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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-7371039

Lobster Cove Foundation

A private foundation in Atlanta, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $250,000 paid in grants.

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

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $668,782
  • Tax year 2024

    $126,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $527,551
  • Tax year 2023

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $49,371
  • Tax year 2022

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $52,251
  • Tax year 2021

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $47,444
  • Tax year 2020

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $101,115
  • Tax year 2019

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $143,882
  • Tax year 2018

    $54,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $72,689

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CastLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  2. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  3. Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    General support

    $15,000
  4. NRDCNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  5. Sheldrick Wildlife TrustLaguna Hills, CA

    General support

    $15,000
  6. S Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $15,000
  7. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  8. Food Bank of BostonBoston, MA

    General support

    $15,000
  9. Marlboro MusicPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $10,000
  10. Grace CenterSummit, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  11. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  12. Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthaca, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  13. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  14. Wellspring HouseGloucester, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  15. Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  16. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    General support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment4 grants $50,00043% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $40,00035% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $15,00013% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $10,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts5 grants $75,000
  2. California2 grants $65,000
  3. New York3 grants $40,000
  4. District of Columbia3 grants $35,000
  5. Alabama1 grant $15,000
  6. New Jersey1 grant $10,000
  7. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Anne MeyerTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Sarah Willeman DoranTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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