Gerald L Lennard Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small nonprofit should not send a cold application unless it has been invited to do so.
- Where it does give, typical grants run from $5,000 to $100,000, the median grant is $15,000, and half of its 198 grants to organisations are $15,000 or less, so a modest request in that range is the realistic size.
- In the filing, 87% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations the foundation had also funded in earlier filings, so its giving looks relationship-led and existing ties are likely to matter.
- The filings show grants mainly in New York, California and Pennsylvania, but no geographic focus is stated, so that pattern should not be read as a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Gerald L Lennard Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
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 filings show a broad range of grants rather than a named, unified field of work. Many are recorded as general and unrestricted support. Other stated purposes include climate projects, women's health and women's programmes, girls' literacy, education and fellowships, student scholarships and career pathways. The grants also support nutrition and food distribution, water access, humanitarian relief, and cancer research, alongside arts and cultural education. Recipients include schools and colleges, health and research bodies, climate and conservation groups, food-support organisations, and arts and cultural organisations. The record shows support for both general operations and specified projects; it does not establish a common applicant profile.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, California and Pennsylvania.
How to apply
Only preselected charitable organisations receive contributions; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 87% 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 198 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 9%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 9% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 87% of grant dollars went to organisations Gerald L Lennard Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Switzerland).
- 10% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 80 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- V-Day · Kenya Safe House$100,0002024 tax year
- Partners In Health · University of Global Health Equity$100,0002024 tax year
- Bard College · Women's Program and Alumni$100,0002024 tax year
- Nabu Global · Read for Resilience Collection$100,0002024 tax year
- Room to Read · Girls Life Skills and Literacy Program in Cambodia$100,0002024 tax year
- Grameen America · Grameen Promotoras$100,0002024 tax year
- Girl Rising · Future Rising Fellows$100,0002024 tax year
- Project Drawdown · Drawdown Stories and the Capital Coalition$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Wendy Rubin — Director, President
- Lewis Rubin — Treasurer, Vice President
- Jennifer Meyerhardt — Director, Vice President
- Stacey Lennard — Director, Secretary
- Donna Lennard — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,048,070 | $2,291,033 | $46,864,801 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,083,428 | $2,506,816 | $48,570,466 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,178,491 | $2,489,333 | $51,842,268 | 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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Contact
- Wilmington, DE