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Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation

Boston, MA · EIN 26-3931946. Reported 529 grants totalling $10.1M to 235 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.

Notold the IRS it takes no unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$10.1Mgranted, 2021-2024
235recipients, as named on its returns
68%of grantees funded again the next year
$60.3Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement. A foundation can give a different answer on a later return, and this page is rebuilt when one is published. The rest of the page is its giving record: who it chose, and which of those make grants themselves.

Organizations it funds that make grants of their own

7 of the organizations Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 35 grants totalling $629,000 to them. That is 8% of the $8,238,671 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.

All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.

What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.

GrantmakerKindStateReceivedGrantsYearsLastOnly funds organizations it picks?
Hopewell Fundgrantmaking organizationDistrict of Columbia$452,5001942024Its form does not ask
Tides Foundationgrantmaking organizationCalifornia$125,000942024Its form does not ask
Women Donors Networkgrantmaking organizationCalifornia$30,000212024Its form does not ask
Groundswell Fundgrantmaking organizationCalifornia$10,000112021Its form does not ask
The Center for Cultural Powergrantmaking organizationCalifornia$5,000112021Its form does not ask
The Dallas Foundationcommunity foundationTexas$5,000112022Its form does not ask
Swim Across America Incgrantmaking organizationNorth Carolina$1,500222023Its form does not ask

A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $625,000.

Under $1,000
2 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
135 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
106 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
165 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
82 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
29 grants
$100,000 and Up
10 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Greenhill SchoolAddison, TX$1,500,000332023
Roxbury Latin SchoolWest Roxbury, MA$1,155,000542024
PpfaNew York, NY$775,000442024
Hopewell FundWashington, DC$452,5001942024
New Venture FundWashington, DC$215,0001042024
Advance DemocracyTysons Corner, VA$200,000542024
Global ImpactAlexandria, VA$180,000222024
Voter Formation ProjectWashington, DC$180,000642024
Panorama GlobalSeattle, WA$170,000542024
Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DC$167,500532024
ACLU Foundation of MassachusettsBoston, MA$160,000442024
State Leadership ProjectRaleigh, NC$160,000442024
Indivisible Civic EngagementWashington, DC$155,000442024
Texas Organizing Project Education FundSan Antonio, TX$135,000442024
Women's Donor NetworkSan Francisco, CA$130,000632023
Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY$125,000442024
Tides FoundationLos Angeles, CA$125,000942024
Way to RiseWashington, DC$125,000222024
PplmBoston, MA$105,000442024
DemosNew York, NY$100,000442024
National Redistricting FoundationChicago, IL$100,000222022
State Innovation ExchangeMadison, WI$100,000442024
Congressional Progressive Caucus CenterWashington, DC$95,000442024
CrewWashington, DC$90,000442024
Community ChangeWashington, DC$80,000332024
Texas Civil Rights ProjectAustin, TX$80,000542024
Texas Freedom Network Education FundAustin, TX$75,000542024
Protect Democracy ProjectWashington, DC$70,000442024
Ultraviolet Education FundWashington, DC$70,000332024
Alliance for JusticeWashington, DC$66,000442024
Neo PhilanthropyNew York, NY$63,500732024
Friends of the Public GardenBoston, MA$63,000442024
Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY$60,000442024
Fix the CourtBrooklyn, NY$60,000332024
Media Matters for AmericaWashington, DC$60,000442024
Red Wine and Blue Education FundCleveland, OH$60,000332024
Collective Education FundAtlanta, GA$55,000542024
Mass IncBoston, MA$55,000332023
America Votes Education FundWashington, DC$50,000112024
Fair Districts FundWashington, DC$50,000442024
National Redistricting FoundationWashington, DC$50,000112023
Ndrc FoundationWashington, DC$50,000112024
The 19TH NewsAustin, TX$50,000442024
Mass VoteRoxbury, MA$45,000222022
National Vote at Home InstituteWashington, DC$45,000442024
Take Back the CourtSan Francisco, CA$45,000222023
Movement LabsRuther Glen, VA$40,000222023
PpgtDallas, TX$40,000332024
Take Back the Court FoundationSan Francisco, CA$40,000322024
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA$40,000442024
Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA$38,500332024
A Healthier DemocracyBoston, MA$35,000222024
Campaign for a Family Friendly EconomyConcord, NH$35,000222024
Patriotic Millionaires Research CenterWashington, DC$35,000442024
Belmont Hill SchoolBelmont, MA$30,000332024
Ctznwell InstituteNew York, NY$30,000222024
Harvard College FundCambridge, MA$30,000332024
Somos Votantes Education FundConcord, NH$30,000222024
USC - School of Dramatic ArtsLos Angeles, CA$30,000332024
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA$30,000332024
Women Donors NetworkSan Francisco, CA$30,000212024
Fair CountAtlanta, GA$27,500332023
Leadership Ctr for Atty General StudiesWashington, DC$27,500442024
TsneBoston, MA$27,000332023
Black Voters MatterEast Point, GA$25,000332023
Community Change Inst AdvancementWashington, DC$25,000112021
Democracy Forward FoundationWashington, DC$25,000222023
Democracy Matters FoundationWashington, DC$25,000112024
Dia Art FoundationNew York, NY$25,000332024
Four Directions Native Voter Engagement FundMission, SD$25,000222024
Getreal NewsIndianapolis, IN$25,000112024
Global ImpactWashington, DC$25,000112024
Michigan VoicesDetroit, MI$25,000112024
Open Market InstituteWashington, DC$25,000112024
Reproductive Freedom for All FoundationWashington, DC$25,000112024
Southern Vision AllianceDurham, NC$25,000112024
Mothers Out FrontBoston, MA$22,500442024
Amalgamated FoundationWashington, DC$20,000212021
Civic NationWashington, DC$20,000222024
Ghyc FoundationNantucket, MA$20,000222022
Harvard Seas - Annual FundCambridge, MA$20,000222023
Progressive Change InstituteWashington, DC$20,000222023
Proteus FundAmherst, MA$20,000222024
ProvideRound Rock, TX$20,000442024
Reproductive Equity Now FoundationBoston, MA$20,000222023
VoteorgOakland, CA$20,000222024
Voter Participation CenterWashington, DC$20,000332023
Voto Latino FoundationWashington, DC$20,000222024
Black Voters Matter Capacity InstituteCarol Stream, IL$15,000112024
Free Speech for PeopleAmherst, MA$15,000222024
Harvard Seas - Capital PledgeCambridge, MA$15,000112021
Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CT$15,000332024
Human Rights Campaign FoundationWashington, DC$15,000332024
Institute for Responsive GovernmentChicago, IL$15,000112024
March to the PollsDallas, TX$15,000332024
New Georgia ProjectAtlanta, GA$15,000222023
Progress Now Education FundLansing, MI$15,000112021
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL$15,000332024
Supermajority Education FundNew York, NY$15,000222024
Work Money FoundationMilwaukee, WI$15,000112024
Workers Defense ProjectAustin, TX$15,000212021
Free & Fair Litigation GroupNew York, NY$12,500222024
Free Speech for PeopleAustin, TX$12,500112022
Texas Equal Access FundDallas, TX$11,000542024
ACLU Foundation of TexasHouston, TX$10,000112021
Alabama Alliance NetworkSouth Birmingham, AL$10,000222022
Alliance for Youth OrganizingWashington, DC$10,000222024
America VotesWashington, DC$10,000112021
American Values CoalitionRound Rock, TX$10,000112023
Black Men VoteWashington, DC$10,000112023
Center for American ProgressWashington, DC$10,000112024
Center for Common GroundRuther Glen, VA$10,000212021
Common Cause Education FundWashington, DC$10,000112024
Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MA$10,000442024
Dallas Holocaust MuseumDallas, TX$10,000112024
Demand Justice InitiativeWashington, DC$10,000112023
Everytown for Gun Safety Support FundNew York, NY$10,000222023
Groundswell FundSan Francisco, CA$10,000112021
Health Equity International St Boniface HospitalNewton, MA$10,000222023
Jeremiah ProgramMinneapolis, MN$10,000112024
Mayday HealthNew York, NY$10,000112024
Mayday MedicinesNew York, NY$10,000222023
MghBoston, MA$10,000112021
Michigan Civic Education FundMadison Heights, MI$10,000112021
Movement Advancement ProjectBoulder, CO$10,000112023
Project 68 Education FundMiami, FL$10,000112024
Public Interest ProjectsAsheville, NC$10,000112021
Repower FundMinneapolis, MN$10,000442024
Reproductive Equity NowBoston, MA$10,000112021
Reproductive Freedom for AllWashington, DC$10,000112023
Sustainable Markets FoundationNew York, NY$10,000112024
The American Independent FoundationWashington, DC$10,000112024
TidesLos Angeles, CA$10,000112023
Trustees of Tufts UniversityBoston, MA$10,000222024
Wellspring Health AccessWashington, DC$10,000112024
Boston Arts Academy FoundationBoston, MA$8,500442024
Charles River Watershed AssociationBoston, MA$8,500442024
National Partnership for Women & FamiliesWashington, DC$8,500332024
Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumBoston, MA$8,000442024
Environmental League of MaBoston, MA$7,500222024
Harvard Art MuseumsCambridge, MA$7,500222023
Jolt InitiativeAustin, TX$7,500222024
Mass MocaNorth Adams, MA$7,500332024
Neighbor to Neighbor Education FundWorcester, MA$7,500332024
Tides CenterWashington, DC$7,500212021
WburBoston, MA$7,500222024
The Film CollaborativeLos Angeles, CA$7,350112023
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA$6,821332024
Ellis Early LearningBoston, MA$6,000332024
Rose Kennedy Greenway ConservancyBoston, MA$6,000442024
Afiya CenterDallas, TX$5,000112021
Center for Cultural PowerOakland, CA$5,000112021
Civic TnNashville, TN$5,000112023
Color of Change Education FundOakland, CA$5,000112022
Commonwealth BeaconBoston, MA$5,000112024
Debs-Jones-Douglass InstituteWashington, DC$5,000112021
Deliver My Vote FoundationWashington, DC$5,000112021
Democracy CenterCambridge, MA$5,000112021
Gbh Beacon CircleBoston, MA$5,000222024
Hrc FoundationWashington, DC$5,000112021
Innovation Ohio Education FundColumbus, OH$5,000112021
Jewish Electorate InstituteWashington, DC$5,000112023
Jfk Library FoundationBoston, MA$5,000112023
Kentucky Civic Engagement TableLouisville, KY$5,000112023
King Baudouin Foundation USNew York, NY$5,000112023
Lcv Education FundWashington, DC$5,000112023
League of Conservative Voters Educ FundWashington, DC$5,000112024
March to the Polls Co the Dallas FoundationDallas, TX$5,000112021
Mississippi VotesJackson, MS$5,000112021
Missouri Democracy Education FundWashington, DC$5,000112024
Money Out Voters inWashington, DC$5,000112024
Move TexasSan Antonio, TX$5,000112021
Naral Pro-Choice America FoundationWashington, DC$5,000112021
Neighborhood VillagesBoston, MA$5,000222024
One Fair WageOakland, CA$5,000112023
Ppgt AdvocatesDallas, TX$5,000112021
Progressive Leadership Init Ed FundWashington, DC$5,000112024
Texas Justice and Education FundWashington, DC$5,000112021
Tides AdvocacySan Francisco, CA$5,000112022
TurnupCambridge, MA$5,000112023
Turnup ActivismCambridge, MA$5,000112024
Ultra Violet Education FundWashington, DC$5,000112021
Vet Voice FoundationPortland, OR$5,000112023
Working America Education FundWashington, DC$5,000112022
Workmoney FoundationMilwaukee, WI$5,000112023
Community CatalystBoston, MA$4,500332023
Emerald Necklace ConservancyBoston, MA$4,000442024
Esplanade AssociationBoston, MA$4,000442024
St Francis HouseBoston, MA$4,000442024
WGBHBrighton, MA$4,000222024
Guttmacher InstituteNew York, NY$3,500222024
Turnout ActivismCambridge, MA$3,500112022
Corporate Accountability InternationalBoston, MA$3,000222022
Elizabeth HousePasadena, CA$3,000112024
Every TexanAustin, TX$3,000332024
Five AcresAltadena, CA$3,000112024
Healthy Futures of TexasSan Antonio, TX$3,000332024
Nantucket AtheneumNantucket, MA$3,000332024
Nantucket Cottage Hospital FoundationNantucket, MA$3,000332024
Union Station Homeless ServicesPasadena, CA$3,000112024
Adl TexomaNew York, NY$2,890112022
Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA$2,500112021
Guttmacher InstituteWashington, DC$2,500112021
Jane's Due ProcessAustin, TX$2,500112021
Lilith FundAustin, TX$2,500112021
Ms Foundation for WomenBrooklyn, NY$2,500112023
ResistBoston, MA$2,500112023
Collective Power for Reproductive JusticeAmherst, MA$2,000222024
Nantucket Lighthouse SchoolNantucket, MA$2,000222024
Temple Emanu-ElDallas, TX$2,000222024
US Bridge FederationGlenview, IL$2,000112024
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA$1,500112024
Rose Art MuseumWaltham, MA$1,500112021
Swim Across AmericaCharlotte, NC$1,500222023
A Noise Within TheaterPasadena, CA$1,000112024
Adl TexomaDallas, TX$1,000112024
American Rescue ProjectWashington, DC$1,000112022
Bu School of Public HealthBoston, MA$1,000112021
Every Texan (fka Cppp)Austin, TX$1,000112021
International Institute of New EnglandBoston, MA$1,000112021
J Street Education FundWashington, DC$1,000112023
Jalso Tzedek FundBoston, MA$1,000112021
Jewish Alliance for Law & Social ActionBoston, MA$1,000112022
Mass BudgetBoston, MA$1,000112021
Massachusetts Budget & Policy CenterBoston, MA$1,000112022
Metrowest Women's FundWeston, MA$1,000112023
National Ptnrship for Women and FamiliesWashington, DC$1,000112021
Network for GoodWashington, DC$1,000112023
NtaruptDallas, TX$1,000112021
Rockwood Leadership InstituteOakland, CA$1,000112022
Seed Global HealthBoston, MA$1,000112021
Suffrage 100 MaNewton, MA$1,000112023
Swim Across America - NantucketCharlotte, NC$1,000112021
Trust Women FoundationWichita, KS$1,000112021
Huntington LibrarySan Marino, CA$500112024

122 of 235 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 68%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 365 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Civil Rights
93 grants
Education
63 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
39 grants
Public & Societal Benefit
33 grants
Environment
31 grants
Arts & Culture
21 grants
Health Care
17 grants
Human Services
17 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021134$2,453,321$5,000
2022103$2,441,390$10,000
2023147$2,587,350$10,000
2024145$2,589,000$10,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

26% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia.

District of Columbia
$2.6M
Massachusetts
$2.1M
Texas
$2.0M
New York
$1.3M
California
$517K
Virginia
$430K
North Carolina
$198K
Washington
$170K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: Co Trove Po Box 962049, Boston, MA, 02196. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.

EIN 26-3931946 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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