The Monica Lester Charitable Trust

Organization Overview

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.

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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Frank Lee
Trustee
$50,000
Joel Levine
Trustee
$50,000
Paul Lester
Trustee
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
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

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, The Monica Lester Charitable Trust has awarded $580,000 in support to 8 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

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
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Peer Organizations

Organization NameAssets
Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$14,791,553
Stupski Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$138,179
Sobrato Family Foundation
Mountain View, CA
$101,138,114
Resnick Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
$70,205,204
The Energy Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$57,878,896
Jen-Hsun & Lori Huang Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
$171,172,603
Wayne & Gladys Valley Charitable Foundation
Oakland, CA
$36,946,700
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Santa Monica, CA
$57,291,095
Roberts Foundation
San Mateo, CA
$135,366,002
Hellman Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$2,176,579
Enlight Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
$101,729,191
The Amgen Foundation Inc
Newbury Park, CA
$23,504,560
Craig Newmark Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$51,332,718
Evelyn And Walter Haas Jr Fund
San Francisco, CA
$10,244,968
Karsh Family Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA
$32,258,411
Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust 08-11-95
Phoenix, AZ
$23,907,785
Craig H Neilsen Foundation
Encino, CA
$11,029,951
The Marisla Foundation
Laguna Beach, CA
$35,592,677
Arnold And Mabel Beckman Foundation
Irvine, CA
$35,282,385
Libra Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$4,904,607
Ralph M Parsons Foundation
West Hollywood, CA
-$2,958,519
Skip Viragh Foundation Inc
Reno, NV
$22,111,570
James & Rebecca Morgan Family Foundation
Los Altos, CA
$2,868,330
Intel Foundation
Hillsboro, OR
$25,362,002
Baszucki Family Foundation
San Mateo, CA
$10,795,010

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