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Sam and Mary Lawrence Foundation: 22 grants to organizations, $107,500 (tax year ended December 2024)
Sam and Mary Lawrence Foundation, a private foundation in Kirkland, WA, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $107,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 26, 2025. The largest was $25,500 to Keepers of Baker Island in Northeast Harbor, ME for to promote stewardship of baker island's natural and cultural resources.
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- EIN
- 521498472
- Based in
- Kirkland, WA
- Assets
- $2,363,281
- Grants paid
- $107,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed September 26, 2025, IRS object ID 202502699349100705. It reported $107,500 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keepers of Baker Island | Northeast Harbor, ME | To promote stewardship of baker island's natural and cultural resources | Recreation and sports | $25,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Independent Radio (co American Independent Foundation) | Washington, DC | To support the use of radio journalism to educate the public on local and federal issues | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Law Institute | Washington, DC | To support promotion of laws and policies that enable leaders to make environmental progress | Environment | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Our Children's Trust | Eugene, OR | To support the empowerment of youth in transforming the entire energy paradigm | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | To help people and communities around the world access health care in times of disaster and every day | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Black Voters Matter | Carol Stream, IL | To support the empowerment and mobilization of black voters against voter suppression | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Public Integrity | Washington, DC | To support journalistic investigation of inequity and threats to democracy | Public and societal benefit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Compassion and Choices | Littleton, CO | To support patient autonomy and individual choice at the end of life | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Feel Good Action | Seattle, WA | To support the creation of shareable media to promote social justice and voter participation | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Movement Voter Project | Northampton, MA | To support year-round organizing and movement building in pivotal places and races | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Report for America | Beaverton, OR | To support local journalism that strengthens communities and our democracy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| When We All Vote | Carol Stream, IL | To support increasing participation in elections by helping to close the race and age gap | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Journalism Project | Washington, DC | To support the growth of digital nonprofit local newsrooms that are run by the public they serve | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children and Nature Network | Saint Paul, MN | To support leaders in increasing children's safe and equitable access to the natural world | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | To support pro bono public interest environmental law | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | To promote stewardship of the outstanding natural beauty of acadia national park | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | To support the use of science, policy and law to confront the climate crisis and protect nature | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| North American Association for Environmental Education | Washington, DC | To support programs to help professionals advance environmental literacy and civic engagement | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charlotte Rhoades Garden (SWH Conservation Commission) | Southwest Harbor, ME | To promote conservation education and gardening instruction in southwest harbor | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southwest Harbor House | Southwest Harbor, ME | To support health and fitness classes and activities for the residents of mount desert island | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southwest Harbor Library | Southwest Harbor, ME | To support the library in promoting life-long learning and love of literacy | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wendall Gilley Museum | Southwest Harbor, ME | To support vibrant art exhibitions and hands-on creative and educational programs | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Recreation and sports | $25,500 |
| Environment | $22,500 |
| Public and societal benefit | $5,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 |
| Education | $2,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Maine | $30,000 |
| District of Columbia | $27,500 |
| Oregon | $12,500 |
| Illinois | $10,000 |
| Connecticut | $5,000 |
| Colorado | $5,000 |
| Washington | $5,000 |
| Massachusetts | $5,000 |
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Updated September 26, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.