Mark C Lemons Foundation

Santa Monica, CA
Tax-exempt since Dec. 1998
EIN: 95-4712282

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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.

Revenue

$838k (2024)

Expenses

$641k (2024)

Total Assets

$7.31M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$5.58k (2024)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$838,445

Expenses

$641,328

Net Income

$197,117

Net Assets

$7,305,011

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$248,600	29.7%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$221,383	26.4%
Sales of Assets	$368,462	43.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$548,809	85.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$35,000	5.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,310,594
Total Liabilities	$5,583
Net Assets	$7,305,011

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mark C Lemons (Trustee)	$35,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 17, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$633,692

Expenses

$581,025

Net Income

$52,667

Net Assets

$7,142,829

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$257,100	40.6%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$212,996	33.6%
Sales of Assets	$163,596	25.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$491,890	84.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$35,000	6.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,148,412
Total Liabilities	$5,583
Net Assets	$7,142,829

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mark C Lemons (Trustee)	$35,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 11, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$724,862

Expenses

$622,700

Net Income

$102,162

Net Assets

$7,101,786

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$305,100	42.1%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$201,687	27.8%
Sales of Assets	$216,684	29.9%
Other Income	$89	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$516,353	82.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$35,000	5.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,105,653
Total Liabilities	$3,867
Net Assets	$7,101,786

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mark C Lemons (Trustee)	$35,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 10, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$742,890

Expenses

$496,634

Net Income

$246,256

Net Assets

$6,999,490

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$254,001	34.2%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$192,551	25.9%
Sales of Assets	$270,219	36.4%
Other Income	$26,119	3.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$420,695	84.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$35,000	7.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,999,490
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$6,999,490

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mark C Lemons (Trustee)	$35,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$598,830

Expenses

$435,572

Net Income

$163,258

Net Assets

$6,779,986

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$256,202	42.8%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$185,096	30.9%
Sales of Assets	$103,296	17.2%
Other Income	$54,236	9.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$341,767	78.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$35,000	8.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,779,987
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$6,779,986

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mark C Lemons (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 15, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$636,297

Expenses

$449,251

Net Income

$187,046

Net Assets

$6,642,119

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$236,000	37.1%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$180,872	28.4%
Sales of Assets	$111,003	17.4%
Other Income	$50,414	7.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$363,552	80.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$35,000	7.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,642,120
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$6,642,119

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mark C Lemons (Trustee)	$35,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$865,504

Expenses

$545,001

Net Income

$320,503

Net Assets

$6,479,101

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$255,000	29.5%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$184,375	21.3%
Sales of Assets	$293,416	33.9%
Other Income	$49,091	5.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$476,339	87.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$35,000	6.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,479,101
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$6,479,101

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mark C Lemons (Trustee)	$35,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 13, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$824,585

Expenses

$451,096

Net Income

$373,489

Net Assets

$6,147,584

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$478,960	58.1%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$182,152	22.1%
Sales of Assets	$115,462	14.0%
Other Income	$39,488	4.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$387,598	85.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$46,665	10.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,147,584
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$6,147,584

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mark C Lemons (Trustee)	$35,000	$0
Mark C Lemons Catch Up (Trustee)	$11,665	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 13, 2018

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

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

990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$478,698

Expenses

$323,783

Net Income

$154,915

Net Assets

$6,000,249

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$282,647	59.0%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$163,263	34.1%
Sales of Assets	$32,317	6.8%
Other Income	$471	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$269,029	83.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$35,000	10.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,000,249
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$6,000,249

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$389,459

Expenses

$305,239

Net Income

$84,220

Net Assets

$5,863,234

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$291,190	74.8%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$155,673	40.0%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	-$6,806

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$221,432	72.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$32,148	10.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,863,234
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$5,863,234

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$1,530,055

Expenses

$311,414

Net Income

$1,218,641

Net Assets

$5,761,114

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$248,000	16.2%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$148,064	9.7%
Sales of Assets	$1,133,879	74.1%
Other Income	$112	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$244,927	78.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$35,000	11.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,761,114
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$5,761,114

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$472,634

Expenses

$389,464

Net Income

$83,170

Net Assets

$4,680,541

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$237,916	50.3%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$137,925	29.2%
Sales of Assets	$96,672	20.5%
Other Income	$121	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$320,124	82.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$35,000	9.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,680,542
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$4,680,541

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$390,651

Expenses

$361,568

Net Income

$29,083

Net Assets

$4,469,209

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$261,885	67.0%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$114,693	29.4%
Sales of Assets	$14,073	3.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$270,364	74.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$35,000	9.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,469,210
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$4,469,209

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

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

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

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

990-PF

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Mark C Lemons Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $838k (2024)

Expenses $641k (2024)

Total Assets $7.31M (2024)

Total Liabilities $5.58k (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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Revenue

$838k (2024)

Expenses

$641k (2024)

Total Assets

$7.31M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$5.58k (2024)

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