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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3406251

The Peter and Deborah Lamm Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 51 grants and $199,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $199,500

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $6,904,589

  • Tax year 2024

    $171,750

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $5,501,997

  • Tax year 2023

    $170,750

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $676,263

  • Tax year 2022

    $173,350

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $532,546

  • Tax year 2021

    $171,000

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $445,231

  • Tax year 2020

    $194,500

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $488,036

  • Tax year 2019

    $118,500

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $677,995

  • Tax year 2018

    $150,250

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $162,646

Grants paid in 2025

51 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New York Presbyterian Fund IncNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $15,000
  2. The Westerly Hospital FoundationWesterly, RI

    General purposes

    $15,000
  3. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterHagerstown, MD

    General purposes

    $10,000
  4. Ocean Community United TheatreWesterly, RI

    General purposes

    $10,000
  5. Watch Hill ConservancyWesterly, RI

    General purposes

    $10,000
  6. Citizens Housing & Planning CouncilNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $7,500
  7. WNETNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $7,500
  8. African Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $5,000
  9. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  10. Central Park Conservancy IncNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  11. Humane Society of the United StatesGaithersburg, MD

    General purposes

    $5,000
  12. Sesame WorkshopNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  13. The Animal Medical CenterNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  14. The Huntington TheatreBoston, MA

    General purposes

    $5,000
  15. The Jonnycake Center of WesterlyWesterly, RI

    General purposes

    $5,000
  16. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  17. The Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  18. The Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General purposes

    $5,000
  19. World Wildlife Fund IncWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $5,000
  20. The Carter CenterAtlanta, GA

    General purposes

    $5,000
  21. The Film Society of Lincoln CenterNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $3,500
  22. City HarvestBrooklyn, NY

    General purposes

    $3,000
  23. Citymeals-On-WheelsNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $3,000
  24. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $2,500
  25. Compassionate Care ALS (david's Old Silver Swim)N Falmouth, MA

    General purposes

    $2,500
  26. Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS FoundationBoston, MA

    General purposes

    $2,500
  27. Lawrence Memorial HospitalNew London, CT

    General purposes

    $2,500
  28. Special OlympicsWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $2,500
  29. The Gorilla FoundationkokoorgWoodside, CA

    General purposes

    $2,500
  30. UCLA Foundation - Scholars Thru Gold ShieldPasadena, CA

    General purposes

    $2,500
  31. UCLA Fund - Chancellors SocietyPasadena, CA

    General purposes

    $2,500
  32. United Service Organizations IncWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $2,500
  33. United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $2,500
  34. Warm Shelter IncWesterly, RI

    General purposes

    $2,500
  35. Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc (PBS)Hartford, CT

    General purposes

    $2,500
  36. Ocean Community Chamber FoundationWesterly, RI

    General purposes

    $2,000
  37. Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    General purposes

    $2,000
  38. The Toby ProjectNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $2,000
  39. The Westerly Land TrustWesterly, RI

    General purposes

    $2,000
  40. Rhode Island Natural History SurveyKingston, RI

    General purposes

    $1,500
  41. Colonial Theatre of Rhode IslandWesterly, RI

    General purposes

    $1,000
  42. East Beach AssociationWesterly, RI

    General purposes

    $1,000
  43. Memorial and Library Association of Westerly (westerly Public Library)Westerly, RI

    General purposes

    $1,000
  44. The Children's Aid SocietyNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  45. The Doe Fund IncNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  46. The Maurice C La Grua CenterStonington, CT

    General purposes

    $1,000
  47. Volunteers of AmericaNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  48. Watch Hill Chapel SocietyWesterly, RI

    General purposes

    $1,000
  49. Watch Hill Memorial Library & Improvement SocietyWesterly, RI

    General purposes

    $1,000
  50. Delta Delta Delta Foundation (tri Delta Foundation)Dallas, TX

    General purposes

    $1,000
  51. The Chorus of WesterlyWesterly, RI

    General purposes

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $35,00024% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $32,50023% of the total
  3. Animals5 grants $22,00015% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $17,00012% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $7,5005% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation2 grants $7,5005% of the total
  7. 8 other causes9 grants $22,50016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York17 grants $77,000
  2. Rhode Island14 grants $53,500
  3. District of Columbia6 grants $22,500
  4. Massachusetts3 grants $10,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  6. California4 grants $9,500
  7. Connecticut3 grants $6,000
  8. Alabama1 grant $5,000
  9. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  10. Texas1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Peter LammTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Deborah LammTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • R Bradford MaltTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Eric LammTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

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