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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4661216

Lear Family Foundation

A private foundation in Sierra Madre, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 29 grants and $788,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $788,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $6,687,435

  • Tax year 2023

    $795,474

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $7,215,857

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,461,250

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $7,334,366

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,234,600

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $10,816,386

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,031,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $11,190,083

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,077,964

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $12,427,703

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,950,384

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $12,462,089

Grants paid in 2024

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sundance InstitutePark City, UT

    Charitable

    $401,750
  2. LacmaLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $140,000
  3. Ballet HispanicoNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  4. Cedar Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  5. Creative VisionsMalibu, CA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  6. Advance Democracy IncMcLean, VA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  7. Pal-O-Mine Equestrian IncIslandia, NY

    Charitable

    $20,000
  8. People for the American WayWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $20,000
  9. Youth RepresentBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $15,500
  10. The Climate Reality ProjectWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $12,500
  11. Bella Vita Rescue FoundationOakland, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  12. Rice UniversityHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $10,000
  13. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  14. The Pollination ProjectBrevard, NC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  15. Didi Hirsh Mental Health ServicesCulver City, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  16. Downtown Women's CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  17. Jigsaw Educational ProductionsAgoura Hills, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  18. Pen AmericaLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  19. Rainforest AllianceNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  20. Freeschools World Literacy - USASan Mateo, CA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  21. CalmattersSacramento, CA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  22. Goldie Hawn FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  23. Greater Greenfield Community FoundationGreenfield, IA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  24. The New ShulBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $2,500
  25. Body TrafficLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $1,500
  26. International Women's Media FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,500
  27. The Masket FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  28. Climate ResolveLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $750
  29. Happy Trails for KidsSanta Monica, CA

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $409,75082% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $25,5005% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $23,0005% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $20,0004% of the total
  5. Environment2 grants $13,2503% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $2,500<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $5,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah1 grant $401,750
  2. California15 grants $236,750
  3. New York5 grants $68,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $32,500
  5. Virginia1 grant $20,000
  6. North Carolina1 grant $10,000
  7. Texas1 grant $10,000
  8. New Jersey1 grant $5,000
  9. Iowa1 grant $2,500
  10. Maryland1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Julie DyerTREASURER Hours 12Pay $0
  • Lyn LearPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $0

The return

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