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Grants paid by William & Betty Lester Foundation Inc

EIN 22-6063176 · NJ · Form 990, Schedule I

William & Betty Lester Foundation Inc of NJ (EIN 22-6063176) reported 29 grants paid totaling $9,945,910 to 6 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$9,945,910

29 grants

Recipients

6

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2025

8 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
20183$281,457
20193$285,341
20205$345,449
20213$291,546
20223$294,729
20234$363,695
20244$331,404
20254$7,752,289

Top recipients

The 6 recipients receiving the most from William & Betty Lester Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 6 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest N 22-1714130AWhippany, NJ2$7,451,8142025
Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest Nj 22-1487222AWhippany, NJ8$2,153,5572025
Temple Beth Shalom 22-1599195ALivingston, NJ8$168,4792025
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County 59-1945109ABoca Raton, FL8$143,2172025
Jewish Family Service Agency Central Nj 22-1487364AElizabeth, NJ2$21,6172024
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest Nj 22-1687995AFlorham Park, NJ1$7,2262020

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 29 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by William & Betty Lester Foundation Inc
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest N Whippany, NJA$7,424,356paidGeneral support202611079349300911
2025Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest Nj Whippany, NJA$285,300paidGENERAL SUPPORT202611079349300911
2025Temple Beth Shalom Livingston, NJA$23,044paidGENERAL SUPPORT202611079349300911
2025Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Boca Raton, FLA$19,589paidGENERAL SUPPORT202611079349300911
2024Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest Nj Whippany, NJA$275,801paidGENERAL SUPPORT202531329349306308
2024Temple Beth Shalom Livingston, NJA$22,277paidGENERAL SUPPORT202531329349306308
2024Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Boca Raton, FLA$18,936paidGENERAL SUPPORT202531329349306308
2024Jewish Community Housing Corp Livingston, NJA$14,390paidgeneral support202531329349306308
2023Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest Nj Whippany, NJA$296,094paidGENERAL SUPPORT202401089349300320
2023Jewish Community Fdtn of Greater Metrowest Nj Whippany, NJA$27,458paidGENERAL SUPPORT202401089349300320
2023Temple Beth Shalom Livingston, NJA$21,698paidGENERAL SUPPORT202401089349300320
2023Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Boca Raton, FLA$18,445paidGENERAL SUPPORT202401089349300320
2022Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest Nj Whippany, NJA$256,413paidGENERAL SUPPORT202331329349306908
2022Temple Beth Shalom Livingston, NJA$20,711paidGENERAL SUPPORT202331329349306908
2022Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Boca Raton, FLA$17,605paidGENERAL SUPPORT202331329349306908
2021Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest Nj Whippany, NJA$253,644paidGENERAL SUPPORT202241309349301909
2021Temple Beth Shalom Livingston, NJA$20,487paidGENERAL SUPPORT202241309349301909
2021Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Boca Raton, FLA$17,415paidGENERAL SUPPORT202241309349301909
2020Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest Nj Whippany, NJA$293,194paidGENERAL SUPPORT202101349349306525
2020Temple Beth Shalom Livingston, NJA$20,433paidGENERAL SUPPORT202101349349306525
2020Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Boca Raton, FLA$17,369paidGENERAL SUPPORT202101349349306525
2020Jewish Family Service Agency Central Nj Elizabeth, NJA$7,227paidgeneral support202101349349306525
2020Jewish Family Service of Metrowest Nj Florham Park, NJA$7,226paidgeneral support202101349349306525
2019Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest Nj Whippany, NJA$248,245paidGENERAL SUPPORT202011269349301406
2019Temple Beth Shalom Livingston, NJA$20,051paidGENERAL SUPPORT202011269349301406
2019Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Boca Raton, FLA$17,045paidGENERAL SUPPORT202011269349301406
2018Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest Nj Whippany, NJA$244,866paidGENERAL SUPPORT201940989349300214
2018Temple Beth Shalom Livingston, NJA$19,778paidGENERAL SUPPORT201940989349300214
2018Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Boca Raton, FLA$16,813paidGENERAL SUPPORT201940989349300214

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
99020252025-06-30not stated2024v5.2202611079349300911
99020242024-06-30not stated2023v6.0202531329349306308
99020232023-06-30not stated2022v5.0202401089349300320
99020222022-06-30not stated2021v4.2202331329349306908
99020212021-06-30not stated2020v4.1202241309349301909
99020202020-06-30not stated2019v5.1202101349349306525
99020192019-06-30not stated2018v3.3202011269349301406
99020182018-06-30not stated2017v2.3201940989349300214

Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/226063176.json.

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