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Private foundation (trust)EIN 597096409Est. 1997-12

THE FRANK AND MARY LAMBERSON FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60603

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$60K

FY 2023

Grants Made

8

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$20K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$67K

Total Expenses

$85K

Qualifying Distributions

$70K

Distributable Amount

$68K

Min. Investment Return

$69K

Undistributed Income

$54K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

8 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $20K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $65K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

52 grants

FLORIDA OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
$110K
6 grants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WNC
$84K
6 grants
VASSER COLLEGE
$48K
6 grants
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
$30K
3 grants
DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$20K
4 grants
TOE RIVER ARTS COUNCIL
$15K
4 grants
SPRUCE PINE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
$13K
6 grants
MITCHELL COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE
$10K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants

<$10K
42
grants
$10–50K
10
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

North Carolina
$132K
36% of total
Florida
$115K
32% of total
Michigan
$65K
18% of total
New York
$53K
15% of total

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