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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6920044

Lawson Valentine Foundation

A private foundation in Princeton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 50 grants and $861,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Lawson Valentine Foundation
14 Thomson Place
Pittsfield, MA 012017025
(860) 570-0728
[email protected]
Form and materials
Complete "letter of inquiry" form provided on website at www.lawsonvalentine.org
Deadlines
Refer to website at www.lawsonvalentine.org for guidelines related to submission deadlines
Restrictions
Refer to website at www.lawsonvalentine.org for guidelines related to limitations and restrictions on grants

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $861,000

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $15,401,833

  • Tax year 2024

    $328,200

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $15,148,739

  • Tax year 2023

    $506,500

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $14,648,162

  • Tax year 2022

    $540,000

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $13,909,723

  • Tax year 2021

    $565,500

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $17,435,984

  • Tax year 2020

    $675,200

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $16,219,025

  • Tax year 2019

    $516,703

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $14,780,026

  • Tax year 2018

    $522,910

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $12,993,035

Grants paid in 2025

50 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tsne MissionworksBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $150,000
  2. Windward Fund - the Hive FundWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $100,000
  3. Mattapan Food and Fitness CoalitionMattapan, MA

    General purpose

    $65,000
  4. Nuestras RaicesHolyoke, MA

    General purpose

    $60,000
  5. Food Chain Workers AllianceLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $50,000
  6. Massachusetts Avenue ProjectBuffalo, NY

    General purpose

    $50,000
  7. Migrant JusticeBurlington, VT

    General purpose

    $50,000
  8. Organization for Refugee Success (oris)Manchester, NH

    General purpose

    $40,000
  9. Thousand CurrentsSan Francisco, CA

    General purpose

    $30,000
  10. North Star FundNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $25,000
  11. Alternatives for Community & EnvironmentRoxbury, MA

    General purpose

    $20,000
  12. Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $20,000
  13. Grassroots InternationalBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $20,000
  14. New England Grassroots Environmental FundNewmarket, NH

    General purpose

    $20,000
  15. New AlternativesNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $14,000
  16. HudsoniaAnnandale, NY

    General purpose

    $12,000
  17. Magnolia Tree Earth CenterBrooklyn, NY

    General purpose

    $12,000
  18. Ulster Immigrant Defense NetworkKingston, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  19. Rising Hope IncKingston, NY

    General purpose

    $9,000
  20. State Democracy ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    General purpose

    $7,000
  21. Center of Theological InquiryPrinceton, NJ

    General purpose

    $5,000
  22. Hartbeat EnsembleHartford, CT

    General purpose

    $5,000
  23. Mary Mitchell Family & Youth CenterBronx, NY

    General purpose

    $5,000
  24. MorvenPrinceton, NJ

    General purpose

    $5,000
  25. Princeton Symphony OrchestraPrinceton, NJ

    General purpose

    $5,000
  26. The Freedom Food Alliance NCGermantown, NY

    General purpose

    $5,000
  27. We Are Down HomeGreensboro, NC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  28. Alaska Institute for JusticeAnchorage, AK

    General purpose

    $4,000
  29. La ColaborativaChelsea, MA

    General purpose

    $4,000
  30. Lilith FundAustin, TX

    General purpose

    $4,000
  31. Native MovementFairbanks, AK

    General purpose

    $4,000
  32. SistersongAtlanta, GA

    General purpose

    $4,000
  33. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    General purpose

    $4,000
  34. Institute for Cancer Research Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    General purpose

    $3,500
  35. Culture PushNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $3,000
  36. Progress North CarolinaRaleigh, NC

    General purpose

    $3,000
  37. Project SouthAtlanta, GA

    General purpose

    $3,000
  38. Soul Fire Farm InstitutePetersburg, NY

    General purpose

    $3,000
  39. C-Change ConversionsPrinceton, NJ

    General purpose

    $2,500
  40. D&R Greenway Land TrustPrinceton, NJ

    General purpose

    $2,500
  41. Fight Through FlightsWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $2,500
  42. Mississippi Presenters NetworkOxford, MS

    General purpose

    $2,500
  43. Princeton University Art MuseumPrinceton, NJ

    General purpose

    $2,500
  44. Unique ProjectsBrooklyn, NY

    General purpose

    $2,500
  45. Arlington EatsArlington, MA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  46. Black Farmer FundNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $2,000
  47. Chicago Freedom SchoolChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $1,000
  48. Dharmakaya Center for Well BeingCragsmoor, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  49. Salk Institute for Biomedical ResearchLa Jolla, CA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  50. Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC

    General purpose

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development5 grants $179,00033% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture4 grants $115,00021% of the total
  3. Human services6 grants $76,00014% of the total
  4. International aid2 grants $50,0009% of the total
  5. Jobs and employment1 grant $50,0009% of the total
  6. Environment3 grants $26,5005% of the total
  7. 4 other causes11 grants $45,5008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts8 grants $341,000
  2. New York15 grants $160,500
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $102,500
  4. California4 grants $85,000
  5. New Hampshire2 grants $60,000
  6. Vermont1 grant $50,000
  7. New Jersey6 grants $22,500
  8. North Carolina3 grants $8,500
  9. Alaska2 grants $8,000
  10. Georgia2 grants $7,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Lucy MillerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul E Vawter JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Valentine DoyleTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Allen DoyleTRUSTEE/CHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark LindemanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kolu ZigbiTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth CorsaEXEC DIRECTOR/TREASURER Hours 40Pay $103,462
  • Margaret LindemanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melanie Renee AllenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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