Private Foundation

THE MONICA LESTER CHARITABLE TRUST

THE MONICA LESTER CHARITABLE TRUST, of LOS ANGELES, CA, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $922K in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $9.9M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 64 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.3M.

EIN: 811000768 LOS ANGELES, CA Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$922K

Total Expenses$1.1M

Total Assets$9.9M

Grants Given64

Grant Total$4.3M

Filing Years2020–2025

Sample Grants Given

CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER

LOS ANGELES, CA · 2024

SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH

$150,000

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

LOS ANGELES, CA · 2024

SUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION

$125,000

CITY OF HOPE

DUARTE, CA · 2024

FUNDING CANCER RESEARCH

$100,000

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

LOS ANGELES, CA · 2024

SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH

$60,000

PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION

SANTA MONICA, CA · 2024

FUNDING CANCER RESEARCH

$50,000

Showing up to 5 of 64 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Frank Lee

TRUSTEE Joel Levine

TRUSTEE Paul Lester

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH

$1,470,000 16 grants

FUNDING CANCER RESEARCH

$850,000 11 grants

SUPPORTING HIGH EDUCATION

$575,000 3 grants

SUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION

$550,000 9 grants

SUPPORTING COMMUNITY SERVICES

$275,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$922K	$1.1M	$9.9M
2024	$876K	$868K	$10.1M
2023	$503K	$820K	$10.1M
2021	$479K	$631K	$10.2M
2020	$490K	$904K	$10.4M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $490K to $922K (+88%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, IL, NY, TN.

CAILNYTN

Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.

See the full picture for THE MONICA LESTER CHARITABLE TRUST

Complete financials, all 64 grant records, officer compensation, year-over-year trend charts, a geographic grant map, and data exports — across 498,000+ organizations.

Full Financial History Complete Grant Activity Officer Compensation Year-over-Year Charts Geographic Grant Map Data Exports