The Lucius N Littauer Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 13-1688027 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$3.2M
Organizations funded95
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$57M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $25,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
13% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Communal Fund | New York, NY | The lucius N. littauer foundation fund (1411) | $260,000 |
| Nli USA Inc | New York, NY | Strategic expansion of historical jewish press digitization at the national library of israel | $250,000 |
| Shefa School | New York, NY | Capital campaign | $200,000 |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | The cuny collective: providing support for cuny hillels | $150,000 |
| Uja Federation of NY | New York, NY | Uja's 2024 annual campaign (general, unrestricted support) | $125,000 |
| Research Foundation of Cuny | New York, NY | 2024-2025 college completion innovation fund award cycle | $100,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General support for leshem mifalim hinuchiim (58-0657336), which provides pedagogical, financial, and strategic support to haredi yeshiva… | $85,000 |
| Jewish Funders Network | New York, NY | General support for the social venture fund for jewish-arab equality and shared society in israel | $60,000 |
| New York University | New York, NY | Wagner-Skirball dual degree program | $60,000 |
| 70 Faces Media | New York, NY | To further donee's exempt purpose. | $50,000 |
| Avodah - the Jewish Service Corps | Brooklyn, NY | To further donee's exempt purpose. | $50,000 |
| Eugenio Mara de Hostos Community College Foundation | Bronx, NY | The transfer peer mentor program | $50,000 |
| Harvard University Library Judaica Division | Cambridge, MA | The charles berlin legacy judaica fund (fund 560023) | $50,000 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Society | New York, NY | Core support | $50,000 |
| New York City Outward Bound Schools | Long Island City, NY | To further donee's exempt purpose. | $50,000 |
| Fund for the City of New York | New York, NY | General operating support for cara: college access research & action | $50,000 |
| The New York Immigration Coalition Inc | New York, NY | To further donee's exempt purpose. | $50,000 |
| Footsteps | New York, NY | To further donee's exempt purpose. | $40,000 |
| Adamah | Reisterstown, MD | To further donee's exempt purpose. | $25,000 |
| Advocates for Children of New York | New York, NY | To further donee's exempt purpose. | $25,000 |
| Albert Einstein School of Medicine | Bronx, NY | Bronx health opportunities partnership at einstein (bronx hope) 2023 and 2024 summer pathway program for underrepresented minorities in… | $25,000 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | New York, NY | International center for university teaching of jewish civilization, the hebrew university of jerusalem. general support of the program for… | $25,000 |
| American Psychological Foundation | Washington, DC | Jewish community mental health program | $25,000 |
| Association for Jewish Studies | New York, NY | To further donee's exempt purpose. | $25,000 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | "Innovation and infrastructure - enhancing jewish life on campus" | $25,000 |
| Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | Beer Sheva, NY | Graduate scholarship in urban planning for negev bedouin students | $25,000 |
| Blue Card Inc | New York, NY | To further donee's exempt purpose. | $25,000 |
| Council of Jewish Emigre Community Organizations | New York, NY | To further donee's exempt purpose. | $25,000 |
| Commonpoint Queens | Little Neck, NY | College access and persistence program | $25,000 |
| Concerts in Motion | New York, NY | Intergenerational music program | $25,000 |
| Dayenu a Jewish Call to Climate Action | New York, NY | Dayenu general operating support | $25,000 |
| Grownyc | New York, NY | To further donee's exempt purpose. | $25,000 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Society | New York, NY | Hfls archival project | $25,000 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | New York, NY | Multifaith clinical pastoral education instruction and internships in service to under-resourced people in new york city | $25,000 |
| Keshet | Newton, MA | General operating support for lgbtq+ inclusion and belonging | $25,000 |
| Legal Aid Society | New York, NY | Immigration law unit | $25,000 |
| Legal Outreach Inc | Queens, NY | College bound program and summer law institute | $25,000 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | New York, NY | To further donee's exempt purpose. | $25,000 |
| Machon Ora | Passaic, NJ | STEM program | $25,000 |
| Manhattan Theatre Club | New York, NY | 2023-24 lights up! program | $25,000 |
| Memorial Hall Cultural & Arts Center Inc | Gloversville, NY | Enrich schine memorial hall arts initiative | $25,000 |
| Museum at Eldridge Street | New York, NY | To further donee's exempt purpose. | $25,000 |
| New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | Professional learning for teachers program | $25,000 |
| New York State Youth Leadership Council | New York, NY | General operating support (leadership pipeline and programming for undocumented youth) | $25,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General operating support for tech-career technology training (58-0401081) | $25,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General operating support for the israel center for educational innovation (58-0504686) | $25,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | Support to enable hamaniot ("sunflowers" 58-0670669) to provide emergency services to orphans in underserved communities in the negev | $25,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General support for the public forum- youth villages, boarding schools & foster care in israel ltd (51-5097269) -to improve the status of… | $25,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General support for sikkuy-aufoq, (xxx-xx-xxxx) | $25,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General support for acaps activities (58-0356897) | $25,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | Shamsuna (58-0761096) - general operating support | $25,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | Support for tzedek centers' work in frontline cities in the south (amutah #xxx-xx-xxxx) | $25,000 |
| Project Kesher | New York, NY | General support for project kesher israel | $25,000 |
| Ramapo for Children | Rhinebeck, NY | Ramapo for children restorative justice work in new york city schools | $25,000 |
| Repair the World | New York, NY | Repair the world new york | $25,000 |
| Sami Sephardic American Mizrahi Initiative | Hurleyville, NY | Sami sephardic and mizrahi jewish life on campus | $25,000 |
| Sharsheret | Teaneck, NJ | To further donee's exempt purpose. | $25,000 |
| Student Leadership Network | New York, NY | Collegebound initiative in new york city and rochester | $25,000 |
| The Sefaria Project | New York, NY | General operating support for sefaria: powering pathways to torah in the digital age | $25,000 |
| Uja Federation of NY | New York, NY | Jeannette solomon norc cultural arts program | $25,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 95 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,198,850 | 95 |
| 2023 | $3,225,250 | 86 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Sep 18, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202522619349100112
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-1688027
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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