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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 04-3527006

The Lost and Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Brookline, MA. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 18 grants and $766,197 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2018 (period ending Dec 31, 2018), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2018

    $766,197

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $12,828

  • Tax year 2017

    $819,162

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $787,555

Grants paid in 2018

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    General

    $478,000
  2. From the TopBoston, MA

    General

    $76,000
  3. Trustees of Boston UniversityOxford, OH

    General

    $60,000
  4. Isabella Steward Gardner MuseumBoston, MA

    General

    $60,000
  5. From the TopBoston, MA

    General

    $25,000
  6. WGBHBoston, MA

    General

    $24,347
  7. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    General

    $20,150
  8. WamcAlbany, NY

    General

    $5,000
  9. Boston Conservatory Annual FundBoston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  10. Berklee GalaBoston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  11. The GilmoreKalamazoo, MI

    General

    $2,500
  12. Justine Mee Liff Fund for the Emerald Necklace ConservancyBoston, MA

    General

    $1,000
  13. Boston Youth Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    General

    $1,000
  14. The Bidwell House MuseumMonterey, MA

    General

    $1,000
  15. Committee to Light Commonwealth AveBoston, MA

    General

    $1,000
  16. Berkshire Children & FamiliesPittsfield, MA

    General

    $500
  17. United Spinal AssociationNew York, NY

    General

    $500
  18. Lenox Scholarship CommitteeLenox, MA

    General

    $200

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 $605,150100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts15 grants $758,197
  2. New York2 grants $5,500
  3. Michigan1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Cynthia K CurmePRESIDENT/CLERK Hours 1Pay $0
  • Oliver D CurmeTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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