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The Kleban Foundation Inc

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 133490882

The Kleban Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $200,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was the same as $200,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$200,0004$2.1 million
2023$200,0004$1.9 million
2024$200,0004$1.7 million

How to apply

ContactElliot H Brown
488 Madison Avenue 18th Floor, New York, NY 10022
Phone or email(212) 935-5500
What to submitWritten application
RestrictionsGrants made to promising theatrical lyricists and librettists. Selection to be made by a panel of theatrical lyricists and librettists.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Kleban Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$150,000
Oregon1$50,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
NY
The award to the most promissing librettist & lyricist in american musical theatre.$50,000
Individual
OR
The award to the most promissing librettist & lyricist in american musical theatre.$50,000
Individual
NY
The award to the most promissing librettist & lyricist in american musical theatre.$50,000
Individual
NY
The award to the most promissing librettist & lyricist in american musical theatre.$50,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Kleban Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Kleban Foundation Inc give?

$200,000 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs The Kleban Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Maury Yeston (Vice President), Jonathan Weidman (Director), Kirsten Childs (Director) and Richard Maltby (President) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does The Kleban Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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