Lamm Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bala Cynwyd, PA EIN: 23-2699481
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Lamm Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Bala Cynwyd, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $554K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $30K. Net investment income was $104K.

Lamm Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Lamm Family Foundation gave $30K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$30,450
+592.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,806
+592.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,400
Total assets
$553,991
+4.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Lamm Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Jupiter Medical Center Foundation: $15KJupiter Medical CenterFoundation$15KDrexel Hillel: $5KDrexel Hillel$5KMorse Charitable Foundation Foundation Inc: $5KMorse Charitable FoundationFoundation Inc$5KJudith Creed Horizons for Achieving Independence (JCHAI): $3KJudith Creed Horizons forAchieving Independence (JCHAI)$3KFrenchman's Creek Charities Foundation: $2KFrenchman's Creek CharitiesFoundation$2KBladder Cancer Advocacy Network: $300Bladder Cancer AdvocacyNetwork$300University of Pennsylvania: $250University of Pennsylvania$250Furry Friends Animal Rescue: $100Furry Friends Animal Rescue$100

The largest 2025 recipient was Jupiter Medical Center Foundation ($15K). Together the top 8 received $30K.

Grant Size Distribution

60 grants across all recorded years

60<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 60 grants of 60 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

PhiladelphiaWest Palm BeachArdmoreRiviera BeachBala CynwydJupiterDeerfield BeachBryn MawrLa JollaNew YorkPalm Beach GardensAnn ArborBethesdaBoca RatonBooneClevelandDallasDetroitEgg Harbor CityKennesaw

How Lamm Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$20K$40K$60K$80K20 grants2020 15 grants2021 18 grants2022 11 grants2023 8 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $63K (2023). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Jupiter, FLGeneral Fund Contribution for Entity's Charitable Purpose$15,000
Drexel Hillel Philadelphia, PAGeneral Fund Contribution for Entity's Charitable Purpose$5,000
Morse Charitable Foundation Foundation Inc Detroit, MIGeneral Fund Contribution for Entity's Charitable Purpose$5,000
Judith Creed Horizons for Achieving Independence (JCHAI) Bryn Mawr, PAGeneral Fund Contribution for Entity's Charitable Purpose$2,500
Frenchman's Creek Charities Foundation Riviera Beach, FLGeneral Fund Contribution for Entity's Charitable Purpose$2,300
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network Bethesda, MDGeneral Fund Contribution for Entity's Charitable Purpose$300
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAGeneral Fund Contribution for Entity's Charitable Purpose$250
Furry Friends Animal Rescue Plano, TXGeneral Fund Contribution for Entity's Charitable Purpose$100
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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
2025$553,991$106,295$80,541$30,4508$30,450$104,092$446
2024$528,237$148,345$52,240$4,4008$4,400$42,390$38,864
2023$532,197$113,972$113,214$63,05011$63,025$11,613$31,323
2022$531,439$114,727$91,898$42,73518$42,735$11,861$29,823
2021$508,610$145,795$32,410$32,23515$32,235$40,795$24,641
2020$395,225$-11,748$47,200$40,17520—$8,452$22,632

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lamm Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $446 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lamm Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Harvey Lamm

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Lamm

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Lamm Family Foundation

How much does Lamm Family Foundation give each year?

Lamm Family Foundation gave $30K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 8 grants.

What is Lamm Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Lamm Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,400, and its average grant was $3,806, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Lamm Family Foundation give grants?

Lamm Family Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (25%) and Michigan (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (2 grants).

Does Lamm Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Lamm Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Lamm Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Lamm Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Jupiter Medical Center Foundation ($15,000), Drexel Hillel ($5,000) and Morse Charitable Foundation Foundation Inc ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 82% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Lamm Family Foundation?

Lamm Family Foundation reported $554K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $30K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $446 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Lamm Family Foundation?

Lamm Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Bala Cynwyd, PA. It holds $554K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Lamm Family Foundation's EIN?

Lamm Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2699481. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 31, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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