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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-2950655

Lostn Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $69,500 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

    $69,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,191,678

  • Tax year 2024

    $59,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,123,797

  • Tax year 2023

    $54,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,103,591

  • Tax year 2022

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $939,360

  • Tax year 2021

    $21,100

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $941,887

  • Tax year 2020

    $156,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $873,287

  • Tax year 2019

    $54,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $991,508

  • Tax year 2018

    $44,100

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $951,058

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture ParkGrand Rapids, MI

    Unrestricted grant to general fund

    $15,000
  2. Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant to general fund

    $10,000
  3. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant to general fund

    $10,000
  4. Roots & Culture Contemporary Art CenterChicago, IL

    Unrestricted grant to general fund

    $10,000
  5. School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted grant to general fund

    $10,000
  6. Grand Valley State UniversityGrand Rapids, MI

    Unrestricted grant to general fund

    $5,000
  7. Planned Parenthood of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Unrestricted grant to general fund for use in west michigan

    $5,000
  8. American Jewish World ServiceNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant to general fund

    $3,000
  9. Meals on Wheels ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted grant to general fund

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $23,00078% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $5,00017% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan3 grants $25,000
  2. Illinois3 grants $21,500
  3. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000
  5. New York1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • William R PadnosPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Shelley E PadnosDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Cynthia PadnosDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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