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Grants paid by The Lef Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 68-0070194 · Calistoga, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2023, The Lef Foundation (EIN 68-0070194) reported 74 grants paid totaling $550,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Creative Capital New York, NY | U | $40,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Westchester Institute for Human Develop Valhalla, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF DAN HABIB'S PROJECT MY DISABILITY ROADMAP (WORKING TITLE) | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | President & Trustees of Bates College Lewiston, ME | B | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CAROLINA GONZALEZ VALENCIA'S PROJECT HOW TO CLEAN A HOUSE IN 10 EASY ... | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Points North Institute Camden, ME | B | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE LEF/CIFF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT THE 2022 CAMDEN INTERNATIONAL FILM... | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF SHIRLEY KIM-RYU'S PROJECT KAKSOR!! | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF KHARY SAEED JONES'S PROJECT NIGHT FIGHT | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | The Bay School Presidio of San Franci, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE BAY SCHOOL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Uniondocs Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ANGELO MADSEN MINAX'S PROJECT A BODY TO LIVE IN | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Film Independent Los Angeles, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF AMANDA ERICKSON'S PROJECT SHE CRIED THAT DAY | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | California College of Arts & Crafts Oakland, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CCA'S ANNUAL FUND | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Independent Feature Project Brooklyn, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF RACHAEL DECRUZ & JEREMY S. LEVINE PROJECT NINE | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF JOHN HULSEY'S PROJECT FROM THE LAND | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Filmmakers Collaborative Inc Melrose, MA | U | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF SABRIBA AVILES AND JENNY ALEXANDER'S PROJECT CHELSEA (WORKING TITLE) | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ANNA BARSAN'S PROJECT SOFTLY IN ALL DIRECTIONS | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Documentary Educational Resources Inc Roslindale, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF JAMES RUTENBECK'S PROJECT THE FUCK YOU SPARK | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Experimental Sound Studio Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF JODIE MACK'S PROJECT EARLY MOURNING, TARPON SPRING | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF SHIRLEY KIM-RYU'S PROJECT KAKSORI | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CID'S SPONSORED FILM PROJECT, A DECENT HOME | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | The Evergreen State College Nw Olympia, WA | C | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Progress Unity Fund San Francisco, CA | B | $9,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT IN GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ANTI-WAR ANTI-RACISM WORK FOR ANSWER ORGANIZES | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | International Film Seminars New York, NY | C | $9,000 | paid | A STRATEGIC GRANT IN SUPPORT OF FOUR LEF NEW ENGLAND FELLOWS AT THE 2023 FLATHERY FILM SEMINAR | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Calistoga Art Center Calistoga, CA | B | $8,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF THE CALISTOGA ART CENTER | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Project X Foundation Los Angeles, CA | U | $7,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR PROJECT X FOUNDATION | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Albuquerque Museum Foundation Albuquerque, NM | B | $7,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE EXHBIT, DANNY LYON-JOURNEY WEST, PHOTGRAPHS AND FILM | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Planned Parenthood Washington, DC | U | $6,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE CRITICAL WORK THAT PLANNED PARENTHOOD DOES. | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Experimental Sound Studio Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF JODIE MACK'S PROJECT EARLY MORNING | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee Cambridge, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF JENIFER MCSHANE'S PROJECT THE QUILTING GROUP | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CID'S SPONSORED FILM PROJECT, A DECENT HOME | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Independent Feature Project Brooklyn, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF RACHAL DECRUZ & JEREMY S. LEVINE'S PROJECT NINE | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Vermont Folklife Center Middleburry, VT | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF JESSE KREIZERS PROJECT CAREGIVERS | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF AMY JENKINS'S PROJECT ADAM'S APPLE AS PART OF THE HARVARD FSC-LEF FOU... | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Uniondocs Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF MILTON GUILLEN PROJECT MY SKIN AND I | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Project X Foundation Los Angeles, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF PROJECT X FOUNDATION | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Northern California Public Media Rohnert Park, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE FINAL TWO VIDOES IN THE AWE: AWESOME WOMEN ENVIRONMENTALIST SERIES. | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Uniondocs Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ANGELO MADSEN MINAX'S PROJECT A BODY TO LIVE IN | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Save the Children Fairfield, CT | U | $4,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF SAVE THE CHILDREN'S RELIEF WORK | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | California College of Arts & Crafts Oakland, CA | U | $4,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE DAVID MECKEL SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Albuquerque Community Foundation Albuquerque, NM | C | $3,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Newcastle, ME | C | $3,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE FRAN RUDOLF SCHOLARSHIP AT WATERSHED CENTER FOR THE CERAMIC ARTS | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Global Giving Washington, DC | D | $3,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF GLOBAL GIVING'S RELIEF WORK | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Glbt Historical Society San Francisco, CA | U | $3,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR THE LOUISE LAWRENCE TRANSGENDER ARCHIVE | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Direct Relief Santa Barbara, CA | B | $3,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF DIRECT RELIEF'S WORK | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | American Indian Science and Engineering Albuquerque, NM | D | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SOCIETY | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Roadrunner Food Bank Albuquerque, NM | B | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Food Bank of the Rockies Denver, CO | C | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Navajo United Way Window Rock, AZ | B | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE NAVAJO UNITED WAY | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Accion New Mexico Albuquerque, NM | U | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ACCION'S PROGRAMMING | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Filmmakers Collaborative Inc Melrose, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF MIKE SILVA'S PROJECT LOCKED OUT | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $2,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF MAE HOFFMAN'S PROJECT FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Documentary Educational Resources Inc Roslindale, MA | C | $2,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF JAMES RUTENBECK'S PROJECT SPECTRUM THEATRE | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Documentary Educational Resources Inc Roslindale, MA | C | $2,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF SAWYER BROADLEY'S PROJECT UNTITLED LIBRARY DOCUMENTARY | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $2,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ELI KAO'S PROJECT HERTIABLE | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | C | $2,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF MICHELLE FALCON FANTANEZ'S PROJECT LAS QUEREMOS VIVA (WE WANT THEM AL... | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Hispanic Federation New York, NY | B | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF HISPANIC FEDERATION | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Independent Film Society of Boston Somerville, MA | C | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF 2022 IFFBOSTON | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Outpost Performance Space Albuquerque, NM | U | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | New Mexico Land Conservancy Santa Fe, NM | C | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF NEW MEXICO LAND CONSERVANCY | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | American Institute of Architects San Francisco, CA | U | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF MDC "LIFE ON WHEELS" FILM | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Cerf Montepelier, VT | U | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CERF+ | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | New Mexico Habitat for Humanity Santa Fe, NM | U | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF NEW MEXICO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Salt Lake City, UT | B | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Rio Grande Agricultural Land Trust Albuquerque, NM | C | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF RIO GRANDE AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUST | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | New Mexico Voices for Children Albuquerque, NM | C | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF NEW MEXICO VOICES FOR CHILDREN | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Conservation Colorado Education Fund Denver, CO | C | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CONSERVATION COLORADO EDUCATION FUND | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Alianza Coachella Valley Coachella, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF THE ALIANZA COACHELLA VALLEY (MAX AND MARA) | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Glbt Historical Society San Francisco, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE UPCOMING EXHIBIT, EGO AS ART FORM, THE ART AND ARTIFACTS OF DORIS... | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Yucca Valley Material Lab Yucca Valley, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF THE YUCCA VALLEY MATERIAL LAMB (MAX AND MARA) | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Wbur-Fm Boston, MA | U | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Comite Civico del Valle Brawley, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF THE COMITE CIVICO DEL VALLE ( MAX AND MARA) | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Harvard Innovation Lab Boston, MA | U | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Project Angel Heart Denver, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF PROJECT ANGEL HEART | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Fulcrum Arts Joshua Tree, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF FULCRUM ARTS FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT, BOXO PROJECTS (MAX AND MARA) | 202421349349103587 |
| 2023 | Coolidge Corner Theatre Brookline, MA | U | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202421349349103587 |
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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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