Key Lime Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 81-6999726

Key Lime Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $7.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $30K. Net investment income was $239K.

Key Lime Foundation at a glance

In short: Key Lime Foundation gave $30K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $30K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$30,000
-53.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
-50.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$30,000
-7.7% vs 2023
Median grant
$30,000
Total assets
$7,314,620
+22.1% vs 2023
Primary geography
Arizona (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Key Lime Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Alliance for Global Justice: $30KAlliance for Global Justice$30K

The largest 2024 recipient was Alliance for Global Justice ($30K).

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 26 (88%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

BostonSan FranciscoTucsonWashingtonBrooklynNeedhamNew YorkNorthamptonVeniceWashington Dc

How Key Lime Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 93% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 12% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K5 grants2020 9 grants2021 9 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2024) to $401K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alliance for Global Justice Tucson, AZGeneral Support$30,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$7,314,620$242,535$42,975$30,0001$38,095$239,405$331,047
2023$5,991,072$105,392$65,773$65,0002$65,500$105,119$268,024
2022$4,930,448$1,026,691$238,259$230,0009$233,000$69,622$228,886
2021$4,983,311$2,676,404$404,525$401,0009$403,013$142,495$152,545
2020$2,719,716$868,283$103,112$100,0005—$8,433$93,487

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Key Lime Foundation reported a distributable amount of $331K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Key Lime Foundation is led by Marcus Wedner, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Marcus Wedner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Key Lime Foundation

How much does Key Lime Foundation give each year?

Key Lime Foundation gave $30K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $65K across 2 grants.

How large is Key Lime Foundation?

Key Lime Foundation reported $7.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $38K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $331K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Key Lime Foundation operate?

Key Lime Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New York, Washington.

What is Key Lime Foundation's EIN?

Key Lime Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-6999726. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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