LME Foundation
LME Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $549 in total assets.
LME Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $549
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who LME Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
26 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 26 (73%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How LME Foundation gives
- Giving fell 94% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2023 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
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $49K (2024) to $4.8M (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $49K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Gives Cohoes, NY | General Support | $49,455 |
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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 | $549 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1 |
| 2024 | $549 | $549 | $49,467 | $49,455 | 1 | $49,467 | — | — |
| 2023 | $49,467 | $101,534 | $1,583,009 | $1,535,875 | 11 | $1,581,116 | $81,641 | $35,828 |
| 2022 | $1,530,942 | $154,660 | $400,562 | $398,500 | 13 | $398,500 | $150,648 | $87,022 |
| 2021 | $1,776,844 | $109,905 | $885,618 | $883,000 | 1 | — | $107,537 | $108,452 |
| 2020 | $2,552,557 | $293,596 | $3,705,692 | $3,680,651 | 1 | — | $208,194 | $195,201 |
| 2019 | $5,964,653 | $274,500 | $4,811,680 | $4,784,957 | 1 | — | $261,592 | $424,437 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, LME Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
LME Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steven M. Loeb
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Michael Evans
Foundation Manager
On filings since 2022
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 LME Foundation
How large is LME Foundation?
LME Foundation reported $549 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does LME Foundation operate?
LME Foundation has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts, New York.
How much is LME Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, LME Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is LME Foundation's EIN?
LME Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3933323. 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 April 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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