The Leon H Charney Foundation Inc

EIN 201981444

New York, NY 10016 |(212) 819-0994

Total Given 2017–2023
$5.9M
76 grants · $839K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$8K
typical small grants · $3K–$20K
grant size
41%
supporter · 18/44 multi-year
repeat
$81K
Assets (2023)
44
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (212) 819-0994

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $3.3M $1.2M $171K 19
2018 $1.6M $598K $1.2M 24
2019 N/A $105K $1.2M N/A
2020 $400K $8K $310K 11
2021 $264K $53K $314K 6
2022 $98K $31K $80K 10
2023 $246K $81K $300K 6

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 76 grants on record

Minimum
$300
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$8K
Average
$77K
75th Pctl
$20K
Maximum
$1.0M

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

WG
Warren R Gleicher 7+ yrs
President Leadership
RE
Rob Essex 7+ yrs
Treasurer Leadership
TC
Tzili Charney 7+ yrs
Director

Grants Awarded (76 total)

Purpose
Yeshiva University New York, NY $1,010,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2017
American Society of the University of Haifa New York, NY $1,000,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2017
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL $1,000,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2017
Pef Israel Endowment Fund New York, NY $522,345 GENERAL PURPOSE 2018
American Society of the University of Haifa New York, NY $392,321 GENERAL PURPOSE 2018
American Friends of Beit Hatfutsot of America New York, NY $265,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2018
American Friends of Beit Hatfutsot of America New York, NY $250,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2020
Pef Israel Endowment Fund New York, NY $243,725 GENERAL PURPOSE 2021
Pef Israel Endowment Fund New York, NY $213,910 GENERAL PURPOSE 2023
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL $117,501 GENERAL PURPOSE 2018
Pef Israel Endowment Fund New York, NY $102,890 GENERAL PURPOSE 2020
Creative Community for Peace Los Angeles, CA $100,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2018
Beit Hatfutsot of America New York, NY $100,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2017
Pef Israel Endowment Fund New York, NY $86,040 GENERAL PURPOSE 2017
Pef Israel Endowment Fund New York, NY $46,663 GENERAL PURPOSE 2022
Temple Beth David Commack, NY $35,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2018
Nyu Langone Medical Center New York, NY $25,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2017
Middle East Peace Dialogue Network Inc Atco, NJ $20,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2018
Temple Beth David Commack, NY $20,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2017
Project Legacy Rochester, MN $20,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2022
American Friends of the Umm El Fahem Museum of Contemporary Art New York, NY $11,062 GENERAL PURPOSE 2018
American Friends of Kishorit West Hartford, CT $10,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2018
The Carlebach Shul Synagogue New York, NY $10,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2018
Chabad of Stony Brook Lake Grove, NY $10,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2018
Chabad of Gramercy Park New York, NY $10,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2018