The Lazard Foundation
The Lazard Foundation is Lazard’s corporate philanthropic initiative that partners with nonprofits to provide career-preparation and financial-education programs for teens from under-resourced communities; it also supports employee donations with corporate matching and sponsors initiatives like the Lazard New Visions Academy.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Nonprofits running career-preparation, financial-literacy, or youth-development programs—especially those serving under-resourced teens and with a plausible link to Lazard’s New Visions-style initiatives or corporate engagement.
Good Fit
- • Programs focused on youth career-readiness or financial education.
- • Clear evidence of serving under-resourced teens or school partnerships.
- • Ability to accept a small-to-medium unrestricted grant or demonstrate program scale for one larger anchor grant.
- • Willingness to apply via the foundation’s letter-format rolling process.
Geography
Grants were made to organizations in 37 states in the latest year, indicating a multi-state footprint, although roughly 72% of dollars were directed to New York.
Recipient Variety
The latest year included over 430 distinct recipients with hundreds of small awards and a high share of first-time grantees, showing a broad and diverse recipient set.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of openness exists: a public application path and rolling letter submissions are listed, and the latest year shows about 327 new recipients (roughly 75%), so unfamiliar organizations appear plausibly able to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
