Lamb Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237120564
IRS 990-PF coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2025
Location
Lake Oswego, OR, USA
Phone
5036358010
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Reported finances

Revenue
$730,677
Expenses
$477,883

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Lamb Foundation is a nonprofit. Location: Lake Oswego, OR. EIN 237120564. Tax year 2025 Form 990-PF reports $731K revenue and $478K expenses.

What it reported funding in 2025

The foundation reported 33 grants totaling $319,600. The stated grant purposes included general operating support to sustain programming across 4 departments with over 15 programs. adelante mujeres will provide direct services to the latine and immigrant community in washington county, or., to support bridging voices mission: bridging voices is a youth chorus for lgbtq+ and allied youth, ages 13-21, and strives to be a safe, accessible place for youth to experience empowerment and unity through music., and building healthy families offers proven evidence-based programs focusing on youth development, prevention and parent education. services are offered in wallowa, baker, union, and malheur counties positively impacting families and communities., plus 30 other reported purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 99% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 76% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filed numbers largely add up. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 58

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 66.9%; rating input score 67; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 18.52; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 58th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 33 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 58/100.