Private foundation · EIN 81-1000768

The Monica Lester Charitable Trust

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Los Angeles, CA

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2025-06-30) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202533159349102168
Total assets (EOY)$9,944,501
Grants paid$600,000
Typical (median) grant$10,000
Grants listed16
Giving in home state (CA)86%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K0
$5K–$25K11
$25K–$100K2
$100K+3

Smallest $5,000 · Largest $150,000

Geographic focus

CA
86%
NY
11%
IL
2%
TN
2%

Common purposes

providingcommunitysupportingservicesresearchservicemedicalhighereducationfundingcancermusicalproduction

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2022$580,000$10,137,3858
2023$400,000$10,145,45611
2024$600,000$9,944,50116

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLOS ANGELES, CASUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH$150,000
Loyola Marymount UniversityLOS ANGELES, CASUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION$125,000
City Of HopeDUARTE, CAFUNDING CANCER RESEARCH$100,000
Children'S HospitalLOS ANGELES, CASUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH$60,000
Prostate Cancer FoundationSANTA MONICA, CAFUNDING CANCER RESEARCH$50,000
Tunnel To Towers FoundationSTATEN ISLAND, NYPROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICES$20,000
Chabad'S Terror Victims ProjectBROOKLYN, NYPROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICE$10,000
Friends Of United HatzalahNEW YORK, NYPROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICE$10,000
International Fellowship Of Christians And JewsCHICAGO, ILPROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICE$10,000
Jewish Community FoundationLOS ANGELES, CASUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION$10,000
The Mahler FoundationSANTA CRUZ, CASUPPORTING MUSICAL PRODUCTION$10,000
Colel ChabadBROOKLYN, NYPROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICES$10,000
Los Angeles Regional Food BankLOS ANGELES, CAPROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICES$10,000
Remote Area Medical Volunteer CorpsROCKFORD, TNPROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICES$10,000
Selfhelp Community Services FoundationNEW YORK, NYPROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICES$10,000
Federation Of Jewish Communities Of Cis (Ukraine)NEW YORK, NYPROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICE$5,000
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