National Comedy Center
Jamestown, NY
$263KTax year 2025
Internship, lucyfest, operational support
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Reginald A & Elizabeth S Lenna Fdn Inc Dba Lenna Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 11-2800733 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
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Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Randy Ordines
- Phone
- (716) 763-0823
- Deadlines
- March 31 and July 31
- Application materials
- In writing - detail of requesting organization's need and charitable, religious, etc. Purpose.
- Restrictions
- Grants, gifts and loans without interest will be made to sec 501(c)(3) organizations located within the us, with emphasis given to such organizations located in the sw new york state area.
Original filing text
- Contact
- RANDY ORDINES
- Address
- PO BOX 13 LAKEWOOD, NY, 14750
- Phone
- 7167630823
- Deadlines
- MARCH 31 AND JULY 31
- Application materials
- IN WRITING - DETAIL OF REQUESTING ORGANIZATION'S NEED AND CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, ETC. PURPOSE.
- Restrictions
- GRANTS, GIFTS AND LOANS WITHOUT INTEREST WILL BE MADE TO SEC 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED WITHIN THE US, WITH EMPHASIS GIVEN TO SUCH ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN THE SW NEW YORK STATE AREA.
Reported organization name: REGINALD A & ELIZABETH S LENNA FDN INC DBA LENNA FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | $2.3M |
| 2024 | 53 | $2.1M |
Where Reginald A & Elizabeth S Lenna Fdn Inc Dba Lenna Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Northwest Arena
Jamesteown, NY
$201.5KTax year 2025
Exhibits and fixtures, general support
Chautauqua Lake Watershed Managemen
Jamestown, NY
$200KTax year 2024
Operational support
Chautauqua Region Community Foundat
Jamestown, NY
$159KTax year 2025
Star hospice house, stephanie frucella fund, kohl family fund,cirbus shcolarship, salvation army anew fund
Reg Lenna Center for the Arts
Jamestown, NY
$152.5KTax year 2025
Operational support
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (105 reported in all).
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Reginald A & Elizabeth S Lenna Fdn Inc Dba Lenna Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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