Lafer Family Foundation
EIN 316622344Total Given 2016–2023
$246K
40 grants · $31K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$4K
typical micro grants · $2K–$7K
grant size
11%
transactional · 4/36 multi-year
repeat
$811K
Assets (2023)
36
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(201) 227-8288
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $20K | $679K | $42K | 1 |
| 2018 | $37K | $657K | $25K | 3 |
| 2019 | N/A | $740K | $12K | N/A |
| 2020 | $36K | $859K | $12K | 12 |
| 2021 | $34K | $936K | $290K | 10 |
| 2022 | $47K | $838K | $8K | 8 |
| 2023 | $72K | $811K | $31K | 6 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 40 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$4K
Average
$6K
75th Pctl
$7K
Maximum
$34K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
DS
Deborah Lafer Scher
Trustee
DL
Diana Lafer
Trustee
GL
Gordon Lafer
Trustee
DS
Deborah Lafer Scher
Trustee
DL
Diana Lafer
Trustee
GL
Gordon Lafer
Trustee
DL
Diana Lafer
Trustee
DS
Deborah Lafer Scher
Trustee
GL
Gordon Lafer
Trustee
DS
Deborah Lafer Scher
Trustee
DL
Diana Lafer
Trustee
GL
Gordon Lafer
Trustee
DL
Diana Lafer
Trustee
DS
Deborah Lafer Scher
Trustee
GL
Gordon Lafer
Trustee
GL
Gordon Lafer
Trustee
DL
Diana Lafer
Trustee
DS
Deborah Lafer Scher
Trustee
DS
Deborah Lafer Scher
Trustee
GL
Gordon Lafer
Trustee
DL
Diana Lafer
Trustee
Grants Awarded (40 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washinton Institute for Near East Policy | Washinton, DC | $34,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington, DC | $20,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2018 |
| American Friends of Hebrew University | Boston, MA | $20,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| The Hebrew University | Jerusalem, None | $20,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| Shalom Hartman Institute | New York, NY | $15,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Lafer Center for Gender and Women'S Studies at Hebrew University | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2018 | |
| Lafer Center for Gender and Women'S Studies at Hebrew University | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2020 | |
| Conference of Presidents | New York, NY | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| American Friends of Hebrew University | Boston, MA | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Oregon Hillel | Eugene, OR | $7,500 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2020 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $7,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2018 |
| Menino Boom | Boston, MA | $7,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Together Rising | Falls Church, VA | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Pro Choice Missouri | Saint Louis, MO | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | New Uyork, NY | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Menino Boom | Boston, MA | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $4,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Tiverton Land Trust | Tiverton, RI | $4,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Kehilat Zion | Jerusalem, None | $4,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Brothers and Sisters for Israel | Wynnewood, PA | $4,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Friends of Idf | New York, NY | $4,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Mind One Mind | Rutherford, CA | $3,600 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Tiverton Land Trust | Washington, DC | $3,425 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| National Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $2,835 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $2,835 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2020 |