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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-1914392

The Lematta Foundation

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $1.2 million 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Bank of America Private Bank
401 Union Street Floor 24
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 358-0912
[email protected]
Form and materials
No prescribed form. Applications should state how the requested funds will be used.
Deadlines
None.
Restrictions
Donee must provide proof of IRS classification for charitable status.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,155,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $27,180,607

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,937,534

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $26,722,440

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,478,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $31,995,434

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,660,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $32,918,286

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,722,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $33,950,050

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,672,700

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $31,157,136

  • Tax year 2019

    $138,481

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $30,074,243

  • Tax year 2018

    $85,731

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,553,345

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Washington Environmental CouncilSeattle, WA

    Charitable

    $1,010,000
  2. CoafricaSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Charitable

    $75,000
  3. Oregon Epispocal SchoolPortland, OR

    Charitable

    $50,000
  4. Vancouver SymphonyVancouver, WA

    Charitable

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $1,010,00093% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $75,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington2 grants $1,030,000
  2. Utah1 grant $75,000
  3. Oregon1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Nancy C LemattaPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • W Bart LemattaVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marci Ann WalshTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy E LemattaDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gregory A DamicoDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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