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Lessing Foundation C/O Joan Lessing

990PF • Fiscal year 2025 • EIN 13-3092013

Dec 01, 2024 to Nov 30, 2025

Organization Profile
144 East 84th Street 10BNew York, NY 10028

(212) 297-0400

Siviq Scores

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Top Officer Pay

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$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2011: $277,015Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $289,616Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $282,344Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $282,3442013Assets 2014: $278,692Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $278,6922014Assets 2015: $300,534Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $300,5342015Assets 2016: $257,743Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $257,7432016Assets 2017: $232,726Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $232,7262017Assets 2018: $184,125Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $184,1252018Assets 2019: $176,178Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $176,1782019Assets 2020: $195,575Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $195,5752020Assets 2021: $211,048Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $211,0482021Assets 2022: $217,870Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $217,8702022Assets 2023: $209,085Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $209,0852023Assets 2024: $185,910Liabilities 2024: $250Net Assets 2024: $185,6602024

Latest loaded filing

2024

Assets$185,910
Liabilities$250
Net Assets$185,660
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Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $35,515Expenses 2011: $28,249Net Income 2011: $7,2662011Revenue 2012: $36,688Expenses 2012: $24,087Net Income 2012: $12,6012012Revenue 2013: $19,172Expenses 2013: $26,256Net Income 2013: -$7,0842013Revenue 2014: $38,039Expenses 2014: $41,208Net Income 2014: -$3,1692014Revenue 2015: $38,095Expenses 2015: $15,341Net Income 2015: $22,7542015Revenue 2016: $10,069Expenses 2016: $52,508Net Income 2016: -$42,4392016Revenue 2017: $27,902Expenses 2017: $52,453Net Income 2017: -$24,5512017Revenue 2018: $1,579Expenses 2018: $49,900Net Income 2018: -$48,3212018Revenue 2019: $14,468Expenses 2019: $21,060Net Income 2019: -$6,5922019Revenue 2020: $34,037Expenses 2020: $8,800Net Income 2020: $25,2372020Revenue 2021: $21,477Expenses 2021: $5,550Net Income 2021: $15,9272021Revenue 2022: $18,358Expenses 2022: $9,540Net Income 2022: $8,8182022Revenue 2023: $10,130Expenses 2023: $18,660Net Income 2023: -$8,5302023Revenue 2024: -$9,136Expenses 2024: $14,148Net Income 2024: -$23,2842024

Latest loaded filing

2024

Revenue-$9,136
Expenses$14,148
Net Income-$23,284
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Filing Period
Dec 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2025
Signed
Apr 2, 2026
Return Version
2024v5.5
Compensation and Service Providers
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Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JOAN LESSINGPresident-$0--
Grants and Assistance

Foundation Grants and Related Investments

TypeRecipientPurposeStatusLocationAmount
Paid GrantAMERICAN FRIENDS OF TEL AVIV UNIVERSITYTO HELP WITH THE CHARITIES MAIN PURPOSECHECKNEW YORK, NY, US$6,000
Paid GrantLEO BAECK INSTITUTETO HELP WITH THE CHARITIES MAIN PURPOSECHECKNEW YORK, NY, US$2,100
Paid GrantAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUMTO HELP WITH THE CHARITY'S MAIN PURPOSECHECKNEW YORK, NY, US$1,100
Paid GrantARTISTO HELP WITH CHARITIES CAUS\ECHECKNEW YORK, NY, US$500
Paid GrantPARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUETO HELP WITH THE CHARITIES MAIN PURPOSECHECKNEW YORK, NY, US$180
Paid GrantDOROTTO HELP WITH THE CHARITIES MAIN PURPOSECHECKNEW YORK, NY, US$100
Paid GrantTHE BLUE CARD INCTO HELP WITH THE CHARITIES MAIN PURPOSECHECKNEW YORK, NY, US$100
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Lessing Foundation
EIN
13-3092013
Phone
2122970400
Address
144 EAST 84TH STREET 10B, NEW YORK, NY 10028

Signing Officer

Name
Joan Lessing
Title
President
Phone
2122970400
Signed
2026-04-02
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Shandling & Landsman Llp
Address
122 EAST 42ND STREET - SUITE 1612, NEW YORK, NY 10168
Preparer
Nancy D Luiso
Phone
2126835224
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2025 • Form 990PFDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

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2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.86$0.00$1.86$0.09$0.14$0.23
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.09$0.00$2.09$0.10$0.19$0.09
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.18$0.00$2.18$0.18$0.10$0.09
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.11$0.00$2.11$0.21$0.06$0.16
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.96$0.00$1.96$0.34$0.09$0.25
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.76$0.00$1.76$0.14$0.21$0.07
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.84$0.00$1.84$0.02$0.50$0.48
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.33$0.00$2.33$0.28$0.52$0.25
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.58$0.00$2.58$0.10$0.53$0.42
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.01$0.00$3.01$0.38$0.15$0.23
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.79$0.00$2.79$0.38$0.41$0.03
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.82$0.00$2.82$0.19$0.26$0.07
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.90$0.00$0.37$0.24$0.13
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.77$0.00$0.36$0.28$0.07