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The Lee and Cheryl Lasher Family Foundation Inc

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.

$294k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
38
Grants FY2025
50
Organizations funded FY2024
16%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$99,000
Organizations funded a year
24 to 50
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$3.1M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 16% of the organizations The Lee and Cheryl Lasher Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalEducationReligionHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving37$195k32%
FY202450$189k16%
FY202344$173k25%
FY202240$137k20%
FY202135$146k11%
FY202034$106k18%
FY201932$88k44%
FY201824$70k13%
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

International$348kReligion$307kPhilanthropy$296kEducation$100kHealth$73kHuman Services$64kHousing & Shelter$27kPublic Benefit$22kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OH
NJ
CA
MD
KS
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Congregation Ahavath Torah$138,2009n/a
The Koby Mandell Foundation Inc$67,30091%
Central Fund of Israel$56,00040%
Project Ezrah Needs Inc$32,20090%
Relief Resources Inc$22,20050%
Moriah School of Englewood$21,00050%
Binyamin Fund Inc DBA The Heart of Israel$19,80082%
One Israel Fund Ltd$19,60040%
East Hill Synagogue$18,8505n/a
Yeshiva University$18,05090%
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All grantees of The Lee and Cheryl Lasher Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Congregation Ahavath Torah$138,2009n/a
The Koby Mandell Foundation Inc$67,30091%
Central Fund of Israel$56,00040%
Project Ezrah Needs Inc$32,20090%
Relief Resources Inc$22,20050%
Moriah School of Englewood$21,00050%
Binyamin Fund Inc DBA The Heart of Israel$19,80082%
One Israel Fund Ltd$19,60040%
East Hill Synagogue$18,8505n/a
Yeshiva University$18,05090%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$17,30090%
Sharsheret Inc$16,20090%
American Friends of Sulamot Corp$15,40032%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$15,20080%
Chabad of Englewood Inc$14,0007n/a
American Friends of Tenufa Bakehila$13,85091%
Efrat Development Foundation USA Inc$12,05035%
Tzohar Israel Foundation$7,30030%
The Miryam Institute Inc$6,75040%
Israel Emergency Alliance$6,50080%
Met Council Inc$6,50072%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$6,50080%
Family Promise of Bergen County$6,50060%
Emunah of America Inc$5,40030%
Chabad House Bowery Inc$5,4003n/a
Ezer Mizion$5,40030%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$5,00010%
Anschei Chesed Fund Inc$5,00010%
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies North America Inc$5,0001n/a
American Friends of Magen David Adom$4,30020%
The Friendship Circle Inc$4,00040%
American Friends of Nishmat Inc$4,00080%
National Jewish Outreach Program In$3,80030%
American Friends of Maagalim Inc$3,75040%
Chabad of Hackensack Inc$3,5001n/a
Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County$3,5002n/a
Ramaz School$3,0003n/a
Ben Porat Yosef Inc$2,80020%
The Center for Peace Communications Inc$2,5001n/a
Boca Raton Synagogue Inc$2,3001n/a
Westhampton Synagogue Inc$1,8001n/a
Nahar Deiah Inc$1,8001n/a
Jewish Family & Children's Services of Northern New Jersey Inc$1,80010%
Accessibility Accelerator Inc$1,8001n/a
Tamar Fund International Inc$1,5001n/a
Young Israel of Hollywood Inc$1,0001n/a
Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of Md$1,00010%
American Friends of Eretz Hemdah$1,00020%
Friends of Ir David Inc$1,00010%
American Friends of Panim El Panim Inc$1,00010%
The Halachic Organ Donor Society Inc DBA Ematai$1,00010%
Englewood Mikvah Association Inc$86020%
The Frisch School$80010%
Menachem Education Foundation Inc$77010%
Feeding America$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 37 recipients with no EIN on record ($528k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Lee and Cheryl Lasher Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Koby Mandell Foundation Inc: $67,300 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetCentral Fund of Israel: $56,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetProject Ezrah Needs Inc: $32,200 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetRelief Resources Inc: $22,200 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetMoriah School of Englewood: $21,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBinyamin Fund Inc DBA The Heart of Israel: $19,800 over 8y, 2.2% of budgetOne Israel Fund Ltd: $19,600 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetYeshiva University: $18,050 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $17,300 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSharsheret Inc: $16,200 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Sulamot Corp: $15,400 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $15,200 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Tenufa Bakehila: $13,850 over 9y, 1.2% of budgetEfrat Development Foundation USA Inc: $12,050 over 3y, 5.0% of budgetTzohar Israel Foundation: $7,300 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Miryam Institute Inc: $6,750 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetIsrael Emergency Alliance: $6,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMet Council Inc: $6,500 over 7y, 1.5% of budgetHillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $6,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Promise of Bergen County: $6,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetEmunah of America Inc: $5,400 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEzer Mizion: $5,400 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGuiding Eyes for the Blind Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnschei Chesed Fund Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $4,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Friendship Circle Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Friends of Nishmat Inc: $4,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNational Jewish Outreach Program In: $3,800 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Maagalim Inc: $3,750 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetBen Porat Yosef Inc: $2,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family & Children's Services of Northern New Jersey Inc: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBen and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of Md: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Eretz Hemdah: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Ir David Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Panim El Panim Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Halachic Organ Donor Society Inc DBA Ematai: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEnglewood Mikvah Association Inc: $860 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Frisch School: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMenachem Education Foundation Inc: $770 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFeeding America: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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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.

Jewish Communal FundNY51.5× affinity39 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Fjc · Cross River Community Foundation · The Daniel E and Joyce G Straus Family Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ · David & Esther Muschel Foundation · The Alan and Elisa Pines Family Foundation Inc · The Arthur & Joyce Fein Family Foundation · Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey Inc · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore

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.

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About The Lee and Cheryl Lasher Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Lee and Cheryl Lasher Family Foundation Inc give?
The Lee and Cheryl Lasher Family Foundation Inc reported 38 grants totaling $294,450 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 50 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Lee and Cheryl Lasher Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (27%), Religion (24%), Philanthropy (23%).
Who are The Lee and Cheryl Lasher Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Congregation Ahavath Torah ($138k), The Koby Mandell Foundation Inc ($67k), Central Fund of Israel ($56k).
Does The Lee and Cheryl Lasher Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 16% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Lee and Cheryl Lasher Family Foundation Inc 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 The Lee and Cheryl Lasher Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, Fjc, Cross River Community Foundation.
Where is The Lee and Cheryl Lasher Family Foundation Inc based?
The Lee and Cheryl Lasher Family Foundation Inc is based in NJ.

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 95 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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