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Anne Claire Lester Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$99k
Granted FY2021
60
Grants FY2021
12
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Philanthropy$671kEducation$15kPublic Safety & Disaster$12kHealth$11kReligion$9kInternational$8kFood & Nutrition$6kCivil Rights$4kOther$0
02FY2021 · 60 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 60 grants below total $82,800, the rows itemized in this filing. The $98,575 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $15,775 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k58 grants · $59k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $24k
$525
Median grant
12
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UJA Emergency Fund$12,000
Sped*Net Special Education Network of Wilton$12,000
American Friend of Israel Defense Forces$7,500
Food Bank of NYC$3,050
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust$3,000
New York City Rescue Mission$3,000
Food Bank for Westchester$2,800
Jewish Foundation for the Rightious$2,550
American Red Magen David$2,500
Yeshiva University Scholarship Fund$2,000
Shoah Visual History Foundation$2,000
American Society of Yad Vashem Inc$2,000
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation$1,400
Epilepsy Foundation$1,300
Ohel Children Home and Family Services$1,275
02Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Chartered by a unanimous act of congress, the museum is america's national institution for the documentation, study, interpretation, and education of holocaust history and serves as our country's memorial to the victims of the holocaust.…

Arts & Culture
2
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
3
Yeshiva University

The university is composed of several colleges and schools providing undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-doctoral education and training and research and clinical programs.

Education
4
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
5
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

The weitzman national museum of american jewish history, on independence mall in philadelphia, presents educational programs and experiences that preserve, explore, and celebrate the history of jews in america. its purpose is to connect…

Arts & Culture
6
Hadassah the Women's Zionist Org of America Inc

Hadassah, the women's zionist organization of america, inc., a new york not-for-profit corporation ("hwzoa") enhances the health and lives of people in israel, the united states and worldwide through education, advocacy, women's…

Community Improvement
7
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
8
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
9
Us Middle East Project Inc

The organization's mission is to engage in non partisan analysis of u.s. foreign policy in the middle east, with special emphasis on the middle east peace process, and to present policymakers in the united states, in the region and in the…

International
10
Eradicate Hate Global Summit

The global summit is forging solutions to prevent all forms of hate-fueled violence.

Public Benefit
11
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
12
We Are Family Foundation

The we are family foundation celebrates the vision of a global family by creating and supporting programs that inspire and educate people about mutual respect, understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity.

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust; the most unlike its peers is New York City Rescue Mission. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

23 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 23 of the 60 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
10/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UJA Emergency Fund: $12,000 · OtherUJA Emergency FundSped*Net Special Education Network of Wilton: $12,000 · OtherSped*Net Special Education Network of WiltonAmerican Friend of Israel Defense Forces: $7,500 · OtherAmerican Friend of Israel Defense ForcesNew York City Rescue Mission: $3,000 · OtherFEEDING WESTCHESTER INC: $2,800 · OtherJewish Foundation for the Rightious: $2,550 · OtherAmerican Red Magen David: $2,500 · Other+40 more: $27,350 · Other+40 moreDisabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust: $3,000 · Public BenefitUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC: $400 · Public BenefitFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $3,050 · Community ImprovementELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION: $1,400 · HealthAmerican Diabetes Association: $400 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $400 · HealthCALVARY FUND INC: $400 · HealthMARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $750 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUSE: $425 · Human ServicesDOROT INC: $375 · Human ServicesSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST: $500 · Arts & CultureWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $1,000 · Environment
Other$69,700Public Benefit$3,400Community Improvement$3,050Health$2,600Human Services$1,550Arts & Culture$1,500Environment$1,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $3,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDisabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York City Rescue Mission: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFEEDING WESTCHESTER INC: $2,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION: $1,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF HOUSE OF HOPE INC: $900 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNATIONAL JEWISH OUTREACH PROGRAM IN: $850 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIERRA CLUB: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGENERAL ISRAEL ORPHAN HOME FOR GIRLS: $450 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHEBRA AGUDAS ACHIM CHESED SHEL EMETH HEBREW FREE BURIAL ASSOCIATIONINC: $450 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE: $425 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALVARY FUND INC: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOROT INC: $375 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY ↗
  • Who funds Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust ↗
  • Who funds New York City Rescue Mission ↗
  • Who funds FEEDING WESTCHESTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HOUSE OF HOPE INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL JEWISH OUTREACH PROGRAM IN ↗
  • Who funds MARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST ↗
  • Who funds SIERRA CLUB ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Mutual of America FoundationNY13.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mutual of America Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 60 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $90k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2021, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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