The Monica Lester Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA · EIN 81-1000768 · reported 2023–2025
35grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$1.6Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 35 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $115K 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University SUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 |
| Loyola Marymount University SUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 |
| Loyola Marymount University SUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $120,000 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 |
| City OF Hope FUNDING CANCER RESEARCH | Duarte, CA | $100,000 |
| City OF Hope FUNDING CANCER RESEARCH | Duarte, CA | $100,000 |
| City OF Hope FUNDING CANCER RESEARCH | Duarte, CA | $100,000 |
| Ucla School OF Dentistry FUNDING RIBOSOMAL RNA RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 |
| Children's Hospital SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 |
| Children's Hospital SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation FUNDING CANCER RESEARCH | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation FUNDING CANCER RESEARCH | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation FUNDING CANCER RESEARCH | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 |
| The Mahler Foundation SUPPORTING MUSICAL PRODUCTION | Santa Cruz, CA | $30,000 |
| Jewish Community Foundation SUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| Chabad's Terror Victims Project PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICE | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 |
| Tunnel TO Towers Foundation PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICES | Staten Island, NY | $20,000 |
| Children's Hospital SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Jewish Community Foundation SUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| The Mahler Foundation SUPPORTING MUSICAL PRODUCTION | Santa Cruz, CA | $10,000 |
| Friends OF United Hatzalah PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICE | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| International Fellowship OF Christians and Jews PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICE | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Chabad's Terror Victims Project PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICE | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 |
| Friends OF United Hatzalah PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICE | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| International Fellowship OF Christians and Jews PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICE | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Jewish Community Foundation SUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| The Mahler Foundation SUPPORTING MUSICAL PRODUCTION | Santa Cruz, CA | $10,000 |
| Colel Chabad PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICES | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICES | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICES | Rockford, TN | $10,000 |
| Selfhelp Community Services Foundation PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICES | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Federation OF Jewish Communities OF Cis (ukraine) PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICE | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Federation OF Jewish Communities OF Cis (ukraine) PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICE | New York, NY | $5,000 |
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