The Landsman Charitable Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and gives by invitation only, so a small charity with no existing link to the trust should not send a cold proposal.
- Its recorded grants have gone to healthcare institutions, a synagogue, a university and a memorial foundation, so a charity working in those areas has the closest fit, though no geographic focus is stated and the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts.
- Across its 14 grants to organisations, the median was $100,000 and half were $100,000 or less, so a request near the lower end of its record suits it best; about 8 in 10 grants fall between $20,000 and $1,000,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is heavy, with 95% of grant dollars to organisations it had funded in an earlier filing, so the realistic route is a relationship-led introduction to the trust rather than a speculative approach.
Overview
The Landsman Charitable Trust is a US private foundation based in Lexington, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The trust's recorded grants went principally to a hospital and health system, a synagogue, a university and a memorial foundation. Most are recorded as unrestricted support; one grant is identified for a medical educational fund. Across the filings, healthcare institutions and a religious congregation recur, alongside higher education and a memorial foundation. The stated purposes are largely generic rather than tied to particular projects. The filings provide no description of wider funding fields, organisational eligibility or selection preferences, so its grant record is the available account of the trust's giving. The grants show support for organisations across these sectors, but do not establish an open route for applicants or wider geographic priorities beyond the states shown in the filings.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 95% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 14 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 47% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 95% of grant dollars went to organisations The Landsman Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Beth Israel Lahey Health · Unrestrictedunrestricted$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Temple Isaiah · Unrestricted$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Maven Project · Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Brandeis University · Unrestricted$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Susan J Landsman — Trustee
- Samuel Denbo Cpa — Trustee
- Sheila E Landsman — Trustee
- Emanuel E Landsman — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,302,771 | $2,080,000 | $30,812,495 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,375,146 | $2,175,000 | $31,657,936 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,382,512 | $2,150,000 | $34,088,889 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Lexington, MA