Open Foundations · Montana

Elizabeth a Lynn Foundation

Lakeside, Montana · EIN 911156982. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $448K across 18 grants in 2024, a median of $22K each.

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$448K
paid in 2024
18
grants paid
$22K
median grant
44%
to first-time recipients
$5.3M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
ELIZABETH A LYNN FOUNDATION
Address
PO BOX 439, LAKESIDE, MT, 59922
Phone
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
THE ELIZABETH A. LYNN FOUNDATION HAS AN INVITATION-ONLY APPLICATION PROCESS AND DOES NOT ACCEPT UNSOLICITED LETTERS OF INQUIRY OR PROPOSALS. POTENTIAL GRANTEES WILL BE INVITED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS, BASED ON PRIORITIES SET BY THE FOUNDATION'S TRUSTEES, WITH THE GOAL OF PROMOTING MORE MEANINGFUL GIVING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
THE ELIZABETH A. LYNN FOUNDATION PRIMARILY CONTRIBUTES TO ORGANIZATIONS WITH A FOCUS ON EDUCATION IN THE PUGET SOUND CORRIDOR OF WASHINGTON, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO, AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. IN ADDITION, 10% OF THE FOUNDATION'S DISTRIBUTIONS WILL GO TO ORGANIZATIONS WITH A FOCUS ON CANCER RESEARCH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND AN ADDITIONAL 10% WILL GO TO DISASTER RELIEF.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202620779349100612. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

disaster reliefeducational

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 18 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Elizabeth Gregory HomeWA$55,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
2Arch Community Housing TrustID$30,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
3Hazelden Betty Ford FoundationMN$30,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
4Humane Society for Seattle-kingWA$30,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
5Outdoors for All FoundationWA$30,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
6Seattle JazzedWA$30,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
7TreehouseWA$30,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
8Saint Mary of the Woods CollegeIN$29,200EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
9Lw Tech FoundationWA$25,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
10Archbishop Thomas J Murphy HighWA$20,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
11Blaine County Education FoundationID$20,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
12Idaho Coalition for Safe HelathcareID$20,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
13The SpaceID$20,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
14Vashon Island Growers AssociationWA$20,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
15The Sophia WayWA$15,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
201940$349K
202040$344K
202143$412K
202217$388K
202318$385K
202418$448K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Washington50%
Idaho22%
California11%
Minnesota6%
Indiana6%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Chloe BensonTRUSTEE · 2024
Elizabeth KennedyTRUSTEE · 2024
Jeffrey S LynnTRUSTEE · 2024
Jody L MossTRUSTEE · 2024
Traci a KennedyTRUSTEE · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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