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Lyman Fund Inc

Accepts applications Temple, New Hampshire · EIN 020471515

Lyman Fund Inc is a private foundation in Temple, New Hampshire. In tax year 2024 it gave $88,100 in 30 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $4,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $63,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$63,00020$1.4 million
2024$88,10030$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactLyman Fund
179 Avenue A 2nd Floor, Turners Falls, MA 01376
Phone or email(413) 863-9026, heilenartist@gmail.com
What to submitWritten aplication ( 2 pages) plus finances/budget
DeadlinesSeptember 15 for fall grants and march 15 for spring grants
Restrictions$1000 to $3000

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lyman Fund Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts5$15,000
New York4$12,000
Vermont3$9,000
Virginia2$7,000
Pennsylvania3$6,100
Florida2$6,000
Maryland2$6,000
Michigan2$6,000
Washington2$6,000
Georgia1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 30 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
VA
Support mdiv at bethany theologoical seminary$4,000
Individual
GA
Attend shalem transforming community$3,000
Individual
VT
Pilgrimage to india$3,000
Individual
NY
School of the spirit pigp participating in god's power$3,000
Individual
VT
Peace library rawanda and us$3,000
Individual
ME
Mission to cuba$3,000
Individual
MO
Shalem institute spirital direction$3,000
Individual
MA
Ministry of music$3,000
Individual
FL
Shalem institure leading groups and retreats$3,000
Individual
WA
Friends peace teams east africa and us$3,000
Individual
IL
School of the spirit pigp$3,000
Individual
FL
School of spirit pigp$3,000
Individual
VA
Travel in ministry among us friends$3,000
Individual
MD
Shalem institute clergy life and leadership$3,000
Individual
MA
Quaker mission among indigenous tribes/boarding schools$3,000
Individual
MA
Quaker mission among indigenous tribes/boarding school$3,000
Individual
NY
Shalem institute spiritual guidance$3,000
Individual
MA
Shalem institute spiritual guidance$3,000
Individual
MS
Shalem institute spiritual guidance$3,000
Individual
MI
School of the spirit god's promise fulfilled$3,000
Individual
MA
Research trip to belgium for book$3,000
Individual
MD
School of the spirit god's promise fulfilled$3,000
Individual
NY
School of spirit gods promise fulfilled$3,000
Individual
NY
Shalom institute spiritual formation$3,000
Individual
VT
Pilgrimage of india$3,000
Individual
PA
Shalem institute spiritual guidance$3,000
Individual
MI
School of spirit gods promise fulfilled$3,000
Individual
WA
Friends peace teams east africa and USA$3,000
Individual
PA
School of the spirit god's promise fulfilled$1,600
Individual
PA
Shalem institute spiritual direction$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lyman Fund Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: September 15 for fall grants and march 15 for spring grants.

How much does Lyman Fund Inc give?

$88,100 in tax year 2024, across 30 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Lyman Fund Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Charlotte Fardelmann (Founder/Emeritu), Patt Moyer (Director), Mary Beth Toomey (Director) and Tracy Booth (Treasurer) among 9 officers and trustees.

What does Lyman Fund Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and international.

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