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Susan Simon Lotierzo Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only E Syracuse, New York · EIN 276715189

Susan Simon Lotierzo Charitable Trust is a private foundation in E Syracuse, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $11,200 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $7,000. 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 down from $12,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$10,8005$22,609
2024$12,0005$21,353
2025$11,2004$20,837

How to apply

Susan Simon Lotierzo Charitable Trust 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 Susan Simon Lotierzo Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania1$7,000
New York2$2,200
District of Columbia1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Penn State University
University Park, PA
Charitable purposes$7,000
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Charitable purposes$2,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DC
Charitable purposes$2,000
Peace Action of Cny-Education Fund
Syracuse, NY
Charitable purposes$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Susan Simon Lotierzo Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Susan Simon Lotierzo Charitable Trust give?

$11,200 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Susan Simon Lotierzo Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists David Hensel (Trustee).

What does Susan Simon Lotierzo Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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