The Lander Family Charitable Foundation
Garden City, NY · EIN 04-3399527. Reported 404 grants totalling $641,550 to 113 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
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". The Lander Family Charitable 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.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations The Lander Family Charitable Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 8 grants totalling $46,350 to them. That is 11% of the $422,450 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.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Community Foundation | community foundation | Massachusetts | $42,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| The Philanthropy Connection Inc | grantmaking organization | Massachusetts | $3,600 | 2 | 2 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Greater Lowell Community Foundation | community foundation | Massachusetts | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $600 and $2,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $16,000.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Community Foundation | Cambridge, MA | $42,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Homestart Inc | Boston, MA | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Re-Imagining Migration | Boston, MA | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Search for Common Ground | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Algebra Project | Camridge, MA | $17,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Compass Working Capital | Boston, MA | $15,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Facing History | Brookline, MA | $15,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Generation Citizen | Boston, MA | $15,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Innocence Project | New York, NY | $15,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Massachusetts Bail Fund | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rip Medical Debt | Rye, NY | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $13,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Refugee and Immigrant | Boston, MA | $13,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Caspar | Somerville, MA | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Beth El Temple Center | Belmont, MA | $12,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cambridge Health Alliance | Cambridge, MA | $11,400 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Equality North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| La Colaborativa | Chelsea, MA | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pair Project | Boston, MA | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Enroot Education | Cambridge, MA | $9,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| My Brothers Keepers Cambridge | Cambridge, MA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Project Restore US | Cambridge, MA | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| De Novo | Cambridge, MA | $8,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Broad Institute | Cambridge, MA | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Loop Lab | Cambridge, MA | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Young People's Project | Cambridge, MA | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Y2Y Harvard Square | Cambridge, MA | $6,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Food for Free | Cambridge, MA | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Life Science Cares | Cambridge, MA | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Philanthropy Connection | Cambridge, MA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Central Square Theater | Cambridge, MA | $5,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| East End House | Cambridge, MA | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Margaret Fuller Neighborhood | Cambridge, MA | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hias | Washington, DC | $5,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Resilient Coders | Boston, MA | $5,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Science Club for Girls | Cambridge, MA | $5,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shining Hope for Communities | New York, NY | $5,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $5,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YWCA Cambridge | Cambridge, MA | $5,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Massbudget | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Youth Outright | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ujima Project | Boston, MA | $4,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cambridge Community Center | Cambridge, MA | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Art Center | Cambridge, MA | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Lenny Zakim Fund | Boston, MA | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mercy Corps | Portland, OR | $4,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Brigid Alliance | New York, NY | $4,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Southern Mutual Help Association | New Iberia, LA | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Teen Just-US Boston | Belmont, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cambridge Heart | Cambridge, MA | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fuller Project for International Reporting | Washington, DC | $3,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Anti-Violence Project | New York, NY | $3,100 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| AIDS Action | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Give Directly Inc | New York, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Partners in Health | Frederick, MD | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Princeton Class of 1978 Foundation | Princeton, NJ | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Immigration Equality | Brooklyn, NY | $2,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Karam Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | $2,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lilith Fund | Austin, TX | $2,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Green Roots | Chelsea, MA | $2,600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bagly | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Bennington College | Bennington, VT | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ceoc | Plano, TX | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Conversations Sister to Sister | Cambridge, MA | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fenway Health Development | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Gilmanton Year Round Library | Gilmanton Iron Works, NH | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mira | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Massequality | Worcester, MA | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood South Texas | San Antonio, TX | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Utec | Lowell, MA | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Youth on Fire | Boston, MA | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mystic River Watershed Association | Arlington, MA | $2,200 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee | Cambridge, MA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| My Brothers Keeper Cambridge | Cambridge, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fund for Black Journalism | Clinton, MD | $1,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Transgender Emergency Fund | Boston, MA | $1,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Equality Florida Institute | Tampa, FL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Orangutan Foundation International | Los Angeles, MA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Southerners on New Ground | Atlanta, GA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Success for All Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Theater Offensive | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Black Autism Fund | Lincoln, NE | $1,100 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Massachusetts River Alliance | Somerville, MA | $1,100 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Federation for Children With Special Needs | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| House of Tulip | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lebanese Red Cross | Boone, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make the Road Ny | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercy Corps | Boone, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Acre Fund | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Orangutan Foundation International | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Principal Class of 1978 Foundation | Princeton, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southerly | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Civics Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Transsocial Inc | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lowell Community Foundation | Lowell, MA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| C4RJ | Concord, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fund for Black Journalism | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Local Media Foundation | Lake City, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| NPR | Baltimore, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| One Acre Fund | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| WGBH | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
95 of 113 (84%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 92%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 231 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.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | $123,000 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 77 | $108,100 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 70 | $107,750 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 90 | $142,150 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 91 | $160,550 | $1,250 |
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
67% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts.
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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 The Lander Family Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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 BESSEMER1325 Franklin Ave 560, Garden City, NY, 11530. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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