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Private foundation (trust)EIN 341744726Est. 1993-08

THE LERNER FOUNDATION

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, OH 44113

Total Assets

$2.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.8M

FY 2023

Grants Made

24

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$74K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$600–$600K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.7M

Total Expenses

$1.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.8M

Distributable Amount

$104K

Min. Investment Return

$106K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

24 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $600 through median $15K to maximum $600K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $1.8M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

84 grants

JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND
$2.3M
4 grants
CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
$1.4M
4 grants
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
$1.3M
4 grants
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$400K
4 grants
UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND
$220K
4 grants
CLEVELAND CLINIC - VELOSANO
$200K
4 grants
WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS
$135K
4 grants
CLEVELAND KOSHER FOOD PANTRY
$100K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

84 grants

<$10K
37
grants
$10–50K
27
grants
$50–250K
8
grants
$250K–1M
12
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Ohio
$6.1M
90% of total
New York
$565K
8% of total
District of Columbia
$95K
1% of total
Illinois
$18K
0% of total
New Jersey
$16K
0% of total
California
$15K
0% of total

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