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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 86-2588636

The Lindley Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $500,000 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Paul Holden Spaht Jr
135 Main Street Suite 850
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 361-5944
Form and materials
Letter form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
The foundation does not intend to make grants directly to individuals.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $90,661

  • Tax year 2023

    $858,333

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $120,307

  • Tax year 2022

    $858,333

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $166,784

  • Tax year 2021

    $883,334

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $153,021

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA

    Establishment of student wellness center

    $500,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $500,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia1 grant $500,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Paul Holden SpahtPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katherine Shaw SpahtVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul Holden Spaht JrVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • William Carlos SpahtTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Frederick Drew DodsonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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