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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-5791016

Ligon-Lamsam Foundation

A private foundation in Austin, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $72,500 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

    $72,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $294,257

  • Tax year 2024

    $175,658

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $359,663

  • Tax year 2023

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $464,530

  • Tax year 2022

    $100,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $509,380

  • Tax year 2021

    $97,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $574,359

  • Tax year 2020

    $239,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $637,463

  • Tax year 2019

    $170,148

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $761,878

  • Tax year 2018

    $116,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $817,549

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fine Arts Museum of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Operating purposes

    $35,000
  2. St John's CollegeBaltimore, MD

    Operating purposes

    $30,000
  3. The University of TexasAustin, TX

    Operating purposes

    $5,000
  4. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Operating purposes

    $2,500

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $35,000
  2. Maryland1 grant $30,000
  3. Texas1 grant $5,000
  4. Connecticut1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • W Austin LigonPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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