California · Private foundation
Lennert Erickson Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $83k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 38
- Grants FY2026
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 28
- FY2020 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 13
- Total assets, FY2026
- $2.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 67% of the organizations Lennert Erickson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 38 | $83k | 32% |
| FY2025 | 3 | $5k | 67% |
| FY2024 | 28 | $70k | 96% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $4k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judicial Watch Inc | $13,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Heritage Foundation | $11,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association | $11,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Nevada Firearms Coalition | $10,000 | 2 | 39% |
| Green Beret Foundation | $4,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Redwood Coast Humane Society | $4,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Lilys Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary | $4,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | $4,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Mendocino Coast Humane Society | $4,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Teal We Find a Cure Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 25 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judicial Watch Inc | $13,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Heritage Foundation | $11,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association | $11,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Nevada Firearms Coalition | $10,000 | 2 | 39% |
| Green Beret Foundation | $4,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Redwood Coast Humane Society | $4,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Lilys Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary | $4,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | $4,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Mendocino Coast Humane Society | $4,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Teal We Find a Cure Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Chicks & Chucks Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Young Life | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Pine Nut Wild Horse Advocates | $3,500 | 2 | 3% |
| Circle Tail Inc | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Kids Fishing Derby | $3,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Douglas Animal Welfare Group | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Kids and Horses Inc | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Between Horses and Humans | $3,500 | 2 | 1% |
| The Wild Animal Sanctuary | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Main Street Gardnerville | $3,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Carson Valley Lions Club Inc | $3,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Citizens Behind the Badge | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Douglas County Sheriffs Advisory Council | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Horsepower Sanctuaries Inc Dba Redwings Horse Sanctuary | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Easter Seals Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($43k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Lennert Erickson Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 20 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Lennert Erickson Foundation
- How much does Lennert Erickson Foundation give?
- Lennert Erickson Foundation reported 38 grants totaling $83,000 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 28 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2025.
- What does Lennert Erickson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2026, its largest causes are Public Benefit (31%), Animals (16%), Recreation & Sports (11%).
- Who are Lennert Erickson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2026: Judicial Watch Inc ($13k), The Heritage Foundation ($11k), Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association ($11k).
- Does Lennert Erickson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Lennert Erickson Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lennert Erickson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Lennert Erickson Foundation based?
- Lennert Erickson Foundation is based in CA.
Play a game based on Lennert Erickson’s filings →