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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0458302

David B Lynch Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $232,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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 2024

    $232,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,254,843
  • Tax year 2023

    $217,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $4,335,014
  • Tax year 2022

    $234,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,441,658
  • Tax year 2021

    $252,976

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,526,108
  • Tax year 2020

    $216,542

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,477,834
  • Tax year 2019

    $220,838

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,334,372
  • Tax year 2018

    $224,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,307,055
  • Tax year 2017

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,371,043

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Richmond Charitable GrantRichmond, VA

    General purpose

    $50,000
  2. Election Reformers Network IncBethesda, MD

    General purpose

    $40,000
  3. Institute for Strategic Dialogue USWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $40,000
  4. Community Foundation for NantucketNantucket, MA

    General

    $25,000
  5. WGBH Educational FoundationBrighton, MA

    General

    $17,000
  6. Catholic Schools Foundation IncBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $12,000
  7. Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NH

    General purpose

    $10,000
  8. WburBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $7,000
  9. Noble & Greenough SchoolDedham, MA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  10. ALS Therapy Development InstituteWatertown, MA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  11. Brimmer and May SchoolChestnut Hill, MA

    General

    $5,000
  12. Friends of the Lobkowicz CollectionsDover, MA

    General

    $5,000
  13. Christopher and Dana Reeve FoundatiShort Hills, NJ

    Research

    $2,000
  14. Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns HopkinsBaltimore, MD

    General purpose

    $2,000
  15. Idf Life for A Child (USA) IncTallahasse, FL

    General purpose

    $2,000
  16. Joslin Diabetes CenterBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  17. University of Oregon FDNEugene, OR

    General purpose

    $2,000
  18. Hope for Depression Research FDNNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $72,00043% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $40,00024% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00015% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $22,00013% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $2,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts9 grants $83,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $50,000
  3. Maryland2 grants $42,000
  4. Ohio1 grant $40,000
  5. New Hampshire1 grant $10,000
  6. Florida1 grant $2,000
  7. New Jersey1 grant $2,000
  8. Oregon1 grant $2,000
  9. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Brown Brothers Harriman TR Co of deTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $26,325
  • MS Linda H LynchTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mrs Ernestine L FriertzTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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