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Grants paid by The Lef Foundation, tax year 2021

EIN 68-0070194 · Calistoga, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV

In tax year 2021, The Lef Foundation (EIN 68-0070194) reported 80 grants paid totaling $586,500. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2021

Grants reported by The Lef Foundation for tax year 2021
Tax year	Recipient	Match	Amount	Type	Purpose	Source filing
2021	The Bay School Presidio of San Franci, CA	C	$25,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF KEYES CAMPAIGN	202231339349103568
2021	Documentary Educational Resources Inc Roslindale, MA	C	$25,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ROBB MOSS'S PROJECT RIVER AND SHORE	202231339349103568
2021	Documentary Educational Resources Inc Roslindale, MA	C	$25,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF MARGO GUERNSEY'S PROJECT THE PHILADELPHIA ELEVEN	202231339349103568
2021	Meteor Films Shelter Island, NY	C	$25,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF DAVID REDMON & ASHLEY SABIN'S PROJECT ISLAND OF LOST TREASURES	202231339349103568
2021	Cambridge Community Television Cambridge, MA	U	$25,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF RUDY HYPOLITE'S PROJECT BLACK BARBERSHOPS AND SALONS: NEIGHBORHOOD OASIS	202231339349103568
2021	California College of the Arts Oakland, CA	C	$20,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF 2021 GENERAL OPERATING	202231339349103568
2021	Women Make Movies Inc New York, NY	B	$15,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT SALT SISTERS	202231339349103568
2021	Tikkun Olam Productions Somerville, MA	B	$15,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ERIC AXELMAN AND SAM EILERTSEN'S PROJECT ISRAELISM	202231339349103568
2021	Brattle Film Foundation Inc Cambridge, MA	B	$15,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF BRATTLE THEATRE'S OPERATIONS & PROGRAMMING	202231339349103568
2021	Brain Arts Organization Inc Boston, MA	B	$15,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF GEORDEN WEST'S FILM PLAYLAND	202231339349103568
2021	Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA	C	$15,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF TRACY STRAIN'S PROJECT SURVIVAL FLOATING	202231339349103568
2021	Southern Documentary Fund Durham, NC	C	$15,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF RAUL PAZ PASTRANA'S	202231339349103568
2021	Uniondocs Inc Brooklyn, NY	C	$15,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF BRONTE STAHL'S PROJECT UNTITLED HYDEBANK FILM	202231339349103568
2021	Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA	C	$15,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF KHARY JONES' PROJECT NIGHT FIGHT	202231339349103568
2021	Filmmakers Collaborative Inc Melrose, MA	U	$15,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF BOUND BY BLOOD: ECHOES OF THE ELAINE MASSACRE	202231339349103568
2021	Progress Unity Fund San Francisco, CA	B	$11,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF PROGRESS UNITY FUND'S COMMUNITY ACTIVISM AND PROGRAMMING.	202231339349103568
2021	Progress Unity Fund San Francisco, CA	B	$11,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE PROGRESS UNITY FUND'S COMMUNITY ACTIVISMS AND PROGRAMMING	202231339349103568
2021	Points North Institute Camden, ME	B	$10,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF LEF/CIFF FELLOWSHIP AT THE CAMDEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL	202231339349103568
2021	California College of the Arts Oakland, CA	C	$10,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF 2021 ANNUAL FUND CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS	202231339349103568
2021	International Documentary Association Los Angeles, CA	B	$10,000	paid	A DECENT HOME	202231339349103568
2021	International Film Seminars New York, NY	C	$10,000	paid	FELLOWSHIPS-2021 FLAHERTY SEMINAR	202231339349103568
2021	Brain Arts Organization Inc Boston, MA	B	$10,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF OJ SLAUGHTER'S DOCUMENTARY	202231339349103568
2021	California College of the Arts Oakland, CA	C	$10,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF 2020 ANNUAL FUND CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS	202231339349103568
2021	Points North Institute Camden, ME	B	$10,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE NORTH SHORTS PROGRAM	202231339349103568
2021	California College of the Arts Oakland, CA	C	$10,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF 2019 CCA GALA	202231339349103568
2021	Bosque School Albuquerque, NM	B	$8,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF FOUNDERS DAY AT THE BOSQUE SCHOOL	202231339349103568
2021	Creative Sanctuary Arcata, CA	B	$7,500	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF MIKAEL KIRKMAN'S COMMUNITY CERAMIC CENTER PROJECT	202231339349103568
2021	Project X Foundation for Art & Criticism Los Angeles, CA	U	$6,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF PROJECT X FOUNDATION FOR ART & CRITICISM	202231339349103568
2021	International Documentary Association Los Angeles, CA	B	$6,000	paid	A DECENT HOME	202231339349103568
2021	International Documentary Association Los Angeles, CA	B	$5,000	paid	KRIMES	202231339349103568
2021	Next Leadership Development Corporation Boston, MA	U	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF GABRIELLE SUMNEYS PROJECT PARADISE	202231339349103568
2021	Waterfall Arts Belfast, ME	B	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF MATT SHAWS DOCUMENTARY MORNING VIEW	202231339349103568
2021	Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA	C	$5,000	paid	A STRATEGIC GRANT IN SUPPORT OF KATHRYN RAMEY'S PROJECT "EL SIGNO VACIO"	202231339349103568
2021	Cine Qua Non Incincite Pictures New York, NY	U	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF SABRINA AVILES, JESSE EPSTEIN, MARION LIPSCHUTZ, AND ROSE ROSENBLATTS	202231339349103568
2021	Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA	C	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF KATHRYN RAMEY'S PROJECT "EL SIGNO VACIO"	202231339349103568
2021	Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA	C	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF SIOBHAN LANDRYS PROJECT HANNAH	202231339349103568
2021	Calistoga Art Center Calistoga, CA	B	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE CERAMIC AND OTHER ART PROGRAMS	202231339349103568
2021	Women Make Movies Inc New York, NY	B	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF LISA OLIVIERIS DOCUMENTARY RECOVERY CITY	202231339349103568
2021	California College of the Arts Oakland, CA	C	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CCA'S ANNUAL GALA EVENT	202231339349103568
2021	Women Make Movies Inc New York, NY	B	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF SARA JORDENOS DOCUMENTARY	202231339349103568
2021	Peanut Butter & Jelly Family Services Albuquerque, NM	U	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF PEANUT BUTTER AND FAMILY SERVICES	202231339349103568
2021	Documentary Educational Resources Inc Roslindale, MA	C	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF WENHUA SHIS PROJECT RED SPECTRUM	202231339349103568
2021	Calistoga Art Center Calistoga, CA	B	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE CERAMIC AND OTHER ART PROGRAMS	202231339349103568
2021	Calistoga Art Center Calistoga, CA	B	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE CERAMIC AND OTHER ART PROGRAMS	202231339349103568
2021	Independent Feature Project Brooklyn, NY	B	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF LEIGH MORFOOT AND JASON MORFOOTS DOCUMENTARY	202231339349103568
2021	Anderson Ranch Art Center Snowmass Village, CO	D	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE ANDERSON RANCH ART CENTER'S CERAMIC PROGRAM	202231339349103568
2021	Direct Relief Santa Barbara, CA	B	$5,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF DIRECT RELIEF	202231339349103568
2021	California College of the Arts Oakland, CA	C	$4,500	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF 2020 CCA GALA	202231339349103568
2021	Peanut Butter & Jelly Family Services Albuquerque, NM	U	$4,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY'S FAMILY SERVICES	202231339349103568
2021	Mercy Corps Portland, OR	C	$4,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF MERCY CORPS	202231339349103568
2021	Accion New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	U	$4,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ACCION NEW MEXICO PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS	202231339349103568
2021	Roadrunner Food Bank Albuquerque, NM	B	$4,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK'S COMMUNITY FOOD PROGRAMMING	202231339349103568
2021	Food Bank of the Rockies Denver, CO	C	$4,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES	202231339349103568
2021	Albuquerque Community Foundation Albuquerque, NM	C	$4,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	202231339349103568
2021	International Documentary Association Los Angeles, CA	B	$4,000	paid	A DECENT HOME	202231339349103568
2021	Accion New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	U	$3,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ACCION NEW MEXICO PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS	202231339349103568
2021	First Nations Development Institute Fredericksburg, VA	U	$3,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE	202231339349103568
2021	American Indian Science and Engineering Albuquerque, NM	D	$3,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SOCIETY	202231339349103568
2021	Horizons Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM	C	$3,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF HORIZONS ALBUQUERQUE'S PROGRAMMING	202231339349103568
2021	New Mexico Habitat for Humanity Santa Fe, NM	U	$3,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF NEW MEXICO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY	202231339349103568
2021	Thurgood Marshall College Fund Washington, DC	B	$3,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND	202231339349103568
2021	Palestine Children's Relief Fund Kent, OH	U	$3,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF PALESTINE'S CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND	202231339349103568
2021	Friends of the Cameo Theater St Helena, CA	C	$2,500	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CAMEO'S COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING	202231339349103568
2021	Filmmakers Collaborative Inc Melrose, MA	U	$2,500	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ALVIN CASES DOCUMENTARY	202231339349103568
2021	Franklin Academy East Haddam, CT	B	$2,500	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF JOSHUA WEISSBACH'S PROJECT THE PLACE OF BAD NOISES	202231339349103568
2021	Trustees of Dartmouth College Hanover, MA	U	$2,500	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF IYABO KWAYANAS PROJECT LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA	202231339349103568
2021	Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA	C	$2,500	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF JULIE MALLOZZI & EMMA MEYERS PROJECT	202231339349103568
2021	Conservation Colorado Education Fund Denver, CO	C	$2,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CONSERVATION COLORADO EDUCATION FUND	202231339349103568
2021	Cerf Montepelier, VT	U	$2,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CERF+	202231339349103568
2021	New Mexico Voices for Children Albuquerque, NM	C	$2,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF NEW MEXICO VOICES FOR CHILDREN	202231339349103568
2021	Propublica New York, NY	C	$2,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF PRO PUBLICA INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING	202231339349103568
2021	Farm Link Los Alamitos, CA	U	$2,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF FARM LINK	202231339349103568
2021	Food Forward North Hollywood, CA	B	$2,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF FOOD FORWARD	202231339349103568
2021	New Mexico Land Conservancy Santa Fe, NM	C	$2,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF NEW MEXICO LAND CONSERVANCY	202231339349103568
2021	Outpost Performance Space Albuquerque, NM	U	$2,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE'S PROGRAMS	202231339349103568
2021	Rio Grande Agricultural Land Trust Albuquerque, NM	C	$1,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE RIO GRANDE AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUST	202231339349103568
2021	Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Salt Lake City, UT	B	$1,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE	202231339349103568
2021	Southwest Research and Information Center Albuquerque, NM	B	$1,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF SOUTHWEST RESEARCH AND INFORMATION	202231339349103568
2021	Think New Mexico Santa Fe, NM	C	$1,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF THINK NEW MEXICO	202231339349103568
2021	Cfile Foundation Santa Fe, NM	B	$1,000	paid	PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CFILE FOUNDATION	202231339349103568

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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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