Private foundation (trust)EIN 680070194Est. 1986-01

THE LEF FOUNDATION

BELMONT, MA 02478

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Total Assets

$9.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$585K

FY 2024

Grants Made

56

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$10K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$75K

Typical

Deadlines

Production & post-production letter of…

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$832K

Total Expenses

$927K

Qualifying Distributions

$791K

Distributable Amount

$484K

Min. Investment Return

$493K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

56 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $4K to maximum $75K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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

Giving Over Time

7 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2024. Peak $587K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

427 grants

CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY INC
$465K
34 grants
DOCUMENTARY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INC
$175K
15 grants
POINTS NORTH INSTITUTE
$161K
8 grants
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
$103K
9 grants
PROGRESS UNITY FUND
$97K
11 grants
FILMMAKERS COLLABORATIVE INC
$90K
6 grants
UNIONDOCS INC
$85K
9 grants
UNIONDOCS
$80K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

426 grants

<$10K
322
grants
$10–50K
103
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

26 states

Massachusetts
$1.3M
37% of total
California
$715K
21% of total
New York
$614K
18% of total
New Mexico
$249K
7% of total
Maine
$238K
7% of total
Illinois
$89K
3% of total
Colorado
$63K
2% of total
Vermont
$33K
1% of total
Connecticut
$33K
1% of total
Utah
$29K
1% of total

+16 more states

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