Lemlem Foundation

White Plains, NY
Tax exemption issued: July 2007
EIN: 20-2843928

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Grantmaking Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Organizations with gross receipts of less than $50,000 can file the form 990-N postcard filing, which doesn’t include financial details. All Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2025

Revenue

$20,335

Expenses

$20,294

Net Income

$41

Net Assets

$61,007

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$20,246	99.6%
Interest Revenue	$89	0.4%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$20,000	98.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$61,007
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$61,007

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Liya T Kebede (President)	$0	$0
Melissa Janis (Executive Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 11, 2026

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$56,913

Expenses

$60,796

Net Income

-$3,883

Net Assets

$60,966

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$56,913	100%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$50,000	82.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$10,576	17.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$60,966
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$60,966

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Melissa Janis (Executive Director)	$10,576	$0
Liya T Kebede (President)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 8, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$66,485

Expenses

$44,671

Net Income

$21,814

Net Assets

$64,849

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$66,485	100%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$34,000	76.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$10,245	22.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$64,849
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$64,849

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Melissa Janis (Executive Director)	$10,245	$0
Liya T Kebede (President)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 4, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$66,507

Expenses

$91,364

Net Income

-$24,857

Net Assets

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$66,507	100%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$44,522	48.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$35,849	39.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$0
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$0

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Melissa Janis (Executive Director)	$35,849	$0
Liya T Kebede (President)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 14, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$164,097

Expenses

$184,242

Net Income

-$20,145

Net Assets

$32,043

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$164,097	100%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$144,675	78.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$111,180	60.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$32,043
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$32,043

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Melissa Janis (Executive Director)	$111,180	$7,632
Liya T Kebede (President)	$0	$0

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Filed on Nov. 14, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$58,778

Expenses

$200,853

Net Income

-$142,075

Net Assets

$29,688

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$58,774	100.0%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$4	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$145,284	72.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$166,250	82.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$29,688
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$29,688

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Melissa Janis (Executive Director)	$166,250	$7,866
Liya T Kebede (President)	$0	$0

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Filed on Nov. 2, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$167,831

Expenses

$175,549

Net Income

-$7,718

Net Assets

$149,263

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$167,831	100%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$126,005	71.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$100,625	57.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$149,263
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$149,263

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Melissa Janis (Executive Director)	$100,625	$7,920
Liya T Kebede (President)	$0	$0

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Filed on Nov. 12, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$143,928

Expenses

$158,053

Net Income

-$14,125

Net Assets

$156,981

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$143,803	99.9%
Interest Revenue	$125	0.1%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$123,408	78.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$80,208	50.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$156,981
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$156,981

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Melissa Janis (Executive Director)	$80,208	$4,752
Liya T Kebede (President)	$0	$0

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Filed on Nov. 15, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$100,684

Expenses

$139,727

Net Income

-$39,043

Net Assets

$171,106

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$86,742	86.2%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$465	0.5%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$13,477	13.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$20,400	14.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$89,615	64.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$171,106
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$171,106

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Melissa Janis (Executive Director)	$89,615	$425
Liya T Kebede (President)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$180,354

Expenses

$171,440

Net Income

$8,914

Net Assets

$210,149

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$180,341	100.0%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$13	0.0%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$28,872	16.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$120,000	70.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$210,149
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$210,149

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Melissa Janis (Executive Director)	$120,000	$5,169
Liya T Kebede (President)	$0	$0

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Filed on Nov. 15, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Lemlem Foundation

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