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Guy and Shirley Lewis Foundation Ltd

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$425k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
36
Grants FY2024
38
Organizations funded FY2023
47%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 38
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$9.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 47% of the organizations Guy and Shirley Lewis Foundation Ltd funded were first-time grantees, receiving 44% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 56% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $186k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalEducationHealthCivil RightsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving36$425k25%
FY202338$420k47%
FY202235$388k100%
FY20211$25k100%
FY20201$5k100%
FY20191$5k0%
FY20181$5k0%
FY20171$5kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$219kHuman Services$197kInternational$175kCrime & Legal$133kFood & Nutrition$105kEducation$98kCivil Rights$95kYouth Development$75kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
NV
SD
OH
NJ
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
DC
OK
LA
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 63 grantees
All grantees of Guy and Shirley Lewis Foundation Ltd by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Tulsa Casa Inc$65,00034%
New Hope Oklahoma Inc$65,00035%
Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy$50,00033%
Native Alliance Against Violence Inc$45,00033%
Harvest House Outreach Inc$40,00034%
Roots of Music Inc$39,00031%
Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project$37,00030%
Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa Inc$35,00030%
Tulsa Girls Art School Project Inc$35,00032%
Street School Inc$35,00030%
Iron Gate Inc$30,00030%
Fisher House Foundation Inc$27,00030%
Up With Trees Inc$25,00012%
American Near East Refugee Aid$25,00020%
National Urban League Inc$25,00020%
Greenwood Rising Inc$24,00021%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$23,00030%
Greenwood Cultural Center Inc$23,00023%
Surayya Anne Foundation Inc$22,50026%
United Hands Relief Inc$22,50020%
United Palestinian Appeal Inc$22,50020%
Middle East Children's Alliance$22,50020%
Women for Women International$22,00020%
Barthelmes Conservatory Inc$20,00021%
Citizens Caring for Children$20,00012%
Gary Sinise Foundation$20,00020%
John 316 Mission$20,0002n/a
Environmental Working Group$20,00020%
Dallas Casa$20,00010%
Emergency Infant Services Inc$17,50020%
Texas Jazz Society Inc$17,000227%
Live Life Music Assocation$17,0002n/a
Oklahomans for the Arts Inc$17,00027%
The Brigid Alliance Inc$15,00010%
K9s for Warriors Inc$15,00020%
Midwest Access Coalition$13,00010%
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc$12,50010%
Opportunities Industrialization Center$12,50011%
Black Wall Street Business Center$12,5001n/a
The Rebuilding Alliance$12,50010%
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center$10,00010%
Extra Special People Inc$10,00010%
Palmer Continuum of Care Inc$10,00020%
Islamic Relief USA$10,00010%
Life Senior Services Inc$10,00020%
Catholic Foundation of Eastern Oklahoma Inc$10,0001n/a
Palestinian American Medical Association$10,00010%
Global Gardens Incorporated$10,00011%
Equity Arc$10,00015%
Operation Second Chance Inc$10,00010%
Service Womens Action Network$10,00013%
Trevor Project Inc$10,00010%
Music Inclusion Coalition$10,0001n/a
Athens-Oconee Casa Incorporated$10,00012%
Athens Community Council on Aging Inc$10,00010%
Stand 4 Justice Movement$7,50015%
Usvets - Arizona$7,00010%
Jazz House Kids Inc$7,00010%
National Women Business Owners Corporation$7,00011%
Folds of Honor Foundation$5,00010%
Objective Zero Foundation$5,00012%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$5,00010%
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Inc$5,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($38k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Guy and Shirley Lewis Foundation Ltd supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 58 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTulsa Casa Inc: $65,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetNew Hope Oklahoma Inc: $65,000 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetOklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy: $50,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetNative Alliance Against Violence Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetHarvest House Outreach Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetRoots of Music Inc: $39,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetWomen's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project: $37,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTulsa Girls Art School Project Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetStreet School Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetIron Gate Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetFisher House Foundation Inc: $27,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUp With Trees Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetAmerican Near East Refugee Aid: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Urban League Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreenwood Rising Inc: $24,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHomes for Our Troops Inc: $23,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGreenwood Cultural Center Inc: $23,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetSurayya Anne Foundation Inc: $22,500 over 2y, 5.8% of budgetUnited Hands Relief Inc: $22,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Palestinian Appeal Inc: $22,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMiddle East Children's Alliance: $22,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWomen for Women International: $22,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBarthelmes Conservatory Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetCitizens Caring for Children: $20,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEnvironmental Working Group: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDallas Casa: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEmergency Infant Services Inc: $17,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTexas Jazz Society Inc: $17,000 over 2y, 27% of budgetOklahomans for the Arts Inc: $17,000 over 2y, 7.0% of budgetThe Brigid Alliance Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetK9s for Warriors Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMidwest Access Coalition: $13,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOpportunities Industrialization Center: $12,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetThe Rebuilding Alliance: $12,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDallas Children's Advocacy Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetExtra Special People Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPalmer Continuum of Care Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIslamic Relief USA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLife Senior Services Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPalestinian American Medical Association: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGlobal Gardens Incorporated: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetEquity Arc: $10,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetOperation Second Chance Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetService Womens Action Network: $10,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 58.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

George Kaiser Family FoundationOK42× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: George Kaiser Family Foundation · The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · The Gelvin Foundation · Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein Foundation Irene F Burnstein Co-Trustee · Zarrow Families Foundation · Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation · Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation · Coretz Family Foundation · The Sharna and Irvin Frank Foundation · Oneok Foundation Inc · Sarkeys Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Guy and Shirley Lewis Foundation Ltd

How much does Guy and Shirley Lewis Foundation Ltd give?
Guy and Shirley Lewis Foundation Ltd reported 36 grants totaling $425,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 38 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Guy and Shirley Lewis Foundation Ltd fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (17%), Human Services (15%), International (14%).
Who are Guy and Shirley Lewis Foundation Ltd's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Tulsa Casa Inc ($65k), New Hope Oklahoma Inc ($65k), Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy ($50k).
Does Guy and Shirley Lewis Foundation Ltd fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Guy and Shirley Lewis Foundation Ltd accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Guy and Shirley Lewis Foundation Ltd?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include George Kaiser Family Foundation, The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, Tulsa Community Foundation.
Where is Guy and Shirley Lewis Foundation Ltd based?
Guy and Shirley Lewis Foundation Ltd is based in DE.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 66 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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