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Stober Lafer Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 814214654

Stober Lafer Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2023 it gave $767,317 in 45 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $445,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

How to apply

Stober Lafer 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 Stober Lafer Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$445,000
New York42$318,767
Kansas1$2,500
Michigan1$1,050

Grants paid in 2023

The 40 largest of 45 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fidelity Investments Gift Fund
Boston, MA
Charitable$445,000
The Roundabout Theatre
New York, NY
Charitable$34,408
Central Park Conservancy
New York, NY
Charitable$25,000
The Tony Blair Foundation
New York, NY
Charitable$25,000
Council on Foreign Relations
New York, NY
Charitable$25,000
The Roundabout Theatre
New York, NY
Charitable$24,524
Council of Jewish Women
New York, NY
Charitable$23,500
Central Park Conservancy
New York, NY
Charitable$23,000
Central Park Conservancy
New York, NY
Charitable$23,000
Children's Museum of Manhattan
New York, NY
Charitable$12,000
Congregation Rodeph Sholom
New York, NY
Charitable$11,520
Lincoln Center Patrons
New York, NY
Charitable$10,000
Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
Charitable$10,000
Perelman Performing Arts Center
New York, NY
Charitable$9,230
Central Park Conservancy
New York, NY
Charitable$9,200
Friends of JCC Krakow
Suffern, NY
Charitable$5,000
The Brennan Center for Justice
New York, NY
Charitable$4,051
Congregation Rodeph Sholom
New York, NY
Charitable$3,900
Planned Parenthood
Elmsford, NY
Charitable$2,650
92nd Street Y
New York, NY
Charitable$2,625
A Is for
New York, NY
Charitable$2,600
The Public Theater
New York, NY
Charitable$2,520
Mama Film
Wichita, KS
Charitable$2,500
Common Good
New York, NY
Charitable$2,500
Whitney Museum
New York, NY
Charitable$2,344
Whitney Museum
New York, NY
Charitable$2,344
Lincoln Center Patrons
New York, NY
Charitable$2,260
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$2,175
The Jazz Foundation of America
New York, NY
Charitable$2,000
The Brigid Alliance
New York, NY
Charitable$2,000
The Brigid Alliance
New York, NY
Charitable$2,000
The Brigid Alliance
New York, NY
Charitable$2,000
Museum of Natural History
New York, NY
Charitable$1,190
The Zekelman Holocaust Center
Farmington, MI
Charitable$1,050
Central Park Conservancy
New York, NY
Charitable$1,000
The Jewish Museum
New York, NY
Charitable$1,000
Huru International
New York, NY
Charitable$1,000
Jewish Communal Fund
New York, NY
Charitable$1,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
Charitable$930
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
Charitable$896

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Stober Lafer Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Stober Lafer Family Foundation give?

$767,317 in tax year 2023, across 45 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Stober Lafer Family Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Jill Lafer (Director, President, Treas) and Ruth Stober (Director, Vice President,).

What does Stober Lafer Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, environment and conservation and faith communities.

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