The Henri and Flore Lesieur Foundation concentrates philanthropy on a small set of recurring institutional grantees, providing sizeable general-support grants to cultural institutions, public media, and major health/disease organizations. Their funding pattern shows repeated gifts of similar amounts to a handful of national and regional nonprofits rather than many small or one-off awards. Grants span arts and public broadcasting alongside disease-focused medical charities and HIV/AIDS service work, indicating a blend of cultural and health priorities.
Henri and Flore Lesieur Foundation Xxxxx1005 gives at a consistent institutional scale, with repeated general-support grants clustered around a small set of grantees. In the most recent records, the foundation backed cultural institutions, public media, ophthalmology research and clinical work, and major disease-focused charities. The pattern is less about one-off projects than about continuing support for organizations that sit at the center of their fields. Among the recurring recipients, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute received multiple grants, including awards of $106,830 and $96,756, showing sustained support for ophthalmology research and care. Friends of the Bass Museum Inc also appeared repeatedly with grants at those same levels, tying the foundation to visual arts institutions. Public broadcasting is another repeated thread through Wpbt2, which received grants in both 2025 and 2023. Health-related support extends to American Cancer Society and American Heart Association, both of which appear in the recent-grants list as recurring institutional grantees.
In visual arts, the foundation supported Friends of the Bass Museum Inc with repeated general grants of $106,830 and $96,756. That same pattern of recurring support appears in public media, where Wpbt2 received grants of $106,830, $96,756, and $95,660 across recent years. The health side of the portfolio includes ophthalmology through Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, which received multiple grants at the same general-support levels. Disease-focused philanthropy also shows up in the foundation’s support for American Cancer Society and American Heart Association, each of which appears more than once in the recent grants list. HIV/AIDS service work is represented by Community Alliance Against Aids Inc, which received a $95,660 grant in 2023.
Typical grants cluster tightly around a narrow band: p25 is $95,660, median is $96,756, and p75 is $106,830. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same institutions across 2023 and 2025, which points to recurring support rather than isolated gifts. Grants are listed as general support, and the foundation does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The pattern is concentrated institutional grantmaking rather than a broad application-based portfolio.
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$9.6M
$572K
$649K
Most grants fall between $96K and $107K, with a median of $97K.
25th Percentile
$96K
Median
$97K
75th Percentile
$107K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Concentrated, repeat support: a few large, general-purpose grants repeated to the same institutional grantees rather than many small or one-off awards; funding appears national and regional in scope.
Notable grantees: Friends of the Bass Museum, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, WPBT2 (public broadcasting), American Heart Association, Community Alliance Against AIDS
Grant dollars land entirely in the United States in the recent-grants sample. By recipient location, Miami is the clearest hub: Miami, FL appears for Wpbt2, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Friends of the Bass Museum Inc, and Community Alliance Against Aids Inc. Outside Miami, American Heart Association is in Dallas, TX, and American Cancer Society is in Atlanta, GA. TX is the top state by grant count, while the foundation’s headquarters in Chicago, IL does not appear among recipient locations in the sample.
The recent grants show support for cultural institutions, public media, ophthalmology research and clinical work, and disease-focused charities. Recurring grantees include Friends of the Bass Museum Inc, Wpbt2, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, and Community Alliance Against Aids Inc.
They are recurring. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants list, including Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Wpbt2, Friends of the Bass Museum Inc, American Cancer Society, and American Heart Association, with similar grant amounts across 2023 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is tightly grouped. The 25th percentile is $95,660, the median is $96,756, and the 75th percentile is $106,830. Recent awards in the sample sit within that same band.
Texas is the top state by grant count. In the recent-grants sample, that includes Dallas-based American Heart Association. The sample also shows multiple recipient organizations in Miami, FL and one in Atlanta, GA.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF THE BASS MUSEUM INC | MIAMI, FL | $171,286 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| WPBT2 | MIAMI, FL | $121,286 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE | MIAMI, FL | $121,286 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $121,286 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $71,286 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE | MIAMI, FL | $106,830 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $106,830 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WPBT2 | MIAMI, FL | $106,830 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF THE BASS MUSEUM INC | MIAMI, FL | $106,830 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $106,830 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF THE BASS MUSEUM INC | MIAMI, FL | $96,756 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $96,756 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $96,756 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE | MIAMI, FL | $96,756 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WPBT2 | MIAMI, FL | $96,756 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $95,660 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| WPBT2 | MIAMI, FL | $95,660 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $95,660 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE | MIAMI, FL | $95,660 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| COMMUNITY ALLIANCE AGAINST AIDS INC | MIAMI, FL | $95,660 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF THE BASS MUSEUM INC | MIAMI, FL | $95,660 | 2023 | GENERAL |
WPBT2
$121,286GENERAL
BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE
$121,286GENERAL
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$71,286GENERAL
BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE
$106,830GENERAL
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$106,830GENERAL
WPBT2
$106,830GENERAL
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$96,756GENERAL
BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE
$96,756GENERAL
WPBT2
$96,756GENERAL
WPBT2
$95,660GENERAL
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$95,660GENERAL
BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE
$95,660GENERAL
COMMUNITY ALLIANCE AGAINST AIDS INC
$95,660GENERAL