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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 88-2780125

LLS Foundation

A private foundation in Bellevue, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $250,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $7,437,735

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $7,354,039

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rangeland FoundationBellevue, WA

    Donation

    $42,500
  2. Synaptic InstituteSanta Cruz, CA

    Community leaders resiliency fund

    $30,000
  3. Healing Advocacy FundDenver, CO

    Donation

    $30,000
  4. LSU Health Foundation - Anti-Inflammation ResearchNew Orleans, LA

    Donation

    $25,000
  5. Women Make MoviesNew York, NY

    How to die funding

    $20,000
  6. Indigenous Artists & Coca AssessmentSanta Rosa, CA

    Donation

    $20,000
  7. Fireside Project IncSan Francisco, CA

    Donation

    $15,000
  8. Love Serve RememberOjai, CA

    Donation

    $15,000
  9. Pioneer Works ArtBrooklyn, NY

    Donation

    $15,000
  10. N1Brooklyn, NY

    Donation

    $10,000
  11. Urban Indigenous CollectiveNew York, NY

    Donation

    $10,000
  12. White ColumnsNew York, NY

    Donation

    $10,000
  13. Council for Native Hawaiian AdvancementKapolei, HI

    Donation

    $7,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $42,50031% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $30,00022% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $30,00022% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $15,00011% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $7,5006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $80,000
  2. New York5 grants $65,000
  3. Washington1 grant $42,500
  4. Oregon1 grant $30,000
  5. Louisiana1 grant $25,000
  6. Hawaii1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Laura SwiftPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Don CarlinTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Calli MooreSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Adam AquinoVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

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