The Monica Lester Charitable Trust is located in Los Angeles, CA. The organization was established in 2016. According to its NTEE Classification (T20) the organization is classified as: Private Grantmaking Foundations, under the broad grouping of Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations and related organizations. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Monica Lester Charitable Trust is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 06/2022, Monica Lester Charitable Trust generated $843.3k in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 6 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 8.5% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $608.2k during the year ending 06/2022. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Since 2018, Monica Lester Charitable Trust has awarded 45 individual grants totaling $3,715,000. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
---|---|---|---|
Frank Lee Trustee | 5 | $50,000 | |
Joel Levine Trustee | 5 | $50,000 | |
Paul Lester Trustee | 1 | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $0 |
Interest on Savings | $21 |
Dividends & Interest | $8,305 |
Profit on Inventory Sales | $0 |
Other Income | $828,413 |
Total Revenue | $843,267 |
Statement of Expenses | |
---|---|
Compensation of officers, directors, trustees, etc | $100,000 |
Pension plans, employee benefits | $0 |
Depreciation | $0 |
Occupancy | $0 |
Travel, conferences, and meetings | $0 |
Printing and publications | $0 |
Total operating and administrative expenses | $158,204 |
Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $450,000 |
Total expenses and disbursements | $608,204 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $0 |
Investments—mortgage loans | $0 |
Investments—other | $9,933,560 |
Other assets | $0 |
Mortgages and other notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $0 |
Over the last fiscal year, The Monica Lester Charitable Trust has awarded $580,000 in support to 8 organizations.
Grant Recipient | Amount |
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CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER PURPOSE: SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH | $100,000 |
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PURPOSE: SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH | $50,000 |
CITY OF HOPE PURPOSE: FUNDING CANCER RESEARCH | $100,000 |
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION PURPOSE: SUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION | $25,000 |
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY PURPOSE: SUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION | $150,000 |
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION PURPOSE: FUNDING CANCER RESEARCH | $50,000 |