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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-0828975

Lamb Family Foundation

A private foundation in Irvine, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $750,000 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

    $750,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,118,296

  • Tax year 2024

    $243,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,654,580

  • Tax year 2023

    $295,700

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,731,194

  • Tax year 2022

    $347,550

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,824,577

  • Tax year 2021

    $227,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,945,584

  • Tax year 2020

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,830,479

  • Tax year 2019

    $151,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,875,919

  • Tax year 2018

    $103,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,644,191

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

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

  1. Sherman Library GardensCorona Del Mar, CA

    General fund

    $500,000
  2. Save Our YouthCosta Mesa, CA

    General fund

    $55,000
  3. Individual

    General fund

    $50,000
  4. Hoag Hospital FoundationNewport Beach, CA

    General fund

    $50,000
  5. Young Men's Christian AssocTustin, CA

    General fund

    $25,000
  6. Individual

    General fund

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    General fund

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    General fund

    $10,000
  9. Think TogetherSanta Ana, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  10. Orange County Community FoundationIrvine, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  11. Individual

    General fund

    $5,000
  12. UCI FoundationIrvine, CA

    General fund

    $5,000
  13. Ocean InstituteDana Point, CA

    General fund

    $5,000
  14. California Community FoundationIrvine, CA

    General fund

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $55,00042% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $50,00038% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $5,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California9 grants $665,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David LambPresident Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Patricia LambVice President Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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