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Funder Directory›LAVELLE FUND FOR THE BLIND INC

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Private foundation (trust)EIN 131740463Est. 1941-11

LAVELLE FUND FOR THE BLIND INC

NEW YORK, NY 10018

Accepts unsolicited proposals

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Total Assets

$143.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$5.6M

FY 2023

Grants Made

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$85K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$669K

Typical

Deadlines

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Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$62K

The brother james kearney scholarship program for the blind aims to help make quality undergraduate and graduate education affordable for u.s. Residents who are legally blind and financially needy.by assisting individuals who are legally blind or visually impaired in attaining quality education, the scholarship program furthers the fund's exempt purpose by assisting individuals who are legally blind or visually-impaired live independent and productive lives. The scholarship program is intended to support a legally blind or visually impaired student's full-time program of study leading to a 4-year (bachelor's) degree or graduate degree program. In 2023, the fund awarded a total of $215,485 in scholarship grants. The cost of administering the scholarship program was $62,468.

Program 2

The lavelle leaders award for higher education students is a one-time only scholarships of $5,000 awarded yearly to two outstanding scholars attending one of our partner colleges and universities. This competitive, merit-based award is open to current college juniors, seniors, or graduate students who have demonstrated the highest levels of academic achievement and whose leadership experience and school, career, or community engagement have made a significant impact. Successful lavelle leaders award applicants will demonstrate a steadfast pursuit of their goals. During 2023, the fund awarded 2 $5,000 awards totaling $10,000.

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$5.8M

Total Expenses

$7.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$6.7M

Distributable Amount

$6.8M

Min. Investment Return

$6.6M

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

66 grants

Min

Median

Max

$1K$56K$669K

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

252 grants

PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

$2.0M

9 grants

HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL

$2.0M

7 grants

VISIONSSERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED

$1.2M

10 grants

LAVELLE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

$1.0M

12 grants

FUNDACION GUATEMALTECA PARA NINOS CON SORDOCEGUERA ALEX (FUNDAL)

$716K

5 grants

BENETECH

$650K

3 grants

ORBIS INTERNATIONAL

$616K

5 grants

AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND

$601K

6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

252 grants

<$10K

grants

$10–50K

grants

$50–250K

127

grants

$250K–1M

grants

$1–5M—

$5M+—

Geographic Focus

19 states

New York

$13.7M

64% of total

Massachusetts

$2.3M

11% of total

California

$1.6M

8% of total

New Jersey

$1.3M

6% of total

Illinois

$645K

3% of total

Kentucky

$601K

3% of total

Wisconsin

$240K

1% of total

Missouri

$235K

1% of total

Maryland

$170K

1% of total

Virginia

$159K

1% of total

+9 more states

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