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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0922618

The Episode Foundation

A private foundation in Newton, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $127,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $127,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $317,184

  • Tax year 2023

    $186,237

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $342,762

  • Tax year 2022

    $145,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $516,735

  • Tax year 2021

    $215,600

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $667,006

  • Tax year 2020

    $74,400

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $101,343

  • Tax year 2019

    $49,750

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $131,330

  • Tax year 2018

    $39,850

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $163,168

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Institute of Contemporary Art BostonBoston, MA

    Charitable gift

    $62,000
  2. Boston Art ReviewBoston, MA

    Charitable gift

    $15,000
  3. Boston Public Art TriennialBoston, MA

    Charitable gift

    $10,000
  4. Brimmer and May SchoolChestnut Hill, MA

    Charitable gift

    $10,000
  5. Massart Art MuseumBoston, MA

    Charitable gift

    $10,000
  6. GrubstreetBoston, MA

    Charitable gift

    $10,000
  7. Georgtown UniversityWashington, DC

    Charitable gift

    $5,000
  8. Trustees of Tufts UniversityBoston, MA

    Charitable gift

    $3,000
  9. The Associates of the Boston Public LibraryBoston, MA

    Charitable gift

    $2,000

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 $25,00068% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $12,00032% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts8 grants $122,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jake LemlePRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Natalie LemleDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Florence LemleDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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