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Grants paid by The Lef Foundation, tax year 2020
EIN 68-0070194 · Calistoga, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2020, The Lef Foundation (EIN 68-0070194) reported 51 grants paid totaling $461,750. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Balagan Films Inc Jamaica Plain, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF JEFF SILVA & RAMONA BADESCU'S PROJECT THE ORDER OF THINGS | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF KATHRYN RAMEY'S PROJECT EL SIGNO VACIO | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ZULILAH MERRY'S PROJECT NO ONE TOLD ME | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Roadrunner Food Bank Albuquerque, NM | B | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF RFB COMMUNITY FOOD PROGRAMMING | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Albuquerque Community Foundation Albuquerque, NM | B | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ACF COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Filmmakers Collaborative of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF FRANZISKA BLOME & LLEW SMITH'S PROJECT BOUND BY BLOOD | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Utah Film Center Salt Lake City, UT | D | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF BOSTON CITY HALL | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Documentary Educational Resources Inc Watertown, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | MARY LAMPSONS BOOK THE CUTTING ROOM | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Uniondocs Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF BRONTE STAHL'S PROJECT TAILINGS | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Cambridge Community Television Cambridge, MA | U | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF RUDY HYPOLITES PROJECT BLACK BARBERSHOPS & SALONS | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CHICO COLVARD'S PROJECT THE CALL | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Documentary Educational Resources Inc Watertown, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF MARGO GUERNSEYS PROJECT THE PHILADELPHIA ELEVEN | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Bates College Lewiston, ME | B | $15,000 | paid | CAROLINA GONZALEZ VALENCIAS PROJECT THE CLEANING | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Ifp Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF J.P. SNIADECKI AND LISA MALLOYS S PROJECT UNTITLED CAIRO, IL. | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Meteor Films Shelter Island, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF DAVID REDMON & ASHLEY SABINS PROJECT ISLAND OF LOST TREASURES | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Progress Unity Fund San Francisco, CA | B | $11,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISM | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Points North Institute Camden, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | POINTS NORTH DOCUMENTARY FORUM, POINTS NORTH RECEPTION, LEF GRANTEE FELLOWSHIPS | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Cerf Montepelier, VT | U | $10,000 | paid | COVID | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | The Vii Foundation New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ENTANGLED | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Progress Unity Fund San Francisco, CA | B | $9,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF PROGRESS UNITY FUND | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | The Flaherty New York, NY | U | $8,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF NEW ENGLAND FELLOWSHIP 2020 | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Habitat for Humanity of Denver Metro Denver, CO | U | $6,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF HFH DENVER METRO | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Project X Foundation for Art & Criticism Los Angeles, CA | U | $6,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE PROJEXT X FOUNDATION | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF REMEMBERING HAROLD | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE FATE OF HUMAN BEINGS | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Headlands Center for the Arts Sausalito, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE JB BOOK PROJECT | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Food Bank of the Rockies Denver, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Center for Architecture and Design San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity Albuquerque, NM | U | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF GREATER ALBUQUERQUE HFH | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | International Documentary Association Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | WEED AND WINE | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Aurora Music Foundation New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF A BOOKLET OF WORK OF ARTISTS | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Documentary Educational Resources Inc Watertown, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | INVISIBLE | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Filmmakers Collaborative of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | D | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF DOWN WITH X | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF NO ONE TOLD ME | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Center for Arabic Culture Somerville, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF AMAZON IS THE FUTURE | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Cambridge Community Television Cambridge, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF RUDY HYOPLITE'S FILM | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Horizons Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM | C | $4,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF HORIZONS ALBUQUERQUE | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | First Nations Community Healthsource Albuquerque, NM | C | $4,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF FIRST NATION COMMUNITY HEALTHSOURCE | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Barrett House Foundation Albuquerque, NM | D | $4,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING BARRETT HOUSE | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | International Documentary Association Los Angeles, CA | B | $3,500 | paid | WEED AND WINE | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Rio Grande Agricultural Land Trust Albuquerque, NM | C | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF RGALT | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Project Angel Heart Denver, CO | B | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF PROJECT ANGEL HEART | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | The Growhaus Denver, CO | C | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING OF GROWHAUS | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Denver Children's Home Denver, CO | B | $3,000 | paid | PROGRA SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMMNG OF DENVER CHILDREN'S | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Anderson Ranch Art Center Snowmass Village, CO | D | $2,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CERAMIC PROGRAM | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Anderson Ranch Art Center Snowmass Village, CO | D | $2,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CERAMIC PROGRAM | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Glbt Historical Society San Francisco, CA | U | $2,250 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF BOB DAVIS | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Think New Mexico Santa Fe, NM | C | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THINK NEW MEXICO | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Urban Tilth Richmond, CA | C | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | International Documentary Association Los Angeles, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | WEED AND WINE | 202140679349100559 |
| 2020 | Urban Tilth Richmond, CA | C | $1,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF FARMERS MARKET PROJECT | 202140679349100559 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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