MLE Foundation Inc

EIN 300517812 Private Foundation

Princeton, NJ 08540 |(203) 966-4049

Total Given 2016–2024
$7.4M
554 grants · $823K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$8K
typical small grants · $4K–$15K
grant size
73%
deep partner · 104/143 multi-year
repeat
$24.0M
Assets (2024)
143
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (203) 966-4049
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $579K $11.3M $346K 56
2017 $640K $15.6M $459K 61
2018 $665K $14.3M $3.3M 61
2019 N/A $18.7M $248K N/A
2020 $986K $21.4M $2.5M 67
2021 $913K $27.6M $629K 63
2022 $959K $19.2M $279K 66
2023 $1.6M $22.7M $440K 98
2024 $1.1M $24.0M $1.3M 82

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 554 grants on record

Minimum
$26
25th Pctl
$4K
Median
$8K
Average
$13K
75th Pctl
$15K
Maximum
$350K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

0.5% of US grants · Rank #15 of 20 states $52K across 3 grants 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Dallas 3 grants · $52K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (554 total)

Purpose
New Canaan Land Trust New Canaan, CT $350,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2023
Central Wisconsin Cultural Center Wisconsin Rapids, WI $135,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2020
New Canaan Library New Canaan, CT $102,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2020
Waveny Lifecare Network New Canaan, CT $100,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2021
Waveny Lifecare Network New Canaan, CT $80,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2022
First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan New Canaan, CT $75,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2021
First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan New Canaan, CT $75,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2022
Audubon Connecticut Greenwich, CT $55,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2021
Audubon Connecticut Greenwich, CT $55,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2022
Audubon Connecticut Greenwich, CT $55,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2023
First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan New Canaan, CT $55,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2023
First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan New Canaan, CT $55,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2024
The Conncecticut Audubon Society Inc Fairfield, CT $55,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2016
Hawaiian Mission House Honolulu, HI $54,500 GENERAL PURPOSE 2023
Chautauqua Foundation Chautauqua, NY $51,750 GENERAL PURPOSE 2021
Chautauqua Foundation Chautauqua, NY $51,750 GENERAL PURPOSE 2022
Audubon Connecticut Greenwich, CT $50,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2018
Connecticut Fund for the Environment New Haven, CT $50,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2018
Audubon Connecticut Greenwich, CT $50,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2020
First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan New Canaan, CT $50,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2020
Waveny Lifecare Network New Canaan, CT $50,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2020
Lahaina Restoration Foundation Lahaina, HI $50,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2023
American Indian College Denver, CO $50,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2024
American Indian Education Fund Addison, TX $50,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2024
Connecticut Fund for the Environment New Haven, CT $50,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2016

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