EIN 45-5620521

The Clara Lionel Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
7
Year formed
2012
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
The Clara Lionel Foundation invests in climate justice initiatives in the Caribbean and United States, helps communities prepare for and withstand natural disasters, seeks to bridge the humanitarian and climate sectors to alleviate poverty and build resilience, and has a legacy of projects including an inaugural grant to The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados. The foundation is located in New York, NY.
Total revenues
$28,731,272
2022
Total expenses
$20,254,125
2022
Total assets
$57,899,179
2022
Num. employees
7
2022

Program areas at The Clara Lionel Foundation

Climate resilience & emergency response - we seek to bridge The humanitarian and climate sectors in order to alleviate poverty and build resilience. At The heart of this work is our climate resilience initiative a strategic vehicle focused on investing philanthropic dollars across multiple dimensions of emergency preparedness while scaling climate change solutions across The caribbean. By investing in preparedness and working with on-the-ground partners, we are enabling more communities to better withstand natural disasters before they hit.
Legacy - as a throughline of these core strategic pillars is a third strategic focus: The continuation of our legacy projects portfolio. The origin story of our legacy work began in barbados with an inaugural grant to The queen elizabeth hospital and has continued to take its cues from our founder's dedication to unlocking The potential of underserved communities, particularly women and children, in her native caribbean country and The u.s.
Climate justice - we believe in The power of collective action to combat racial and socioeconomic disparities so that all people can thrive, no matter where they live. We support grassroots organizations fighting for systems and policy change on behalf of bipoc populations in order to build a more equitable future for all, not just some.

Grants made by The Clara Lionel Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Center for Popular Democracy (CPD)To Support the Organizing for Environmental Justice Campaign.$2,500,000
Center for Popular Democracy (CPD)For General Support.$1,500,000
Global Fund for WomenFor General Support of the Black Feminist Fund.$1,500,000
...and 20 more grants made totalling $13,935,000

Who funds The Clara Lionel Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$15,000,500
The Rockefeller FoundationTowards the Costs of Building Resilient Communication and Health Facility Infrastructures in the Caribbean$375,000
The Blackbaud Giving FundGeneral Support$16,264
...and 1 more grant received

Personnel at The Clara Lionel Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Ivan RosalesChief Financial and Operating Officer$102,614
Ivan Rosales CfoChief Financial Officer
Justine LucasExecutive Director$240,670
Fiona Korwin-PawlowskiSenior Program Director$133,857
Martha Fiona Korwin-PawlowskiSenior Program Director / Key Employees$155,000
...and 6 more key personnel

Financials for The Clara Lionel Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$28,175,469
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$602,808
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-117,255
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$70,250
Total revenues$28,731,272

Form 990s for The Clara Lionel Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-14990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-06-14990View PDF
2019-122021-04-01990View PDF
...and 6 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $375,000 from The Rockefeller Foundation
December 29, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Political advocacyProvides grantsOperates internationallyProvides scholarshipsGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
Co Ffo 545 Fifth Ave 1103
New York, NY 10017
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Website URL
claralionelfoundation.org/ 
Phone
(212) 202-3230
IRS details
EIN
45-5620521
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2012
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T12: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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