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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-1418990

The Lilac Fund Inc

A private foundation in Owings Mills, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 31 grants and $521,086 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.

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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 2025

    $521,086

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $3,061,834

  • Tax year 2024

    $265,402

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,172,882

  • Tax year 2023

    $533,100

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,170,578

  • Tax year 2022

    $194,442

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,622,497

  • Tax year 2021

    $233,744

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $3,923,623

Grants paid in 2025

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $206,944
  2. Albi Fund Institute & LabSan Francisco, CA

    General purpose

    $100,000
  3. Jewish Joint Distribution Committee - JDC (ukraine Relief)New York, NY

    General purpose

    $60,000
  4. Women in Film and Video (wifv)Washington, DC

    General purpose

    $25,000
  5. The Cavanaugh HouseReisterstown, MD

    General purpose

    $15,400
  6. T'ruahNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $15,000
  7. The Gaza Children VillageRaleigh, NC

    General purpose

    $15,000
  8. MCF Mountain Mediation CenterPark City, UT

    General purpose

    $12,875
  9. African Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $10,300
  10. PayPal Giving FundWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $10,000
  11. North American Friends of OranimMilwaukee, WI

    General purpose

    $8,000
  12. Jewish Story PartnersLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $5,400
  13. Jews United for Justice (jufj)Washington, DC

    General purpose

    $5,163
  14. Art with A HeartBaltimore, MD

    General purpose

    $4,673
  15. Healing Across the DivideNorth Hampton, MA

    General purpose

    $3,605
  16. The Good People FundMillburn, NJ

    General purpose

    $2,578
  17. Attendance Works (community Initiatives)Oakland, CA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  18. Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)Montgomery, AL

    General purpose

    $2,060
  19. World Bicycle ReliefChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $2,030
  20. ACLU Foundation of MDBaltimore, MD

    General purpose

    $2,000
  21. Actblue CivicsBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  22. Emma's TorchBrooklyn, NY

    General purpose

    $1,620
  23. Public Justice CenterBaltimore, MD

    General purpose

    $1,549
  24. Collegebound FoundationBaltimore, MD

    General purpose

    $1,545
  25. The Angel NetworkOwings Mills, MD

    General purpose

    $1,500
  26. American Jewish World ServiceNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,068
  27. NafooMilwaukee, WI

    General purpose

    $1,000
  28. IsraelgivesorgGivat Shmuel, Israel

    General purpose

    $1,000
  29. EcanPikesville, MD

    General purpose

    $515
  30. Gaza Mental Health FoundationCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $511
  31. Sundance InstitutePark City, UT

    General purpose

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid6 grants $234,10165% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $100,00028% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $10,3003% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $6,2932% of the total
  5. Arts and culture2 grants $5,6502% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $1,549<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $284,632
  2. California3 grants $107,900
  3. District of Columbia4 grants $50,463
  4. Maryland7 grants $27,182
  5. North Carolina1 grant $15,000
  6. Utah2 grants $13,125
  7. Wisconsin2 grants $9,000
  8. Massachusetts3 grants $6,116
  9. New Jersey1 grant $2,578
  10. Alabama1 grant $2,060

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Janine FrierPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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