The Helen P LeFevre Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on direct services for children, youth and families—largely in the Schenectady/New York area—despite being based in Dallas. It makes multi-year or repeat, unrestricted general support grants to local service organizations that provide youth development, girls’ programming, family/parent supports and disability services. Grants are sizable and focused rather than broadly distributed, indicating a preference for sustaining a small set of community nonprofits.
Concentrated, repeat funding: relatively few, relatively large unrestricted grants to the same local organizations (each major grantee received multiple equal-sized awards), favoring sustainment over project-restricted funding.
Helen P Lefevre Charitable Trust makes unrestricted general support grants to a small group of child- and family-serving nonprofits, with repeated awards to the same organizations in Schenectady and New York. The trust’s recent giving shows a consistent pattern: Boys & Girls Club of Schenectady, Girls Inc of Schenectady, Northeast Parent & Child Society, and New York Easter Seal Society each received grants in 2023 and again in 2025. That repeat funding points to an approach centered on sustaining core community providers rather than spreading gifts widely across many recipients. The trust’s grantmaking is tied to direct services for children, youth, families, and children with disabilities. Its recent awards include support for youth development, girls’ programming, family and parent support, and disability services. Awards are all structured as unrestricted general support, which suggests the trust values organizational flexibility. Although the foundation is headquartered in Dallas, its recent grant pattern is concentrated in New York recipients, especially in the Schenectady area. The grant amounts are also consistent across years, reinforcing a stable funding relationship with a small set of nonprofits.
In youth development, Helen P Lefevre Charitable Trust supported Boys & Girls Club of Schenectady with unrestricted general grants in both 2023 and 2025. Girls’ out-of-school and empowerment programming also appears in the portfolio: Girls Inc of Schenectady received unrestricted general support in both years. Family-centered services are another clear part of the trust’s giving. Northeast Parent & Child Society was funded in 2023 and 2025 with unrestricted general grants, showing a repeated relationship with a local provider of parent and family supports. The trust also backs disability-related services for children. New York Easter Seal Society received unrestricted general support in 2023 and 2025, linking the trust’s grantmaking to rehabilitation and support services for children with disabilities.
The available grant amounts are tightly clustered: p25, median, and p75 are all $23,956. In the most recent year on file, awards rose to $28,165, but the trust kept the same recipient set and the same unrestricted general support structure. That combination points to a small portfolio with steady renewals rather than broad one-off giving. The trust is not reported to fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recent record also shows repeat support across multiple years for the same nonprofits, indicating ongoing relationships with a limited group of grantees.
$120K
$2.5M
$339K
$161K
Most grants fall between $24K and $24K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$24K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$24K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: Boys & Girls Club of Schenectady, Northeast Parent & Child Society, Girls Inc. of Schenectady, New York Easter Seal Society
Grantmaking is regional and heavily centered in New York. Schenectady appears repeatedly as a recipient city, including Boys & Girls Club of Schenectady, Girls Inc of Schenectady, and Northeast Parent & Child Society. New York, NY also appears through New York Easter Seal Society. Across the recent grants shown, 100% of awards went to U.S. recipients, and none were made to Texas-based organizations despite the trust’s Dallas headquarters.
It supports nonprofits serving children, youth, and families, with recent grants tied to youth development, girls’ programming, family and parent supports, and disability services for children. All of the recent awards listed are unrestricted general support grants to service organizations.
Yes. The same four nonprofits appear in both 2023 and 2025: Boys & Girls Club of Schenectady, Girls Inc of Schenectady, Northeast Parent & Child Society, and New York Easter Seal Society. That pattern indicates recurring support rather than one-time awards.
The trust’s typical grant size is very consistent: p25, median, and p75 are all $23,956. In the latest year on file, the grants shown were $28,165 each, which is above that earlier typical level but still uniform across recipients.
Its giving is regional and concentrated in New York. Schenectady is a recurring recipient location, and New York, NY also appears. The recent grants shown all went to U.S.-based organizations, with no Texas recipients in the listed data.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SCHENECTADY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $30,008 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| GIRLS INC OF SCHENECTADY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $30,008 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| NORTHEAST PARENT & CHILD SOCIETY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $30,008 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| NEW YORK EASTER SEAL SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $30,008 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| NEW YORK EASTER SEAL SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $28,165 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| GIRLS INC OF SCHENECTADY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $28,165 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SCHENECTADY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $28,165 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| NORTHEAST PARENT & CHILD SOCIETY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $28,165 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SCHENECTADY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $27,047 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| NORTHEAST PARENT & CHILD SOCIETY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $27,047 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| GIRLS INC OF SCHENECTADY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $27,047 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| NEW YORK EASTER SEAL SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $27,047 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SCHENECTADY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $23,956 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| GIRLS INC OF SCHENECTADY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $23,956 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| NORTHEAST PARENT & CHILD SOCIETY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $23,956 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| NEW YORK EASTER SEAL SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $23,956 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
NORTHEAST PARENT & CHILD SOCIETY
$30,008UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
NEW YORK EASTER SEAL SOCIETY
$30,008UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
NEW YORK EASTER SEAL SOCIETY
$28,165UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
NORTHEAST PARENT & CHILD SOCIETY
$28,165UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
NORTHEAST PARENT & CHILD SOCIETY
$27,047UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
GIRLS INC OF SCHENECTADY
$27,047UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
NEW YORK EASTER SEAL SOCIETY
$27,047UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
NORTHEAST PARENT & CHILD SOCIETY
$23,956UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
NEW YORK EASTER SEAL SOCIETY
$23,956UNRESTRICTED GENERAL