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Grants paid by The Lef Foundation, tax year 2025
EIN 68-0070194 · Calistoga, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2025, The Lef Foundation (EIN 68-0070194) reported 49 grants paid totaling $473,100. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2025
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Uniondocs Ridgewood, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF MILTON GUILLN'S PROJECT MY SKIN AND I AS PART OF THE FSC-LEF FELLOWSHIP | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Filmmakers Collaborative Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT OF FILMMAKERS | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Center for Independent Documentary Inc Sharon, MA | C | $45,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR THE FOLLOWING:UNRESTRICTED GIFT IN SUPPORT OF CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY, AND INDEPENDENT WORKS BY SIOBHAN LANDRY, CAROLINA BORRAS, BROOKE SAIS, AND THE COMPLETION OF "THE DREAMERS AND I" | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Points North Institute Camden, ME | B | $40,000 | paid | A GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE LEF/CIFF FELLOWSHIP | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Women Make Movies Inc - Amanda Kowa New York, NY | D | $32,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF AMANDA KOWALSKI'S PROJECT, "OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS (WORKING TITLE)" | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Documentary Educational Resources Inc Watertown, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GIFT IN SUPPORT OF DOCUMENTARY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Color Congress Oakland, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF COLOR CONGRESS'S WORK TO STRENGTHEN BIPOC-LED MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS (1 OF 2) | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Tufts University - Riccardo Giaccon Medford, MA | U | $20,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF RICCARDO GIACCONI'S PROJECT, "MEMORY OF LIGHTNING AND AFFIDAVIT AS PART OF THE HARVARD FS... | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Museum of Ceramic Artsny New York, NY | D | $11,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF THE MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ARTS/ NEW YORK | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI | B | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DEPARTMENT | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Flahertyinternational Film Seminars Brooklyn, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF 2 FELLOWSHIPS AT THE 2024 FLAHERTY SEMINAR, AND GENERAL OPERATING/STAFFING EXPENSES. | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Roots and Branches Conservancy San Francisco, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ROOTS AND BRANCHES PROGRAMS | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | American Civil Liberties Union New York, NY | U | $7,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE ACLU'S CIVIL RIGHTS WORK | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Cerf Battleboro, VT | U | $6,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND/ CERF+ | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Leopold Writing Program Albuquerque, NM | B | $6,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE WRITING RESIDENCY AT THE LEOPOLD WRITING PROGRAM | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts Production Coalition Inc Cambridge, MA | C | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT OF FILM PRODUCTION | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Everson Museum of Arts Syracuse, NY | U | $5,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ARTS | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Blackstar Projects Inc - Luis Arnas Philadelphia, PA | D | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF LUIS ARNAS'S PROJECT, "TONADA MENGUANTE" | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Calistoga Cares Food Bank Inc Calistoga, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE CALISTOGA CARES FOOD BANK | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | U | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT OF DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS WORK IN PALESTINE | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Mercy Corp - National Processing Boone, IA | U | $4,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF MERCY CORPS RELIEF EFFORTS | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Newcastle, ME | C | $4,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF THE WATERSHED CENTER FOR THE CERAMIC ARTS | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Global Giving Washington, DC | D | $3,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF GLOBAL GIVING'S RELIEF WORK | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Mausa Mclean, VA | U | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF MAUSA'S RELIEF WORK IN GAZA | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | New Mexico Habitat for Humanity Albuquerque, NM | U | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF NEW MEXICO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Yucca Valley Material Lab Yucca Valley, CA | B | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF THE YUCCA VALLEY MATERIAL LAMB | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | American Indian Services Lehi, UT | B | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF AMERICAN INDIAN SERVICES | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Roadrunner Food Bank Albuquerque, NM | B | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Food Bank of the Rockies Denver, CO | C | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | International Documentary Association Los Angeles, CA | B | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT THE ARCHIVAL PRODUCERS ALLIANCE AT CIFF 2024 | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | American Indian Science and Engineering Albuquerque, NM | C | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SOCIETY | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Hawaii Community Foundation Honolulu, HI | B | $3,000 | paid | MAUI STRONG RELIEF FUND AT THE HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | C | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN'S RELIEF WORK IN GAZA | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Progress Unity Fund San Francisco, CA | B | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE PROGRESS UNITY FUND'S ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Spark Larkspur, CA | C | $2,600 | paid | FUNDING FOR LARKSPUR CORTE MADERA SCHOOL DISTRICT'S 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR. | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | University of Massachusetts Foundat Newton, MA | C | $2,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ROSALYN NEGRN'S PROJECT, "ROMPI FUENTE EN LA NOCHE (WATER BREAKS AT... | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Fractured Atlas Productions Inc - E New York, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF "EZRA" ROSE ARSCOTT'S PROJECT, "PAPER TIES" | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Independent Film Society of Boston Cambridge, MA | B | $2,500 | paid | A STRATEGIC GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE 2024 INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc Brookline, MA | B | $2,500 | paid | WORK OF THE THEATRE'S STAFF ON BEHALF OF THE NEW ENGLAND LEGACY SCREENINGS SERIES. | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | New Mexico Voices for Children Albuquerque, NM | B | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAMMING OF NEW MEXICO VOICES FOR CHILDREN | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Cove PTO the Cove School Corte Madera, CA | U | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ART DISPLAYS FOR THE COVE SCHOOL | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Conservation Colorado Education Fund Denver, CO | B | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE CONSERVATION COLORADO EDUCATION FUND | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Glbt Historical Society San Francisco, CA | U | $2,000 | paid | FUNDING OF PARTICIPATION IN THE MOVING TRANS HISTORY FORWARD CONFERENCE. | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Rio Grande Agricultural Land Trust Albuquerque, NM | C | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE RIO GRANDE AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUST | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | New Mexico Land Conservancy Santa Fe, NM | B | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF THE NEW MEXICO LAND CONSERVANCY | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance South Salt Lake City, UT | B | $2,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | The Foundation for Psusd Palm Springs, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE KINGS CIRCLE SCHOLARSHIPS | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum Vallejo, CA | C | $1,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE EXHIBIT, A PRIDE OF TRANS POSTERS, FROM THE LOUISE LAWRENCE TRANS. | 202523499349100457 |
| 2025 | Outpost Performance Space Albuquerque, NM | U | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE | 202523499349100457 |
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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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