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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0466096

The Lyle Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $56,100 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $56,100

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $320,397

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,557

  • Tax year 2023

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $11,937

  • Tax year 2022

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $9,339

  • Tax year 2021

    $276,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,727

  • Tax year 2020

    $91,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,390

  • Tax year 2019

    $214,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $39,598

  • Tax year 2018

    $290,963

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $29,524

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Americans for OxfordNew York, NY

    General Funding of Charitable Purpose

    $25,000
  2. Jazz at Lincoln CenterNew York, NY

    Support Music Programs

    $20,000
  3. Jazz at Lincoln CenterNew York, NY

    Support Music programs

    $11,100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $31,10055% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $25,00045% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $56,100

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • James R LyleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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