Richard Lumsden Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Larkspur, CO EIN: 26-4664508

Richard Lumsden Foundation is a private foundation, based in Larkspur, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K. Net investment income was $54K.

Richard Lumsden Foundation at a glance

In short: Richard Lumsden Foundation gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,500
-95.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,500
-91.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,500
Primary geography
Missouri (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 Richard Lumsden Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Lovewell Group: $8KLovewell Group$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Lovewell Group ($8K).

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K5$50–100K7$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 7 grants of 15 (47%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

New YorkArvadaColorado SpringsFort DefianceGarden ValleyAuroraDelandDenverSt. Louis

How Richard Lumsden Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 99% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 38% 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

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2 grants2019 3 grants2020 3 grants2021 5 grants2022 4 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2025) to $860K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lovewell Group St. Louis, MOSupport Charity$7,500
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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—$117,099$12,363$7,5001$10,575$53,858$28,083
2024$562,192$120,528$254,939$175,0002$252,960$118,549$33,338
2023$696,773$84,075$461,422$380,0004$458,640$81,293$49,919
2022$1,073,737$120,314$744,051$650,0005$730,395$115,658$85,606
2021$1,698,129$458,510$959,924$860,0003$944,375$445,961$120,635
2020$2,198,478$218,770$847,096$750,0003—$210,526$147,375
2019$2,819,146$182,231$596,935$500,0002—$171,606$164,736

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Richard Lumsden Foundation reported a distributable amount of $28K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Richard Lumsden Foundation is led by Doris M. Lumsden, President & Treasurer since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Doris M. Lumsden

    President & Treasurer

    President & Director → President & Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Lumsden

    Vice President & Secretary

    Vice President → Vice President & Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Lesley K. Iritani (2019–2020) — Secretary

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 Richard Lumsden Foundation

How much does Richard Lumsden Foundation give each year?

Richard Lumsden Foundation gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $175K across 2 grants.

Where does Richard Lumsden Foundation operate?

Richard Lumsden Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, New York, Texas.

How much is Richard Lumsden Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Richard Lumsden Foundation reported a distributable amount of $28K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Richard Lumsden Foundation's EIN?

Richard Lumsden Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4664508. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 29, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 28, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 7, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 6, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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