OVERVIEW: The Lemberg Foundation’s grantmaking includes support of arts and educational institutions.
IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low public profile, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts & Culture, Education & Youth, Jewish Causes, Health
PROFILE: Established in 1945, the Lemberg Foundation is steered by real estate investor John Lemberg Usdan and family. John Usdan serves as CEO of Midwood Trading Company, which his grandfather Samuel Lemberg started in the 1920s. The Lemberg Foundation’s grantmaking includes support of arts and educational institutions.
The Lemberg family have been an active force in New York for decades. Samuel Lemberg helped establish the Suzanne and Nathaniel Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts on Long Island, now Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts. His daughter, Suzanne, meanwhile, was active at the camp, and served on such boards as Lincoln Center and the 92nd Y.
Past grantees include 92nd Street Y, Jazz Foundation of America, Cooper Hewitt National Museum, JCC of Manhattan, Park Avenue Synagogue, UJA Federation (John was once on the board), NYU Child Study Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Learning Spring School, and Environmental Defense Fund.
Grants range from $500 to $1.159 million to Wesleyan University.
Tax filings do not indicate whether it accepts unsolicited applications; however, given it's lack of transparency, it's clear that it does not.
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CONTACT:
The Lemberg Foundation accepts applications at the following address:
Lemberg Foundation
430 Park Ave., Ste. 505
New York City, NY 10022
Telephone: (212) 682-9595