Private foundation · New York, NY

The Lazard Charitable Foundation

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Typical grant size
$100 $350 $1K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
1,326
Repeat grantees
418
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNONE
ContactLAZARD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION · 2126326748
MaterialsLETTER FORM; DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS ACTIVITIES
RestrictionsINELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS: RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS,LOBBYING GROUPS, LABOR, FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS CLASSIFIED AS PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND 501(C)(3) THAT ARE FURTHER CLASSIFIED AS 509(A)(3) TYPE III SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Steven Pearl
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Ronald Temple
DIRECTOR
Dennis Neveling
DIRECTOR
Nargis Hilal
SECRETARY
Rahul Rekhi
DIRECTOR
Ashish Bhutani
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Scott D Hoffman
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR
Alexander F Stern
TREASURER/DIRECTOR
Isabella Calvo
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
John Merimee
ASSISTANT SECRETARY

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
16152.1%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
2,458
Total grants awarded
$6.9M
Total amount
$3K
Average grant
$1.1M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$1.6M
437 grants
2023
$1.6M
383 grants
2022
$1.3M
443 grants
2021
$998K
437 grants
2020
$1.2M
647 grants
2019
$186K
111 grants

Top recipients

New Vision Public Schools
3 grants · NY
$2.4M
1 grant · NY · ✓ Exact match
$670K
4 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$253K
Children's Aid
6 grants · NY
$213K
Golden Apple Foundation
4 grants · IL
$163K
6 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$150K
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
1 grant · NY
$150K
6 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$131K
3 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$101K
1 grant · NY · ✓ Exact match
$100K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

New Visions for Public Schools Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$670K
New Door Ventures
UNRESTRICTED
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Futures and Options Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$100K
Youth Justice Network Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$100K
American Friends of Magen David Adom
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$50K
Empower-emerging Markets Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$12K
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
UNRESTRICTED
PA · TY 2024
$8K
On Site Opera Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$7K
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$7K
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
UNRESTRICTED
TN · TY 2024
$6K
Hope for New York
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$6K
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
UNRESTRICTED
MN · TY 2024
$6K
Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$6K
Bard College
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$6K
Sharsheret Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NJ · TY 2024
$5K
Ali Forney Center
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$5K
Minds Matter NYC Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$5K
Franklin Academy Foundation Inc
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Friends of Hudson River Park Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$5K
City Year Inc
UNRESTRICTED
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Girl's Leap (leap Self-defense)
UNRESTRICTED
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Culver Educational Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
IN · TY 2024
$5K
Brigham Young University
UNRESTRICTED
UT · TY 2024
$5K
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$5K
Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching
UNRESTRICTED
IL · TY 2024
$5K
Lone Mountain Childrens Center Inc
UNRESTRICTED
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Friendship Circle of Brooklyn Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$5K
Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs
UNRESTRICTED
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Desales University
UNRESTRICTED
PA · TY 2024
$5K
Alive & Free
UNRESTRICTED
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Miss Halls School Inc
UNRESTRICTED
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Raphael House of San Francisco Inc
UNRESTRICTED
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Westcoast Sports Associates Inc
UNRESTRICTED
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Ankur International
UNRESTRICTED
OR · TY 2024
$5K
Sound Waters Inc
UNRESTRICTED
CT · TY 2024
$5K
Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$5K
Paramount Heritage Foundation Inc
UNRESTRICTED
IN · TY 2024
$5K
Ecologists Without Borders
UNRESTRICTED
WA · TY 2024
$5K
Youth Development
UNRESTRICTED
TX · TY 2024
$5K
Morselife Foundation Inc
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Providence Day School
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2024
$5K
Exhale to Inhale Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$5K
Sms Research Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Son of a Saint
UNRESTRICTED
LA · TY 2024
$5K
Dickinson College
UNRESTRICTED
PA · TY 2024
$5K
Reproductive Health Investors Alliance
UNRESTRICTED
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Fund for the City of New York Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$5K
Access Justice Brooklyn Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$5K
International House
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$5K
Link Education Partners Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NJ · TY 2024
$5K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.