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Private foundation (trust)EIN 455079187Est. 2013-02

DOROTHY LEMELSON FOUNDATION

RENO, NV 89511

Total Assets

$46.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

33

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$77K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$600K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$4.2M

Total Expenses

$3.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.9M

Distributable Amount

$2.2M

Min. Investment Return

$2.2M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

33 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $30K to maximum $600K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $2.5M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

152 grants

SMILE TRAIN
$1.1M
3 grants
BRIDGE MEADOWS
$855K
2 grants
THE NATIONAL MUSUEM OF AMERICAN HISTORY SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
$600K
1 grant
WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$553K
5 grants
GEORGIA RESLIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY FUND
$500K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO FOUNDATION
$425K
3 grants
NEW AVENUES FOR YOUTH
$400K
2 grants
UNR FOUNDATION
$279K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

152 grants

<$10K
66
grants
$10–50K
54
grants
$50–250K
28
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

Oregon
$2.6M
32% of total
Nevada
$2.3M
29% of total
District of Columbia
$1.9M
24% of total
Georgia
$500K
6% of total
California
$364K
5% of total
New York
$158K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$100K
1% of total
Washington
$23K
0% of total
Connecticut
$20K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$6K
0% of total

+5 more states

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