Frances Lear Foundation
Private foundation · Harrison, NY · EIN 04-3489966 · reported 2023–2025
106grants reported
$8,750median award
$3,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$2.2Mtotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 106 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $7,000 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
500 Mamaroneck Avenue
Harrison, NY 10528-1633
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ballet Hispanico of New York Inc | New York, NY | $214,000 |
| Ballet Hispanico of New York Inc | New York, NY | $210,000 |
| Ballet Hispanico of New York Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| Tides Foundation MOVEMENT VOTER FUND | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Tides Foundation MOVEMENT VOTER FUND | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Rainforest Alliance | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Rainforest Alliance | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Rainforest Alliance | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Youth Represent | New York, NY | $55,000 |
| Nyu Langone Health THE EMPATHY PROJECT | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Nyu School of Medicine THE EMPATHY PROJECT | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Nyu School of Medicine THE EMPATHY PROJECT | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Youth Represent | New York, NY | $48,500 |
| Youth Represent | New York, NY | $45,000 |
| Panorama Global RUN FOR SOMETHING | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| The 92ND Street Y | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| A Little Piece of Light | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 |
| Identify Your Dream MOTHERS OF HOPE | Farmington, MI | $25,000 |
| New PA Project | West Chester, PA | $25,000 |
| Friends and Family of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children | New Orleans, LA | $24,000 |
| Forward Impact | Los Angeles, CA | $24,000 |
| Pal-O-Mine Equestrian Inc | Islandia, NY | $20,000 |
| New York Women's Foundation THE JUSTICE FUND | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Open Collective Foundation JULIAN LEGAL | Covina, CA | $20,000 |
| Pal-O-Mine Equestrian Inc | Islandia, NY | $20,000 |
| A Little Piece of Light | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 |
| American Friends Service Committee EVE ON SURVEILLANCE | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 |
| New York Women's Foundation THE JUSTICE FUND | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Pal-O-Mine Equestrian Inc | Islandia, NY | $20,000 |
| Daughters Beyond Incarceration | New Orleans, LA | $16,000 |
| Daughters Beyond Incarceration | New Orleans, LA | $16,000 |
| A Little Piece of Light | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 |
| Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Good Call | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 |
| The Omowale Project | Hastings on Hudson, NY | $15,000 |
| Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Good Call | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 |
| Friends and Family of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children | New Orleans, LA | $13,000 |
| Good Call | Brooklyn, NY | $12,500 |
| Daughters Beyond Incarceration | New Orleans, LA | $12,000 |
| Daughters Beyond Incarceration | New Orleans, LA | $11,000 |
| Alliance of Families for Justice | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Earthshare THE BIG GREEN TENT | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Family Justice Law Center | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Nyu Langone Health THE OLIVER FRIBERG FUND | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Alliance of Families for Justice | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| The Omowale Project | Hastings on Hudson, NY | $10,000 |
| Alliance of Families for Justice | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Ballet Hispanico of New York Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Julian | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Nyu School of Medicine THE EMPATHY PROJECT | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| The Omowale Project | Hastings on Hudson, NY | $10,000 |
| The Film Collective Att Fiscal Sponsorship COMING HOME PROJECT | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 |
| Amber Waves Farm | Amagansett, NY | $7,000 |
| The Philanthropy Workshop | New York, NY | $5,500 |
| Amber Waves Farm | Amagansett, NY | $5,000 |
| Freedom Reads | Hamden, CT | $5,000 |
| Motherhood Behind Bars | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 |
| New York City Center | New York, NY | $5,000 |
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