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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6115306

The Lagemann Foundation

A private foundation in Cambridge, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 27 grants and $120,000 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

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,023,250

  • Tax year 2024

    $97,750

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,226,660

  • Tax year 2023

    $96,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,282,776

  • Tax year 2022

    $93,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,387,773

  • Tax year 2021

    $97,800

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,497,923

  • Tax year 2020

    $108,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,569,636

  • Tax year 2019

    $102,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,711,265

  • Tax year 2018

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,693,934

Grants paid in 2025

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Charity

    $20,000
  2. Individual

    Charity

    $10,000
  3. Adopt-A-DogGreenwich, CT

    Charity

    $10,000
  4. Friends of Lantern Hill IncChesterfield, MO

    Charity

    $8,500
  5. Housing Assistance CorpHyannis, MA

    Charity

    $8,000
  6. Tanzanian Children's FundCambridge, MA

    Charity

    $7,500
  7. The Concord ReviewSudbury, MA

    Charity

    $7,500
  8. Individual

    Charity

    $6,000
  9. MDI Community Sailing Center IncSouthwest Harbor, ME

    Charity

    $5,000
  10. Vanessa T Marcotte FoundationMedfield, MA

    Charity

    $4,000
  11. Individual

    Charity

    $4,000
  12. The Fresh Farms Market IncWashington, DC

    Charity

    $4,000
  13. The Leo ProjectChilmark, MA

    Charity

    $3,750
  14. Individual

    Charity

    $3,000
  15. Northeast Harbor Sailing SchoolNe Harbor, ME

    Charity

    $3,000
  16. Rosie's PlaceBoston, MA

    Charity

    $2,500
  17. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Charity

    $2,000
  18. Clean Air Task ForceBoston, MA

    Charity

    $2,000
  19. National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Charity

    $2,000
  20. Open Table MDIBar Harbor, ME

    Charity

    $1,000
  21. Island Housing TrustVineyard Haven, MA

    Charity

    $1,000
  22. Maine Farmland TrustBelfast, ME

    Charity

    $1,000
  23. Maine Organic Farmers and GardenersUnity, ME

    Charity

    $1,000
  24. Individual

    Charity

    $1,000
  25. Bar Harbor Food PantryBar Harbor, ME

    Charity

    $1,000
  26. A Climate to ThriveMount Desert, ME

    Charity

    $1,000
  27. Individual

    Charity

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $16,00027% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter2 grants $10,50018% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $10,00017% of the total
  4. Civil rights2 grants $6,00010% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture4 grants $4,0007% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $3,7506% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $8,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts8 grants $36,250
  2. Maine7 grants $13,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $10,000
  4. Missouri1 grant $8,500
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $6,000
  6. California1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Carter S Bacon JrPresident Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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