Lgt Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 06-1281494
Foundation Overview
Based in Garden City, NY, Lgt Foundation has awarded 101 grants totaling $6,393,358 to organizations in New York, Wisconsin and 17 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $500 to $1,175,000, with a median award of $15,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
3 of 10 recipients (30%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
41% of grants are awarded in New York, with additional funding distributed across 19 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (83%), Long Island City (7%), Brooklyn (5%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 718% growth in annual giving over 9 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (54%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Lgt Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Mountain School Of Crafts | $184,000 | Deer Isle, ME, US | Provided Only For The Transcription And Documentation Of The Summer Conference. | 2024 |
| Penland School Of Crafts | $140,000 | Penland, NC, US | Addition To Existing Scholarship Endowment And Res Restricted Hurricane Helene Revenue 50-4204 | 2024 |
| Arttable Inc | $12,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of Arttable's Summer Fellowship In The Visual Arts Profession Program. | 2024 |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of The 2025 Commission, Larry Bell's "Improvisations In The Park". | 2024 |
| Surface Design Association | $12,000 | Albuquerque, NM, US | In Support Of Its 2025-2027 Artist In The Residence Program. | 2024 |
| Cerf | $200,000 | Brattleboro, VT, US | To Be Used For Emergency Relief Assistance To Artists In Need | 2024 |
| Museum Of Fine Arts -Houston | $15,000 | Houston, TX, US | In Support Of The Presentation And Programming For "Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within". | 2024 |
| Aspen Institute | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | In Support Of The 2024 Deai Leadership Annual Appeal For The Aef Consortium Advancing Next-gen Bipoc Leaders Of The Visual Arts. | 2024 |
| Ox-bow School Of Art Artists Reside | $20,250 | Saugutuck, MI, US | To Support Scholarships For Three Mature, Women Identifying Artists To Participate In Ox-bow's 2025 Longform Residency Program. | 2024 |
| Toledo Museum Of Art | $52,500 | Toledo, OH, US | Gift Of Lenore Tawney (1907-2007) "Udjat", 1968, Mixed Media, 2 3/8 X 7 1/4 X 5 1/4 In. | 2024 |
| Rhode Island School Of Design | $50,000 | Providence, RI, US | To Fund An Endowment In Perpetuity For The Purpose Of Providing Student Financial Aid/tuition Assistance In The Form Of A Merit Based Scholarship. | 2023 |
| School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | To Further Fund Endowment To Be Held In Perpetuity. | 2023 |
| Cranbrook Academy Of Art | $50,000 | Bloomfield Hills, MI, US | Establishment Of New Endowed Scholarship Fund | 2023 |
| Maryland Institute College Of Art | $50,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Addition To Existing Scholarship Endowment For The Purpose Of Providing Student Financial Aid/tutiion Assistance In The Form Of A Merit Scholarship. | 2023 |
| Arttable Inc | $12,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of Arttable's Summer Fellowship In The Visual Arts Profession Program. | 2023 |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy | $60,000 | New York, NY, US | For Mspc's 20th Anniversary Art Program. | 2023 |
| The Metropolitan Museum Of Art | $200,000 | New York, NY, US | Contribution To "The Met" Of The Value Of "Shrouded River",linen,wood, Metal, 1966 By Lenore Tawney In A Bargain Sale Entered Into On 1/5/24,where The Contributed Portion Of The Fmv For The Item Exceeds $150,000, The Amount Paid By "The Met". | 2023 |
| Smithsonian American Art Museum | $20,000 | Washington, DC, US | Provided For Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art By Women. | 2023 |
| Aspen Institute | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | In Support Of The 2024 Deai Leadership Annual Appeal For The Aef Consortium Advancing Next-gen Bipoc Leaders Of The Visual Arts. | 2023 |
| The Metropolitan Museum Of Art | $200,000 | New York, NY, US | Contribution To "The Met" Of The Value Of "The Bride",linen,feathers,wood,1962 By Lenore Tawney In A Bargain Sale Entered Into On 1/4/24,where The Contributed Portion Of The Fmv For The Item Exceeds $150,000, The Amount Paid By "The Met". | 2023 |
| Rhode Island School Of Design | $50,000 | Providence, RI, US | To Fund An Endowment In Perpetuity For The Purpose Of Providing Student Financial Aid/tuition Assistance In The Form Of A Merit Based Scholarship. | 2023 |
| School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | To Further Fund Endowment To Be Held In Perpetuity. | 2023 |
| Cranbrook Academy Of Art | $50,000 | Bloomfield Hills, MI, US | Establishment Of New Endowed Scholarship Fund | 2023 |
| Maryland Institute College Of Art | $50,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Addition To Existing Scholarship Endowment For The Purpose Of Providing Student Financial Aid/tutiion Assistance In The Form Of A Merit Scholarship. | 2023 |
| Arttable Inc | $12,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of Arttable's Summer Fellowship In The Visual Arts Profession Program. | 2023 |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy | $60,000 | New York, NY, US | For Mspc's 20th Anniversary Art Program. | 2023 |
| The Metropolitan Museum Of Art | $200,000 | New York, NY, US | Contribution To "The Met" Of The Value Of "Shrouded River",linen,wood, Metal, 1966 By Lenore Tawney In A Bargain Sale Entered Into On 1/5/24,where The Contributed Portion Of The Fmv For The Item Exceeds $150,000, The Amount Paid By "The Met". | 2023 |
| Smithsonian American Art Museum | $20,000 | Washington, DC, US | Provided For Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art By Women. | 2023 |
| Aspen Institute | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | In Support Of The 2024 Deai Leadership Annual Appeal For The Aef Consortium Advancing Next-gen Bipoc Leaders Of The Visual Arts. | 2023 |
| The Metropolitan Museum Of Art | $200,000 | New York, NY, US | Contribution To "The Met" Of The Value Of "The Bride",linen,feathers,wood,1962 By Lenore Tawney In A Bargain Sale Entered Into On 1/4/24,where The Contributed Portion Of The Fmv For The Item Exceeds $150,000, The Amount Paid By "The Met". | 2023 |
| Arttable Inc | $12,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of Arttable's Summer Fellowship In The Visual Arts Profession Program. | 2022 |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of Sheila Pepe: "My Neighbor's Garden". | 2022 |
| John Michael Kohler Arts Center | $60,000 | Sheboygan, WI, US | To Support Reprinting The Monograph, Lenore Tawney: "Mirror Of The Universex And Support The Fellowship To Enable Jmkac To Fund Two Fellows In 2023 And Two Fellows In 2025. | 2022 |
| Aldrich Contemp Art Museum | $10,000 | Ridgefield, CT, US | In Support Of The Catalogue To Be Published In Conjuction With The Museum's 2023 Hangama Amiri Exhibition. | 2022 |
| Bard Graduate Center | $115,000 | New York, NY, US | For The Purpose Of Providing Student Financial Aid/tuition Assistance In The Form Of A Scholarship To One Or More Students At Bgc. | 2022 |
| Aspen Institute | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | In Support Of The Aefi Project "Building The Aef Community's Deai Capacity To Host Bipoc Interns & Fellows" | 2022 |
| Cooper Hewitt Design Museum | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of Design, Texture, Color: Dorothy Liebes And The Textiles Of American Modernism | 2022 |
| Isami Noguchi Foundation Garden Mus | $50,000 | Long Island City, NY, US | In Support Of Toshiko Takaezu(exhibition And Monograph). | 2022 |
| Arttable Inc | $12,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of Arttable's Summer Fellowship In The Visual Arts Profession Program. | 2022 |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of Sheila Pepe: "My Neighbor's Garden". | 2022 |
| John Michael Kohler Arts Center | $60,000 | Sheboygan, WI, US | To Support Reprinting The Monograph, Lenore Tawney: "Mirror Of The Universex And Support The Fellowship To Enable Jmkac To Fund Two Fellows In 2023 And Two Fellows In 2025. | 2022 |
| Aldrich Contemp Art Museum | $10,000 | Ridgefield, CT, US | In Support Of The Catalogue To Be Published In Conjuction With The Museum's 2023 Hangama Amiri Exhibition. | 2022 |
| Bard Graduate Center | $115,000 | New York, NY, US | For The Purpose Of Providing Student Financial Aid/tuition Assistance In The Form Of A Scholarship To One Or More Students At Bgc. | 2022 |
| Aspen Institute | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | In Support Of The Aefi Project "Building The Aef Community's Deai Capacity To Host Bipoc Interns & Fellows" | 2022 |
| Cooper Hewitt Design Museum | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of Design, Texture, Color: Dorothy Liebes And The Textiles Of American Modernism | 2022 |
| Isami Noguchi Foundation Garden Mus | $50,000 | Long Island City, NY, US | In Support Of Toshiko Takaezu(exhibition And Monograph). | 2022 |
| Arttable Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Diversity Fellowship In The Visual Arts Professions:to Provide Professional Experience To Advance Women's Professional Leadership In The Visual Arts. | 2021 |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of Madison Square Art | 2021 |
| John Michael Kohler Arts Center | $1,050,000 | Sheboygan, WI, US | Endowment Grant To Support A Fellowship For Visiting Fellows To Michael Kohler Arts Center. | 2021 |
| Greenwich House | $14,000 | New York, NY, US | Residency And Fellowship Program | 2021 |
| Cerf | $35,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | To Be Used For Emergency Relief Assistance To Artists In Need | 2021 |
| Fuller Craft Museum | $18,000 | Brockton, MA, US | In Support Of The 2022 Marilyn Pappas Retrospective Exhibition Catalogue | 2021 |
| Aldrich Contemp Art Museum | $5,000 | Ridgefield, CT, US | In Support Of The Book To Be Published In Conjunction With The Exhibition Karla Knight: Navigator | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Museum Of Art | $15,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | In Support Of The Exhibition, "emma Amos: Color Odyssey" | 2021 |
| Arkansas Museum Of Art | $10,000 | Little Rock, AR, US | In Support Of A Site Specific Installation By Anne Lindberg In Museum's New Galleries | 2021 |
| Bard Graduate Center | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of The Exhibition Catalogue And Public Programming To Accompany "threads Of Power: Lace In The Collection Of The Textilemseum St. Gallen" | 2021 |
| Waterfall Arts | $9,600 | Belfast, ME, US | In Support Of Th Belfast Area High School Glassblowing Elective At Waterfall Arts | 2021 |
| Museum Of Fine Arts -houston | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | In Support Of "olga De Amaral: To Weave A Rock" | 2021 |
| Fiberarts Guild Of Pittsburgh | $5,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | In Support Of The Exhibition Catalogue For Fiberart International 2022 | 2021 |
| Wisconsin Museum Of Quilts | $5,000 | Cedarburg, WI, US | In Support Of "thread Count: Contemporary Fiber Art And Math" | 2021 |
| Everson Museum | $10,000 | Syracuse, NY, US | In Support Of Educational Programming Accompanying The 2022 Dawn Williams Boyd Solo Exhibition | 2021 |
| Socrates Sculpture Park | $15,000 | Long Island City, NY, US | In Support Of A 2022 Commissioned Artwork By Maren Hassinger | 2021 |
| Solomon Rguggenheim Museum Fdtn | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of A Site-specific Quipu And Exhibition Of Related Works By Cecilia Vicuna At The Guggenheim Museum In 2022 | 2021 |
| Aspen Institute | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | In Support Of The Aefi Project "building The Aef Community's Deai Capacity To Host Bipoc Interns & Fellows" | 2021 |
| Urban Glass | $16,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | In Support Of Four Studio Residents (full Resident Cohort) | 2021 |
| Craft In America | $20,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | In Support Of The Exhibition: "building The Essential: Ferne Jacobs" | 2021 |
| Crystal Bridges | $275,000 | Bentonville, AR, US | 3 Works Of Art-lenore Tawney Donated To Permanent Collection | 2021 |
| American Friendsofnat'lmuseumsweden | $15,000 | Stockholm, Stockholm, SW | Lenore Tawney Collage 1983 - Donated To Permanent Collection | 2021 |
| Museum Of Fine Arts - Houston | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | 1 Work Of Art-lenore Tawney Watercolor & Collage Donated To Permanent Collection | 2021 |
| Arttable Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Diversity Fellowship In The Visual Arts Professions:to Provide Professional Experience To Advance Women's Professional Leadership In The Visual Arts. | 2020 |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of Madison Square Art | 2020 |
| The Fabric Workshop And Museum | $15,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | To Support Hardcover & Elisabeth Kley: Title Tbd Exhibit | 2020 |
| Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Ar | $10,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Provided For Exhibit Taking Space: Contemporary Women Artists And The Politics Of Scale. | 2020 |
| Surface Design Association | $10,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | Sda's Annual Awards Grants Program | 2020 |
| Greenwich House | $12,000 | New York, NY, US | Residency And Fellowship Program | 2020 |
| Int'l Studio And Curatorial Program | $17,008 | Brooklyn, NY, US | In Support Of A Lenore G Tawney Residency For An Artist Working In Or Interested In Exploring Fiber Media. | 2020 |
| Kohler Foundation Inc | $1,175,000 | Kohler, WI, US | 4 Works Of Art-lenore Tawney Weavings Donated To Permanent Collection | 2020 |
| Cerf | $35,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | To Be Used For Emergency Relief Assistance To Artists In Need | 2020 |
| National Museum Of Women In The Art | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Provided For The Exhibition, Sonya Clark: Tatter, Bristle,and Mend. | 2020 |
| Smithsonian American Art Museum | $20,000 | Washington, DC, US | Provided For Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art By Women. | 2020 |
| The Trustees Of Reservations Decord | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | Provided For The Exhibitions Sonya Clark: Monumental Cloth And Sonya Clark: Recent Work. | 2020 |
| The Walters Art Museum | $10,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Provided For Betty Cooke: The Circle And The Line. | 2020 |
| El Museo Del Barrio | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Provided For La Trienal. | 2020 |
| United States Artists | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Provided For Artist Relief. | 2020 |
| Haystack Mountain School Of Crafts | $5,000 | Deer Isle, ME, US | Scholarships For 10 Students To Attend Summer Art Conference | 2017 |
| Museum Of Arts & Design | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | Contribution In Support Of Exhibition - Tanya Aguniniga: Craft And Care | 2017 |
| Arttable Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Diversity Fellowship In The Visual Arts Professions:to Provide Professional Experience To Advance Women's Professional Leadership In The Visual Arts. | 2017 |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | To Support Site-specific Commissioned Public Sculpture And Related Educational Programming | 2017 |
| Menil Foundation | $80,000 | Houston, TX, US | The Menil Foundation Donation Of 4 Drawings For Benefit Of Permanent Collection Of The Menil In Furtherance Of Its Charitable And Educational Purposes | 2017 |
| The Fabric Workshop And Museum | $20,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | The Fabric Workshop:to Support 40th Anniversary Exhibition And Related Publication | 2017 |
| Reconstructionist Synagogue Of Ns | $500 | Plandome, NY, US | The Reconstructionist Synagogue Of N.s.: Tofund Educational Opportunities For All Ages And Outreach Programs | 2017 |
| The Aspen Institute | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | The Aspen Institute:to Support Research And Publication Program | 2017 |
| Tate Americas Foundation | $495,500 | New York, NY, US | Donation Of L Tawney Art For Benefit Of Permanent Collection Of The Tate Gallery In Furtherance Of Its Charitable And Educational Purposes | 2016 |
| Arttable Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Diversity Fellowship In The Visual Arts Professions:to Provide Professional Experience To Advance Women's Professional Leadership In The Visual Arts. | 2016 |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Prismatic Park:to Support Site-specific Commissioned Public Sculpture And Related Educational Programming | 2016 |
| National Basketry Organization | $10,000 | Gloucester, MA, US | All Things Considered:to Support The Juror And Exhibition Catalogue For The Nbo's 2017 Biennial Conference. | 2016 |
| Visual Arts Center Of Richmond | $10,000 | Richmond, VA, US | Artists Residency Program:to Provide Honoraria To Four 2017 Artists-in-residence. | 2016 |
| School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Addition To Existing Scholarship Endowment | 2015 |
| Textile Society Of America | $5,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | Grant For Speaker Honoraria And Travel Expense To Present The Lenore G. Tawney/textile Society Of America Biennial Keynote Address At The 2016 Biennial Symposium | 2015 |
| Brandford-elliott Award | $2,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For "the Brandford/elliott Award For Excellence In Fiber Art" For A Promising Artist Whose Work Reflects A Willingness To Take Creative Risks | 2015 |
| Textile Society Of America | $50,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Establish An Endowment For The Lenore G Tawney/textile Society Of America Keynote Speaker For Future Symposia | 2015 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 06-1281494 |
| Website | http://www.lenoretawney.org/ |
| Address | 3000 MARCUS AVE STE 2E4 Lake Success, NY 11042-1005 |
Key People (3)
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| President | Janice Gordon |
|---|---|
| Exec Dir/secy | Kathleen Mangan |
| Treasurer | Ellyn A Sosin |
Forms 990-PF
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