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Laura Lemle Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 516576020

Laura Lemle Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.3 million in 11 grants; the typical grant was $2,142 and the largest $825,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $302,852 the year before.

18% 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$380,46012$6.4 million
2024$302,85211$7.1 million
2025$1.3 million11$7.3 million

How to apply

Laura Lemle Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Laura Lemle Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana1$825,000
New York8$491,080
Minnesota1$1,000
District of Columbia1$200

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Funding medical & scientific nonprofits for discovery & recognition of medical causes$825,000
The NVLD Project
New York, NY
Unrestricted grant$470,480
Yeshiva University
New York, NY
Funding of nonverbal learning disorder clinic$7,000
Long Island Children's Museum
Garden City, NY
Unrestricted grant$5,000
Winston Preparatory School
New York, NY
Unrestricted grant$5,000
Mahhattan Theatre Club
New York, NY
Unrestricted grant$2,142
American Brain Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Unrestricted grant$1,000
The Jewish Museum
New York, NY
Unrestricted grant$1,000
Esential Visitor Co Association on Aging in New York
Albany, NY
Unrestricted grant$258
Citizens Committee for Children
New York, NY
Unrestricted grant$200
Project Heal
Washington, DC
Unrestricted grant$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Laura Lemle Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Laura Lemle Family Foundation give?

$1.3 million in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $2,142.

Who runs Laura Lemle Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Laura C Lemle (Trustee).

What does Laura Lemle Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and arts and culture.

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