Leonian Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Northbrook, IL · EIN 36-7691472 · reported 2023–2025
16grants reported
$200Kmedian award
$15Klower quartile
$50smallest grant
$3.9Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
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
3400 Fort Independence St Apt 2h
Bronx, NY 10463-4535
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Art Institute of Chicago PURCHASE OF THE W. BRUCE AND DELANEY H. LUNDBERG PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION | Chicago, IL | $1,345,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin's Briscoe Center of American History SUPPORT INTERN & ENDOWMENT | Austin, TX | $520,000 |
| Brooklyn Museum ESTABLISH THE PHILLIP AND EDITH LEONIAN PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION FUND AND COVER THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR | Brooklyn, NY | $250,000 |
| Bronx Documentary Center | Bronx, NY | $250,000 |
| Brooklyn Museum ESTABLISH THE PHILLIP AND EDITH LEONIAN PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION FUND AND COVER THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR | Brooklyn, NY | $250,000 |
| Brooklyn Museum ESTABLISH THE PHILLIP AND EDITH LEONIAN PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION FUND AND COVER THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR | Brooklyn, NY | $250,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston PHOTO EXHIBITION GALLERY ENDOWMENT | Houston, TX | $200,000 |
| Yavne Foundation Inc PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM | Plattsburgh, NY | $200,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston ACQUISITIONS FOR PHOTOGRAPHY | Boston, MA | $200,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston PHOTO EXHIBITION GALLERY ENDOWMENT | Houston, TX | $200,000 |
| Virginia Center for Creative Arts (vcca) EDITH LEONIAN WORDS & MUSIC COLLBORATIVE FELLOWSHIP FUND | Amherst, VA | $132,000 |
| Yavne Foundation Inc PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM | Plattsburgh, NY | $100,000 |
| Photography Collections Preservation Project Incorporated | Studio City, CA | $15,000 |
| Black Dimensions in Art Inc | Renssalaer, NY | $5,000 |
| Reach Out and Read of Greater New York Inc | New York, NY | $1,041 |
| Internet Archive | San Francisco, CA | $50 |
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