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The David and Natalie Lederman Foundation

Accepts applications Marblehead, Massachusetts · EIN 046605802

The David and Natalie Lederman Foundation is a private foundation in Marblehead, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $37,878 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $18,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $39,227 the year before.

38% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$26,1307$767,727
2024$39,2278$766,748
2025$37,8788$759,814

How to apply

ContactJonathan Lederman
PO Box 199, Marblehead, MA 01945
What to submitInitial letter to Trustee (2 page max) providing full contact information, mission, as well as purpose and amount requested for grant
DeadlinesApplications received before Oct 1 of a given year will be considered for the following year
RestrictionsNone, but preference given to applications from USA, Canada, Israel

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The David and Natalie Lederman Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts7$19,878
New York1$18,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
General Support$18,000
JCC of the North Shore
Marblehead, MA
General Support$12,600
Chabad of the North Shore
Swampscott, MA
General Support$3,718
Marblehead VFW
Marblehead, MA
General Support$1,000
Jewish Journal
Salem, MA
General Support$1,000
Lappin Foundation
Beverly, MA
General Support$600
Epstein Hillel School
Marblehead, MA
General Support$600
Jewish National Fund
Boston, MA
General Support$360

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The David and Natalie Lederman Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications received before Oct 1 of a given year will be considered for the following year.

How much does The David and Natalie Lederman Foundation give?

$37,878 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The David and Natalie Lederman Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jennifer Lederman (Trustee) and Jonathan Lederman (Trustee).

What does The David and Natalie Lederman Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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