North Carolina · Public charity
International Association of Lions Clubs
Raleigh host lions club primarily exists to provide assistance to those who are blind or visually impaired and to help eradicate preventable blindness.
- $159k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 6
- Itemized grants FY2026
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Itemized, FY2026
- $137k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2026
- $12,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $60,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 9
- FY2023 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Total assets, FY2026
- $6.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 38% of the organizations International Association of Lions Clubs funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $45k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 6 | $137k | 0% |
| FY2025 | 8 | $131k | 38% |
| FY2024 | 9 | $119k | 89% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $60k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Lions Incorporated | $174,750 | 4 | 4% |
| North Carolina Lions Visually Impaired Persons Fishing Tournament | $46,000 | 2 | 8% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $44,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Duke University | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Unc Health Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Miracles in Sight | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Triangle Radio Reading Service | $22,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Govenor Morehead Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 46% |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Lions Incorporated | $174,750 | 4 | 4% |
| North Carolina Lions Visually Impaired Persons Fishing Tournament | $46,000 | 2 | 8% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $44,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Duke University | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Unc Health Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Miracles in Sight | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Triangle Radio Reading Service | $22,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Govenor Morehead Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 46% |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lions Clubs International Foundation | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina Incorporated | $6,555 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
International Association of Lions Clubs supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About International Association of Lions Clubs
- How much does International Association of Lions Clubs give?
- International Association of Lions Clubs reported 6 itemized grants totaling $137,000, out of $158,500 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 9 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2025.
- What does International Association of Lions Clubs fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2026, its largest causes are Health (47%), Recreation & Sports (42%), Human Services (9%).
- Who are International Association of Lions Clubs's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2026: North Carolina Lions Incorporated ($175k), North Carolina Lions Visually Impaired Persons Fishing Tournament ($46k), International Association of Lions Clubs ($44k).
- Does International Association of Lions Clubs fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as International Association of Lions Clubs?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is International Association of Lions Clubs based?
- International Association of Lions Clubs is based in NC.
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