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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-7017224

Limestone Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 29 grants and $2.5 million 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,470,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $46,235,005

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,270,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $41,079,842

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,105,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $42,653,769

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,960,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $44,440,887

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,568,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $41,503,500

Grants paid in 2024

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesWashington, DC

    Greenstein fund for a just future

    $505,000
  2. New Mexico Voices for ChildrenAlbuquerque, NM

    General operating support

    $300,000
  3. Kentucky Center for Economic Policy IncBerea, KY

    General operations

    $275,000
  4. Kentucky Civic Engagement Table IncLouisville, KY

    General operating support

    $150,000
  5. Kentucky Coalition IncSasser, KY

    General operations

    $150,000
  6. State Power FundYoungstown, OH

    General operating support

    $150,000
  7. Hopewell FundWashington, DC

    Movement cooperation

    $75,000
  8. Montana Budget and Policy CenterHelena, MT

    General operating support

    $75,000
  9. National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleBaltimore, MD

    General operating support

    $75,000
  10. Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $75,000
  11. New Jersey Policy PerspectiveTrenton, NJ

    General operating support

    $75,000
  12. New Venture Fundamericans for Tax FairnessWashington, DC

    Americans for tax fairness

    $75,000
  13. Oklahoma Policy InstituteTulsa, OK

    General operating support

    $75,000
  14. The Alluvial CollectiveJackson, MS

    General operating support

    $75,000
  15. Ballot Initiative Strategy Center FoundationWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $50,000
  16. Native Peoples Action Community FundAnchorage, AK

    General operating support

    $50,000
  17. The American ProspectWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $50,000
  18. West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy IncCharleston, WV

    General operating support

    $50,000
  19. Code for America Labs IncOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  20. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  21. Brookline Community FoundationBrookline, MA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  22. Kentucky Public RadioLouisville, KY

    The center for investigative reporting

    $20,000
  23. Arizona Community FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    General operating support

    $15,000
  24. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA

    General support in memory of sidney & miriam stoneman

    $10,000
  25. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    General support in memory of sidney & miriam stoneman

    $5,000
  26. Brookline Food PantryBrookline, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  27. Community Foundation of LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $5,000
  28. Endeavor Global IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $5,000
  29. Jewish Arts CollaborativeBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs7 grants $1,055,00050% of the total
  2. Civil rights3 grants $450,00021% of the total
  3. Arts and culture5 grants $200,0009% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $150,0007% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $150,0007% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $110,0005% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia5 grants $755,000
  2. Kentucky5 grants $600,000
  3. New Mexico1 grant $300,000
  4. Ohio1 grant $150,000
  5. New York3 grants $105,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $75,000
  7. Mississippi1 grant $75,000
  8. Montana1 grant $75,000
  9. New Jersey1 grant $75,000
  10. Oklahoma1 grant $75,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth DeknatelTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Maria DeknatelTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Gabriel DeknatelTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Alan RottenbergTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • David WoodTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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