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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-4172003

Lytton-Kambara Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 24 grants and $2.6 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,614,950

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $71,451,264

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,491,900

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $69,598,452

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,478,900

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $41,783,601

  • Tax year 2021

    $688,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $39,733,406

  • Tax year 2020

    $338,450

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $19,535,341

  • Tax year 2019

    $133,250

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $12,292,649

  • Tax year 2018

    $15,720

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,371,487

Grants paid in 2024

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Open Space Institute IncNew York, NY

    on-going land conservation and greenway trail projects undertaken by the grantee in the Shawangunk Mountain Region of New York State

    $1,200,000
  2. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    Land Conservation Fund

    $625,000
  3. Natural Resources Defense Council IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $300,000
  4. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Twin River project

    $250,000
  5. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Land Conservation Fund

    $125,000
  6. Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA

    Bryn Mawr Scholarship Fund

    $25,000
  7. Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  8. Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME

    Clare McWilliams Lyne Scholarship Fund

    $20,000
  9. Afrikana CorporationBronx, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,500
  10. Hadassah the Womens Zionist Organization of AmericNew York, NY

    Medical research under the direction of Professor Chowers Fund

    $10,000
  11. Mohonk Preserve IncNew Paltz, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  12. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay IncBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  13. Faithful Hearts Equine LearningWoodland Park, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  14. Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NY

    Lenox Hill Hospital Research Laboratory of Dr. Richard L. Whelan Fund

    $2,000
  15. Hudson Valley Rail Trail Association IncHighland, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  16. Khan Academy IncMountain View, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  17. Central Park Conservancy IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  18. New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  19. New York-New Jersey Trail Conference IncMahwah, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  20. Parks & Trails New York IncAlbany, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  21. Riverkeeper IncOssining, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  22. Wikimedia Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  23. Gardiner LibraryGardiner, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  24. The Friends of the Gloversville Public Library IncGloversville, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment5 grants $2,135,50096% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $74,2503% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $12,500<1% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation4 grants $2,500<1% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York14 grants $2,162,950
  2. Virginia2 grants $375,000
  3. California2 grants $26,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $25,000
  5. Maine1 grant $20,000
  6. Colorado1 grant $2,500
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $2,500
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $500
  9. New Jersey1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Janice KambaraDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katherine LyttonDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laurence LyttonDir, Pres, Sec, Treas Hours 8Pay $0

The return

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