Private foundation · EIN 81-4172003 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Lytton-Kambara Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 24 grants paid, $2.6M total, median $2,500.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
24
$2.6M
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$71M

Grants paid in 2024

24 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Open Space Institute IncNew York, NYon-going land conservation and greenway trail projects undertaken by the grantee in the Shawangunk Mountain Region of New York State$1.2M
Trust for Public LandNew York, NYLand Conservation Fund$625K
Natural Resources Defense Council IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$300K
Nature ConservancyArlington, VATwin River project$250K
Nature ConservancyArlington, VALand Conservation Fund$125K
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PABryn Mawr Scholarship Fund$25K
Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, MEClare McWilliams Lyne Scholarship Fund$20K
Afrikana CorporationBronx, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$13K
Hadassah the Womens Zionist Organization of AmericNew York, NYMedical research under the direction of Professor Chowers Fund$10K
Mohonk Preserve IncNew Paltz, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay IncBoston, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Faithful Hearts Equine LearningWoodland Park, COGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NYLenox Hill Hospital Research Laboratory of Dr. Richard L. Whelan Fund$2,000
Hudson Valley Rail Trail Association IncHighland, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Khan Academy IncMountain View, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Central Park Conservancy IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$500
New York Public RadioNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$500
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference IncMahwah, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$500
Parks & Trails New York IncAlbany, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$500
Riverkeeper IncOssining, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$500
Wikimedia Foundation IncWashington, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$500
Gardiner LibraryGardiner, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$250
The Friends of the Gloversville Public Library IncGloversville, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$200

By state: New York 14 · Virginia 2 · California 2 · Pennsylvania 1 · Maine 1 · Massachusetts 1

About this foundation

Lytton-Kambara Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 2017. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Lytton-Kambara Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Lytton-Kambara Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.6M across 24 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Lytton-Kambara Foundation give?

New York (14 grants), Virginia (2 grants), California (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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