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Private foundation (trust)EIN 811000768Est. 2016-05

THE MONICA LESTER CHARITABLE TRUST

LOS ANGELES, CA 90048

Total Assets

$12.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$400K

FY 2023

Grants Made

11

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$36K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$120K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$876K

Total Expenses

$868K

Qualifying Distributions

$413K

Distributable Amount

$556K

Min. Investment Return

$633K

Undistributed Income

$370K

Payout rate 74%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.74%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $15K to maximum $120K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $580K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

27 grants

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
$320K
3 grants
CITY OF HOPE
$300K
3 grants
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
$200K
3 grants
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$165K
3 grants
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION
$150K
3 grants
UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
$150K
2 grants
THE MAHLER FOUNDATION
$65K
3 grants
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$60K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants

<$10K
5
grants
$10–50K
13
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

California
$1.4M
97% of total
New York
$35K
2% of total
Illinois
$10K
1% of total

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