· Private foundation
Lyn and Daniel Lerner Charitable Trust
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k1 grant · $3k
- $10k–50k8 grants · $136k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $210k
- $250k+2 grants · $500k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Individual grant recipient | $250,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | $250,000 |
| LOWER EASTSIDE GIRLS CLUB | $210,000 |
| US DREAM ACADEMY INC | $25,000 |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO | $25,000 |
| CLOSE TIES LEADERSHIP PROGRAM | $22,920 |
| ONE ARCHIVES FOUNDATION | $22,500 |
| LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND | $10,420 |
| CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTRY YMCA | $10,000 |
| LINCOLN THEATER | $10,000 |
| COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS | $10,000 |
| ON BELAY | $2,919 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 5%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
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.
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.
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.
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."
See schedule othe mission of occidental college is to provide a gifted and diverse group of students with a total educational experience of the highest quality - one that prepares them for leadership in an increasingly complex,…
Description of organization mission: the paley center for media is the premier institution dedicated to advancing the understanding of media-it's artistic value, social impact and historical importance-for the public and media…
EMPOWERING LGBT PEOPLE, BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITY. NEW YORK CITY'S LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, & TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CENTER EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO LEAD HEALTHY, SUCCESSFUL LIVES. The Center celebrates our community and advocates for justice and…
Lewis & clark is a premier private higher education institution offering an exceptional education in an inclusive environment. by fostering critical thinking, innovation, creativity, civic engagement, and leadership, both inside and…
See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.
Nysci's mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens through design make play - an approach to learning and engagement that is deeply rooted in research on stem learning and guides the…
To inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers and excite learners of all ages about the power, promise, and pure fun of science and technology.lsc offers exceptional science learning onsite, offsite, and online as well as…
The new york botanical garden is a museum of plants and a scientific research center devoted to the study of plants and their uses. it is the garden's mission to improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the…
Lookingglass theatre company is a national leader in the creation and presentation of innovative, cutting-edge theatrical work. lookingglass interweaves movement, circus arts and narrative in original and captivating ways. guided by an…
How this is measured
8 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. 8 of the 12 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗
- Who funds THE LOWER EAST SIDE GIRLS CLUB OF NEW YORK INC ↗
- Who funds NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO ↗
- Who funds US DREAM ACADEMY INC ↗
- Who funds ONE ARCHIVES FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND INC ↗
- Who funds Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc ↗
- Who funds ON BELAY INC ↗
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.
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How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Lyn and Daniel Lerner Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lyn and Daniel Lerner Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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