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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-6348468

Elise Mindy Lyons Foundation TR

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $1,450 paid in grants.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,450

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $50,272
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,150

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $27,531
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,200

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $23,837
  • Tax year 2022

    $900

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $19,997
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,200

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $21,114
  • Tax year 2020

    $800

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $16,614

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Planned Parenthood Fed of AmericaNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $300
  2. Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $300
  3. The Morgan Library and MuseumNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250
  4. The New York Public LibraryNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250
  5. Caring KindNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $200
  6. Middle Way HouseBloomington, IN

    General operating support

    $150

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $50077% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $15023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $1,300
  2. Indiana1 grant $150

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Dr Annette R LyonsTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Melanie LyonsTrustee Hours 1.5Pay $0

The return

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