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Private foundation (trust)EIN 133369933Est. 1987-02

THE MERYL & CHRISTOPHER LEWIS FOUNDATION

HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NY 10706

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$460K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$18K

FY 2023

Grants Made

23

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$791

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$2K

Typical

Deadlines

Call for info

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$27K

Total Expenses

$20K

Qualifying Distributions

$18K

Distributable Amount

$22K

Min. Investment Return

$23K

Payout rate 82%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.82%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

23 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $500 to maximum $2K, 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $25K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

52 grants

ST JUDES CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$4K
2 grants
IRC
$4K
1 grant
AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE
$3K
2 grants
UJA NEEDIEST CASES
$3K
2 grants
MPN RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$2K
2 grants
MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION
$2K
2 grants
GILDA'S CLUB
$2K
2 grants
WOODLANDS TEMPLE
$2K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants

<$10K
52
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

New York
$31K
71% of total
Tennessee
$4K
9% of total
Illinois
$4K
8% of total
Massachusetts
$2K
5% of total
Connecticut
$1K
2% of total
California
$500
1% of total
Iowa
$500
1% of total
Vermont
$500
1% of total
Virginia
$500
1% of total

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