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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-3506404

Lingam Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Long Island City, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $165,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,895,427

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,278,974

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,244,947

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,066

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $306,895

  • Tax year 2020

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $233,789

  • Tax year 2019

    $150

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $247,725

  • Tax year 2018

    $13,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $218,203

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. South Asian Bar Association of North AmericaCleveland, OH

    General support

    $50,000
  2. Napaba Law FoundationWashington, DC

    Lingam foundation scholarship

    $25,000
  3. South Asian Bar Association of New York FundNew York, NY

    Scholarship

    $25,000
  4. University of Georgia School of LawAthens, GA

    Law school fund

    $25,000
  5. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Law and business annual fund

    $10,000
  6. South Asian Youth ActionElmhurst, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  7. UC Law San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Chetana FoundationPortland, OR

    General support

    $5,000
  9. PayPal Giving FundWashington, DC

    For benefit of dosa foundation

    $2,000
  10. Sankara Nethralaya Om Trust IncDerwood, MD

    General support

    $1,000
  11. Hindu Temple of AtlantaRiverdale, GA

    Scholarships

    $1,000
  12. Sri Karunamayi Research Institute of MeditationForsyth, GA

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $61,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio1 grant $50,000
  2. New York3 grants $45,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $27,000
  4. Georgia3 grants $27,000
  5. California1 grant $10,000
  6. Oregon1 grant $5,000
  7. Maryland1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sashi Kiran LingamPRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sheela LingamSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bindu LingamDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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