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The Lefkowitz Family Foundation

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.

$18k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
14
Grants FY2025
26
Organizations funded FY2024
38%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$500
Largest grant, FY2025
$7,000
Organizations funded a year
16 to 32
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$895k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 38% of the organizations The Lefkowitz Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 55% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 45% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k 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
AnimalsPhilanthropyHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesReligionOther
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 arriving13$18k38%
FY202426$46k38%
FY202329$60k10%
FY202232$73k31%
FY202126$93k27%
FY202026$77k31%
FY201926$75k42%
FY201816$68k44%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$160kReligion$118kHousing & Shelter$86kArts & Culture$75kHuman Services$64kAnimals$26kEducation$14kFood & Nutrition$14kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
NY
IN
PA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
AZ
AR
TN
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

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

Show all 59 grantees
All grantees of The Lefkowitz Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Milken Community School$64,25070%
Fulcrum Arts$59,30081%
Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc$52,20030%
Homeless Health Care Los Angeles$40,00080%
Downtown Women's Center$38,00080%
Union Station Homeless Services$27,00070%
American Brain Foundation$20,00010%
Path$18,00040%
Heather Heyer Foundation$14,00045%
Center for Visual Music$13,50064%
A Committment to Our Roots Inc$12,25061%
Social Justice Learning Institute$12,00040%
International Myeloma Foundation$11,25080%
Shalom Austin$9,80040%
Sierra Club Foundation$8,00080%
American Diabetes Association$6,50060%
The Houston Food Bank$6,00010%
Feeding America$5,50050%
Hillel of San Diego$5,30040%
Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$5,25060%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$5,00050%
Valley Beth Shalom$4,5002n/a
Save The Children Federation Inc$4,50030%
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc$3,00020%
James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association$3,00020%
Save a Child's Heart Foundation US Inc$2,50030%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$2,50020%
Friends of Austin Animal Center$2,50031%
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation$2,00010%
Operation Smile Inc$2,00010%
Humane World for Animals Inc$2,00010%
La Family Housing Corporation$1,75020%
Mental Health Advocacy Services Inc$1,5001n/a
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Inc$1,50010%
Community Health Alliance of Pasadena$1,50010%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$1,50030%
Future Roots Inc$1,25010%
The Sidewalk Project$1,00011%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$1,00010%
Austin Zoo Inc$1,00010%
World Jewish Congress (American Section) Inc$1,00010%
Best Friends Animal Society$1,00020%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$70010%
The Trail Conservancy$57020%
United States Fund for Unicef$50010%
Ace of Hearts$50010%
Friends of Golf Inc$5001n/a
Puppy Food Bank$50010%
Health Alliance for Austin Musicians$50010%
Paws on Death Row Inc$5001n/a
The Oscar Litwak Foundation$5001n/a
Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation$50010%
PKD Foundation$50010%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$50010%
Hebrew Free Loan Association of Austin Inc$30010%
Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council$30010%
Texas Foundation for the Arts$2871n/a
Austin Pets Alive Inc$20010%
Texas History Museum$1051n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($116k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Lefkowitz Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMilken Community School: $64,250 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetFulcrum Arts: $59,300 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetAlzheimer's Foundation of America Inc: $52,200 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHomeless Health Care Los Angeles: $40,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetDowntown Women's Center: $38,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetUnion Station Homeless Services: $27,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Brain Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPath: $18,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHeather Heyer Foundation: $14,000 over 4y, 5.1% of budgetCenter for Visual Music: $13,500 over 6y, 3.7% of budgetA Committment to Our Roots Inc: $12,250 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetSocial Justice Learning Institute: $12,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Myeloma Foundation: $11,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetShalom Austin: $9,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $6,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $5,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHillel of San Diego: $5,300 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLos Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $5,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife Conservation Network Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJames Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSave a Child's Heart Foundation US Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Austin Animal Center: $2,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetLos Angeles Fire Department Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLa Family Housing Corporation: $1,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Greater Texas Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Health Alliance of Pasadena: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFuture Roots Inc: $1,250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Sidewalk Project: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetEverytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAustin Zoo Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Jewish Congress (American Section) Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trail Conservancy: $570 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAce of Hearts: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPuppy Food Bank: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHealth Alliance for Austin Musicians: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDick's Sporting Goods Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPKD Foundation: $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 52.

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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.

Austin Community Foundation IncTX18.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Austin Community Foundation Inc · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · California Community Foundation · Gannett Foundation Inc · Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800 · St David's Foundation · United Way Worldwide · Dallas Jewish Community Foundation · Better Business Bureau · The Annenberg Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · National Philanthropic Trust

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 Lefkowitz Family Foundation

How much does The Lefkowitz Family Foundation give?
The Lefkowitz Family Foundation reported 14 grants totaling $18,300 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 32 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Lefkowitz Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (27%), Religion (20%), Housing & Shelter (14%).
Who are The Lefkowitz Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Milken Community School ($64k), Fulcrum Arts ($59k), Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc ($52k).
Does The Lefkowitz Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Lefkowitz Family 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 The Lefkowitz Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Austin Community Foundation Inc, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, California Community Foundation.
Where is The Lefkowitz Family Foundation based?
The Lefkowitz Family Foundation is based in CA.

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 87 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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