New York · Private foundation
The Lenat 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.
- $254k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $140,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 5
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.4M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 80% of the organizations The Lenat Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 72% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 8 | $254k | 63% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $90k | 80% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $98k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Haven Inc | $95,000 | 3 | 1% |
| St Hildas and St Hughs School | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Living Arts Trust Inc Dba O Cinema | $30,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Dance Theatre of Harlem Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Helpusadoptorg Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New Heritage Theatre Group | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Harvest Church | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($222k), not named here.
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: National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Lenat Foundation Inc
- How much does The Lenat Foundation Inc give?
- The Lenat Foundation Inc reported 8 grants totaling $254,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 5 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does The Lenat Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (49%), Animals (22%), Religion (10%).
- Who are The Lenat Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Animal Haven Inc ($95k), St Hildas and St Hughs School ($40k), Living Arts Trust Inc Dba O Cinema ($30k).
- Does The Lenat Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Lenat 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 Lenat Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is The Lenat Foundation Inc based?
- The Lenat Foundation Inc is based in NY.
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