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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 64-0912814

The Lexington Foundation

A private foundation in Lexington, MS. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $80,806 paid in grants.

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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Katherine Riley
PO Box 445
Lexington, MS 39095
(662) 834-2488
[email protected]

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $80,806

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,338,990
  • Tax year 2023

    $115,590

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,411,687
  • Tax year 2022

    $39,119

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,481,350
  • Tax year 2021

    $71,208

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,522,891
  • Tax year 2020

    $47,864

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,601,238
  • Tax year 2019

    $56,140

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,235,034
  • Tax year 2018

    $72,155

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,227,377

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Schools & Educ Orgn's VariousLexington, MS

    Fund educ programs

    $54,005
  2. Direct Aid to Community VarousLexington, MS

    Aid to community members

    $17,301
  3. Individual

    [individual] TO FAMILIES IN FIN CRISIS

    $7,500
  4. Individual

    Scholarships

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Mississippi2 grants $71,306

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Matthew L RileySECRETARY/TR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Katherine Barrett RileyPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard BarrettDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carolyn S MyrickEXEC DIRECTO Hours 0.5Pay $600

The return

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