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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4643623

The Lemmon Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $96,500 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $96,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,629,049

  • Tax year 2024

    $124,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,604,329

  • Tax year 2023

    $98,400

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,675,381

  • Tax year 2022

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,629,211

  • Tax year 2021

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,983,396

  • Tax year 2020

    $64,700

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,795,748

  • Tax year 2019

    $75,488

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,745,808

  • Tax year 2018

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,526,321

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Lady FreethinkerLos Angeles, CA

    General Support

    $30,000
  2. Wild Earth AlliesChevy Chase, MD

    General Support

    $25,000
  3. Center for Humane EconomyBethesda, MD

    General Support

    $15,000
  4. Sea Turtle ConservancyGainesville, FL

    General Support

    $10,000
  5. Central Texas Pig RescueAustin, TX

    General Support

    $5,000
  6. West Newton Cinema FoundationWest Newton, MA

    General Support

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    General Support

    $4,000
  8. Compassion in World FarmingNew York, NY

    General Support

    $2,000
  9. Wildlife in CrisisWeston, CT

    General Support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights1 grant $30,00039% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $25,00032% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  4. Animals2 grants $5,5007% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $2,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland2 grants $40,000
  2. California1 grant $30,000
  3. Florida1 grant $10,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  5. Texas1 grant $5,000
  6. New York1 grant $2,000
  7. Connecticut1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Courtney N LemmonPresident Hours 20Pay $29,000
  • John McCreaTrustee Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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