Lamando Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Westport, CT EIN: 20-6388980

Lamando Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Westport, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $45K. Net investment income was $253K.

Key facts about Lamando Family Foundation

In short: Lamando Family Foundation gave $45K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
20-6388980
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$44,750
Grants made (2025)
5
Average grant
$8,950
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$4,550,275
Primary geography
New York (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$4.6M

+4.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$45K

-94.0% YoY

Grant Count

5

+66.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

-96.4% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lamando Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $345K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Lamando Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 86% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 13% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkBostonChagrin FallsRochesterAustinBridgeportChicagoDarienDel MarFort LauderdaleGlens FallsHaleysvilleHartfordKew WestLake GeorgeMenloSavannahVero Beach

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K3 grants2019 5 grants2020 11 grants2021 5 grants2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2019) to $745K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $45K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Colin F Kennedy Fdn: $35KColin F Kennedy Fdn$35KHypertension Research Fund: $5KHypertension Research Fund$5KLooma Education: $3KLooma Education$3KSouth Warren Snowmobile Club: $2KSouth Warren Snowmobile Club$2KThe Adirondack Runners: $500The Adirondack Runners$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Colin F Kennedy Fdn ($35K). Together the top 5 received $45K.

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 25 (80%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Colin F Kennedy Fdn Rochester, NYUnrestrictedCharity$35,000
Hypertension Research Fund New York, NYUnrestrictedGrant$5,000
Looma Education Menlo, CAUnrestritedCharity$2,500
South Warren Snowmobile Club Lake George, NYUnrestrictedCharity$1,750
The Adirondack Runners Glens Falls, NYUnrestrictedGrant$500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,550,275$4,340,869$4,866,898
Revenue$273,694$258,535$466,285
Expenses$65,867$784,751$332,922
Qualifying Distributions$44,750$745,000$272,000
Net Investment Income$252,577$228,786$394,363
Distributable Amount$345,377$312,452$282,457

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 29, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lamando Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jacqueline Lamando

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Newman

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholas Lamando

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Stephen M Lamando (2019–2022) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Lamando Family Foundation

How much does Lamando Family Foundation give each year?

Lamando Family Foundation gave $45K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $745K across 3 grants.

What is Lamando Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Lamando Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $8,950, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Lamando Family Foundation give grants?

Lamando Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (6%).

Does Lamando Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Lamando Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Lamando Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Lamando Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Colin F Kennedy Fdn ($35,000), Hypertension Research Fund ($5,000) and Looma Education ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 95% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Lamando Family Foundation?

Lamando Family Foundation reported $4.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $45K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $345K (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.

What is Lamando Family Foundation's EIN?

Lamando Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-6388980. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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