Lampert Family Foundation
Lampert Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $147.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $5.2M. Net investment income was $9.9M.
Lampert Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Lampert Family Foundation gave $5.2M across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $1.3M), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $5,160,000
- -11.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 4
- -50.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $1,290,000
- +78.0% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $1,500,000
- Total assets
- $147,834,462
- -0.0% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- California (58% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.
Who Lampert Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Vanguard Charitable Endowment Plan ($2.1M). Together the top 4 received $5.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 10 grants of 24 (42%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Lampert Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 26% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 74% 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
From 2018 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2020) to $5.8M (2023). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $5.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Plan Malvern, PA | Paid to Vanguard Charitable Endowment Plan to Help Further it's Cause. | $2,060,000 |
| Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | Paid to the tides foundation to help further its cause | $2,000,000 |
| The San Francisco Foundation San Francisco, CA | Paid to the san francisco foundation to help further its cause | $1,000,000 |
| Community Finance Inc Malden, MA | To help by hiring staff and setting up Partnerships to fuel growth. Giving Credit is a platform to facilitate peer lending with the broader mission to advance the field of community finance. | $100,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $147,834,462 | $10,400,319 | $6,250,257 | $5,160,000 | 4 | $5,396,175 | $9,918,551 | $7,316,099 |
| 2023 | $147,902,242 | $20,616,744 | $6,765,049 | $5,799,175 | 8 | $6,111,460 | $20,200,409 | $5,546,563 |
| 2022 | $104,187,665 | $5,572,411 | $6,159,105 | $5,625,000 | 5 | $5,829,425 | $5,307,740 | $5,954,942 |
| 2021 | $127,944,223 | $20,726,270 | $4,864,786 | $4,085,000 | 5 | $4,208,533 | $20,362,604 | $5,866,255 |
| 2020 | $126,486,176 | $11,971,595 | $1,527,584 | $1,025,000 | 2 | — | $11,825,407 | $4,227,651 |
| 2018 | $43,311,006 | $4,967,965 | $3,123,500 | $2,739,279 | 1 | — | $4,723,551 | $2,287,499 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lampert Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7.3M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lampert Family Foundation's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Mark Lampert
Trustee
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Byrd
Trustee
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2024. "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 Lampert Family Foundation
How much does Lampert Family Foundation give each year?
Lampert Family Foundation gave $5.2M across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $5.8M across 8 grants.
What is Lampert Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Lampert Family Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $1,500,000, and its average grant was $1,290,000, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lampert Family Foundation give grants?
Lampert Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Pennsylvania (40%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (2 grants).
Does Lampert Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Lampert Family Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Lampert Family Foundation?
Lampert Family Foundation reported $147.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5.4M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7.3M (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 Lampert Family Foundation's EIN?
Lampert Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-7335154. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS November 15, 2019)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2024
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