Dorothy Lemelson Foundation

RENO, NV EIN: 45-5079187

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$2.5M

+29.2% YoY

Grant Count

33

+37.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$77K

-6.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$634K$1M$2M$3M24 grants201959 grants20201 grants202125 grants202224 grants202333 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

THE NATIONAL MUSUEM OF A…$600KGEORGIA RESLIENCE AND OP…$500KWASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DIS…$187KPLANNED PARENTHOOD CASCA…$125KHOLLA SCHOOL$112KBRIDGE MEADOWS$105KUNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO$100KWILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY$100KTEACHING FOR CHANGE$75KTERRY LEE WELLS NEVADA D…$62K

Grant Size Distribution

166 grants across all recorded years

127<$50K19$50–100K16$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CARYN SWOBEVP/TR/DIRECTOR/OPERATIONS EX…$62KJENNIFER BRUMLPRES/DIRECTOR/PARTNERSHIPS E…$62KZOE LUH MORSE LEMELSONSECY/DIRECTOR/PROGRAMS EXECU…$62K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CARYN SWOBEVP/TR/DIRECTOR/OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE15$61,731
JENNIFER BRUMLPRES/DIRECTOR/PARTNERSHIPS EXECUTIVE15$61,731
ZOE LUH MORSE LEMELSONSECY/DIRECTOR/PROGRAMS EXECUTIVE15$61,731

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states
+7 more states

Cities

ALOHAATLANTABOSTONCAMBRIDGECARLTONCHICAGOCOMPTONHAGERSTOWNHAPPY VALLEYKENILWORTHKINGS BEACHLEWISTONLOS ANGELESMONROE TOWNSHIPNEW YORKOAKLANDPERTH AMBOYPHILADELPHIAPORTLANDQUINCY

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

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