school year. | $2,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc | Brookline, MA | Work of the theatre's staff on behalf of the new england legacy screenings series. | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Independent Film Society of Boston | Cambridge, MA | A strategic grant in support of the 2024 independent film festival boston | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fund | Denver, CO | Program support of the conservation colorado education fund | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cove Pto the Cove School | Corte Madera, CA | Program support of art displays for the cove school | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| GLBT Historical Society | San Francisco, CA | Funding of participation in the moving trans history forward conference. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Mexico Land Conservancy | Santa Fe, NM | Program support of the work of the new mexico land conservancy | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico Voices for Children | Albuquerque, NM | Program support of the programming of new mexico voices for children | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rio Grande Agricultural Land Trust | Albuquerque, NM | Program support of the rio grande agricultural land trust | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance | South Salt Lake City, UT | Program support of the southern utah wilderness alliance | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Foundation for Psusd | Palm Springs, CA | Program support of the kings circle scholarships | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum | Vallejo, CA | Program support of the exhibit, a pride of trans posters, from the louise lawrence trans. | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Outpost Performance Space | Albuquerque, NM | Program support of outpost performance space | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $207,000 |
| Human services | $11,000 |
| Education | $10,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 |
| Environment | $4,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $112,500 |
| California | $108,600 |
| Massachusetts | $81,000 |
| Maine | $44,000 |
| New Mexico | $22,000 |
| Rhode Island | $10,000 |
| District of Columbia | $6,500 |
| Vermont | $6,000 |
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Updated December 15, 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.