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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3743511

The Lynton Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $311,100 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $311,100

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $10,447,216

  • Tax year 2024

    $234,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $8,982,210

  • Tax year 2023

    $98,041

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,377,429

  • Tax year 2022

    $719,409

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $6,044,831

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,613,633

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $10,365,279

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,594,758

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $10,589,156

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,631,113

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $5,796,553

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $220,000
  2. New Orleans Book FestivalNew Orleans, LA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $25,000
  3. The Abyssinian Baptist ChurchNew York, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $16,000
  4. New York Society LibraryNew York, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $15,000
  5. Target ALSNew York, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $10,000
  6. The Association of Pangasinenses in America FDN Inc (apafi)Woodside, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $7,600
  7. Westchester Book FestivalKatonah, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $7,500
  8. Women in NeedNew York, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $5,000
  9. Snack and Friends IncNew York, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $2,500
  10. St Ann and St Lucy Catholic ChurchNew York, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $220,00097% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $7,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York9 grants $286,100
  2. Louisiana1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Carol LyntonTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Michael LyntonTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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