Nonprofit · EIN 52-1154054
LENFANT TRUST
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $529,056 | $331,213 | $197,843 | $3,055,956 | $3,737 | $3,052,219 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $463,048 | $315,116 | $147,932 | $2,637,958 | $8,448 | $2,629,510 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $810,810 | $1,117,380 | -$306,570 | $2,337,559 | $3,071 | $2,334,488 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $473,944
- of which government grants
- $159,640
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $52,162
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$5
- Other revenue
- $2,950
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $145,600
- Other salaries and wages
- $83,783
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $252,461
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $305
- Accounting fees
- $9,738
- Occupancy
- $17,511
- Travel
- $1,712
- Program services (functional)
- $235,646
- Management and general (functional)
- $80,142
- Fundraising (functional)
- $15,425
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,637,958
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,055,956
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,737
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,052,219
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,428,516
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,935,427
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $116,792
- Gross receipts
- $529,287
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 1978
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Oswalt McHale | President and Secretary Officer | 40 | $140,000 | $5,600 |
| Gregory Lubar | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sam Kilpatrick | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Carolyn Brown | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dennis Hughes | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Adrienne V Smoot-Edwards | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Oliver Spurgeon III | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Auster | Trustee Emeritus Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Lane Potkin | Trustee Emeritus Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nakita Reed | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Oswalt McHale | President and Secretary Officer | 40 | $130,000 | $5,200 |
| Gregory Lubar | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sam Kilpatrick | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Carolyn Brown | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dennis Hughes | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Adrienne V Smoot-Edwards | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Oliver Spurgeon III | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Auster | Trustee Emeritus Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Lane Potkin | Trustee Emeritus Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN OSWALT MCHALE | PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $125,833 | $5,033 |
| GREGORY LUBAR | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRIPP DONNELLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE V SMOOT-EDWARDS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER FOWLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| OLIVER SPURGEON III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS HUGHES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK AUSTER | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LANE POTKIN | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM KILPATRICK | TREASURER Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1307 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW STE 400, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-1538
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Lauren Oswalt McHale, 1307 New Hampshire Avenue NW 400, Washington, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- Lauren Oswalt McHale, President
- Phone
- (202) 483-4880
- Website
- www.lenfant.org
- Return prepared by
- Aprio Advisory Group LLC
Mission
The primary exempt purpose is to promote a public aesthetic in land use planning in Washington, DC.
Program accomplishments
- Preservation Program - The Trust creates and maintains programs to promote the beauty of Washington's urban environment. Trust was a pioneer in the use of the unique and powerful preservation tool the conservation easement. The easement is an enforceable promise, voluntarily made by a property owner and binding on all subsequent owners, that no change in the exterior appearance of a protected building will be made unless consented to by the L'Enfant Trust.Expenses $75,988
- HPR Program (Revolving Fund Program) - The Trust acquires at-risk historic structures, either by outright purchase or in partnership with others. The properties are rehabilitated, protected with conservation easements, and then sold. The sales proceeds are revolved back into the fund to pay for future historic rehabilitations.Expenses $159,658
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1154054
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A800)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,055,956
- Income (IRS master file)
- $529,287
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $529,056 | $331,213 | $3,055,956 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $463,048 | $315,116 | $2,637,958 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $810,810 | $1,117,380 | $2,337,559 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $197,791 | $300,123 | $2,688,456 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1154054).
Questions about LENFANT TRUST
- What is the EIN of LENFANT TRUST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LENFANT TRUST is 52-1154054.
- Is LENFANT TRUST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to LENFANT TRUST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LENFANT TRUST file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LENFANT TRUST due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LENFANT TRUST last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LENFANT TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Lauren Oswalt McHale.
- Who are the officers and directors of LENFANT TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $140,000 (Lauren Oswalt McHale, President and Secretary).
- How much revenue does LENFANT TRUST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $529,056, expenses of $331,213 and total assets of $3,055,956 at year end.
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