Lamond Family Foundation
Lamond Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Palo Alto, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $586K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $290K. Net investment income was $29K.
Lamond Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Lamond Family Foundation gave $290K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $36K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $290,000
- -20.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $36,250
- -30.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $40,000
- Total assets
- $585,996
- -30.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% 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 Lamond Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ($100K across 3 grants). Together the top 5 received $290K.
Grant Size Distribution
37 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 19 grants of 37 (51%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Lamond Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 836% of 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $105K (2023) to $1.4M (2021). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $290K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Ballet San Francisco, CA | Support of the Performing Arts. | $50,000 |
| Cofam (Corporation of the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco) San Francisco, CA | Support the arts at the corporation of the fine arts museum of san francisco. | $50,000 |
| San Francisco Symphony San Francisco, CA | Public Support for the Arts. | $50,000 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA | Support of the arts at the san francisco museum of modern art. | $50,000 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA | Support of the arts at the san francisco museum of modern art. | $30,000 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA | Support of the arts at the san francisco museum of modern art. | $20,000 |
| UCSF Foundation San Francisco, CA | Support of the advancement of medical research at the ucsf foundation. | $20,000 |
| UCSF Foundation San Francisco, CA | Support of the advancement of medical research at the ucsf foundation. | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $585,996 | $34,292 | $295,355 | $290,000 | 8 | $290,000 | $28,937 | $34,685 |
| 2024 | $847,059 | $18,606 | $374,075 | $366,000 | 7 | $366,000 | $10,531 | $51,678 |
| 2023 | $1,202,528 | $14,590 | $113,625 | $105,000 | 3 | $105,000 | $5,990 | $61,954 |
| 2022 | $1,301,563 | $13,985 | $376,475 | $340,000 | 7 | $340,000 | $2,510 | $74,296 |
| 2021 | $1,664,053 | $2,169,832 | $1,447,230 | $1,436,000 | 12 | $1,436,000 | $2,156,645 | $24,160 |
| 2020 | $941,451 | $539,700 | $180,211 | $155,000 | 9 | — | $460,610 | $33,634 |
| 2019 | $581,962 | $375,350 | $300,120 | $294,000 | 5 | — | $372,561 | $25,862 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lamond Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $35K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lamond Family Foundation is led by Pierre Lamond, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pierre Lamond
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Lamond
V.pres & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Lamond Family Foundation
How much does Lamond Family Foundation give each year?
Lamond Family Foundation gave $290K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $366K across 7 grants.
What is Lamond Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Lamond Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $40,000, and its average grant was $36,250, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lamond Family Foundation give grants?
Lamond Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (8 grants).
Does Lamond Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Lamond Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Lamond Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Lamond Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ($100,000 across 3 grants), San Francisco Ballet ($50,000) and Cofam (Corporation of the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco) ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lamond Family Foundation?
Lamond Family Foundation reported $586K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $290K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $35K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Lamond Family Foundation?
Lamond Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Palo Alto, CA. It holds $586K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Lamond Family Foundation's EIN?
Lamond Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3204401. 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.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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