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Grants paid by Lesher Family Foundation

EIN 87-1858339 · Rockport, ME · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE T30

Lesher Family Foundation of Rockport, ME (EIN 87-1858339) reported 17 grants paid totaling $2,298,725 to 8 recipients in tax years 2022–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$2,298,725

17 grants

Recipients

8

distinct organizations

Tax years

2022–2024

3 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
202210$1,122,325
20234$653,900
20243$522,500

Top recipients

The 8 recipients receiving the most from Lesher Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 8 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Darrowby Farm Sanctuary 84-2820323AJefferson, ME7$1,684,8252024
Town of RockportURockport, ME2$253,9002023
Coastal Heritage Society 58-1246230ASavannah, GA1$100,0002024
The Authors Guild Foundation 23-7248599ANew York, NY2$100,0002023
Fonkoze USA 52-2022113AWashington DC, DC1$50,0002022
Westover School 06-0646961AMiddlebury, CT1$50,0002022
Maine Media Workshops College 20-5933625ARockport, ME2$32,5002024
YWCA Tulsa 73-0579296ATulsa, OK1$27,5002022

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 17 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Lesher Family Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Jefferson, MEA$400,000paidSUPPORT GRANT202521359349308797
2024Coastal Heritage Society Savannah, GAA$100,000paidEDUCATIONAL GRANT202521359349308797
2024Maine Media Workshops College Rockport, MEA$22,500paidSUPPORT GRANT202521359349308797
2023Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Jefferson, MEA$400,000paidUNRESTRICTED202431359349312708
2023Town of Rockport Rockport, MEU$193,900paidROCKPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY SLOPE PROJECT AND CONCRETE WORK AND WALLS202431359349312708
2023The Authors Guild Foundation New York, NYA$50,000paidSUMMER '23 EVENTS202431359349312708
2023Maine Media Workshops College Rockport, MEA$10,000paidPASCAL HALL202431359349312708
2022Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Jefferson, MEA$275,000paidWORKFORCE HOSUING PROPERTY PURCHASE202341359349308684
2022Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Jefferson, MEA$239,200paidOPERATING BUDGET (H1 FY21)202341359349308684
2022Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Jefferson, MEA$200,000paidOPERATING BUDGET202341359349308684
2022Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Jefferson, MEA$160,625paidPASTURE LAND PURCHASE202341359349308684
2022Town of Rockport Rockport, MEU$60,000paidROCKPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY202341359349308684
2022Fonkoze USA Washington DC, DCA$50,000paidGENERAL FUNDS202341359349308684
2022The Authors Guild Foundation New York, NYA$50,000paidGENERAL FUNDS202341359349308684
2022Westover School Middlebury, CTA$50,000paid"WISE" PROGRAM (PROMOTING STEM PATHWAYS)202341359349308684
2022YWCA Tulsa Tulsa, OKA$27,500paidFILM PRODUCTION (AFGHAN WOMEN'S RESETTLEMENT EXPERIENCE IN TULSA); DEVELOPMENT OF DRIVERS EDUCATION CURRICULUM202341359349308684
2022Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Jefferson, MEA$10,000paidWORKFORCE HOUSING PROPERTY PURCHASE (DOWN PAYMENT)202341359349308684

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
99020242024-06-30not stated2023v6.0202521359349308797
99020232023-06-30not stated2022v5.0202431359349312708
99020222022-06-30not stated2021v4.2202341359349308684

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/871858339.json.

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