Illinois · Public charity
Lions Clubs International Foundation
To empower Lions Clubs, volunteers, and partners to improve health and well-being, strengthen communities, and support those in need through humanitarian services and grants that impact lives globally, and encourage peace and international understanding.
- $37M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 139
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 89
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 22%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $5.7M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,916,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 69 to 105
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 42
- Total assets, FY2025
- $449M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 22% of the organizations Lions Clubs International Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.5M went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
HealthInternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsCommunity ImprovementOther
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 year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 113 | $5.7M | 18% |
| FY2024 | 89 | $8.1M | 22% |
| FY2023 | 87 | $5.7M | 20% |
| FY2022 | 72 | $5.3M | 29% |
| FY2021 | 79 | $5.8M | 27% |
| FY2020 | 105 | $6.3M | 43% |
| FY2019 | 84 | $6.3M | 56% |
| FY2018 | 69 | $5.8M | 62% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Recreation & Sports$23MHealth$17MPublic Safety & Disaster$6.2MFood & Nutrition$3.2MInternational$2.9MCommunity Improvement$1.9MHuman Services$1.2MEducation$1.0MOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
AK
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ID
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IL
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OR
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IN
OH
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CA
UT
CO
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VA
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AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Olympics Inc | $15,937,717 | 9 | 1% |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $3,565,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The GAVI Campaign | $2,500,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Multiple District 51 | $1,250,185 | 5 | n/a |
| Lions International Md-2 | $1,136,919 | 3 | 66% |
| Multiple District No 33 Lions Clubs Int | $1,008,113 | 9 | 77% |
| World Food Program USA | $1,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Research to Prevent Blindness Endowment Fund Inc | $900,000 | 4 | 5% |
| The Carter Center Inc | $855,540 | 1 | 1% |
| Lions Foundation of District 35-N Inc | $674,973 | 6 | 74% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Olympics Inc | $15,937,717 | 9 | 1% |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $3,565,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The GAVI Campaign | $2,500,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Multiple District 51 | $1,250,185 | 5 | n/a |
| Lions International Md-2 | $1,136,919 | 3 | 66% |
| Multiple District No 33 Lions Clubs Int | $1,008,113 | 9 | 77% |
| World Food Program USA | $1,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Research to Prevent Blindness Endowment Fund Inc | $900,000 | 4 | 5% |
| The Carter Center Inc | $855,540 | 1 | 1% |
| Lions Foundation of District 35-N Inc | $674,973 | 6 | 74% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $634,350 | 7 | n/a |
| District 37 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS | $532,032 | 7 | n/a |
| District 5M 6 | $479,054 | 6 | n/a |
| Lions Clubs of New York State & Bermuda Lions Clubs International Inc | $459,177 | 4 | 54% |
| Council of Governors - District 30 Lions of Mississippi | $446,529 | 6 | 25% |
| Multiple District 27 | $440,048 | 4 | n/a |
| Lions International Florida Multiple District 35 Inc | $432,885 | 4 | 73% |
| Multiple District 5m International Association of Lions Inc | $402,080 | 4 | 56% |
| Lions Clubs- Md-31 - N C Lions | $379,580 | 4 | 73% |
| Louisiana Lions Eye Foundation | $363,985 | 6 | 28% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs 4C6 District | $345,866 | 6 | 68% |
| Internation Association of Lions Clubs | $344,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Lions International Multiple District 2-S5 | $337,403 | 4 | 71% |
| District 5M 8 | $332,175 | 6 | n/a |
| Multiple District 3 | $320,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Lions International District 5m-2 | $313,478 | 6 | 61% |
| District 1 A | $300,000 | 3 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $294,388 | 6 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $278,044 | 4 | n/a |
| The Miracle League of Coastal Alabama Inc | $271,774 | 4 | 75% |
| International Association of Lions 25b District | $270,000 | 3 | 39% |
| District 2 X1 | $260,147 | 4 | n/a |
| International Associations of Lions Clubs | $251,288 | 5 | 63% |
| Surgical Eye Expeditions International Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Remote Area Medical | $250,000 | 1 | 6% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lions of Mi Multipledis 11 Inc | $246,641 | 2 | 63% |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | $244,068 | 1 | 0% |
| Lions International 1-H District | $242,132 | 3 | 64% |
| International Association of Lions Club Md34 | $240,000 | 3 | 77% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $232,451 | 4 | n/a |
| Lions Clubs International Foundation | $225,000 | 1 | 0% |
| District 24 C | $221,705 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $216,474 | 3 | n/a |
| District 4 - C5 of the International Association of Lions Clubs | $215,518 | 3 | 89% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $215,000 | 4 | n/a |
| District 20 K2 | $212,375 | 3 | n/a |
| District 5M 7 | $210,200 | 3 | n/a |
| District 1 J | $210,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 20 R1 | $210,000 | 3 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Club | $209,936 | 2 | n/a |
| Multiple District 18 | $208,088 | 3 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $206,634 | 7 | 54% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $205,160 | 2 | n/a |
| Lions Clubten Sleep Hyattville | $195,000 | 3 | n/a |
| District 27 B1 | $192,805 | 4 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs Dist 33S | $190,428 | 3 | 40% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $183,940 | 2 | n/a |
| District 49 A | $181,373 | 4 | n/a |
| District 204 | $180,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The International Association of Lions Clubs | $175,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $175,000 | 3 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $171,781 | 8 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $165,866 | 5 | n/a |
| District 34 A | $165,250 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association Lions Clubs MD 32 | $163,484 | 2 | n/a |
| Lions 65549 District 2 E2 | $157,866 | 3 | 75% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $155,717 | 4 | n/a |
| District 26 M6 | $146,750 | 3 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $141,077 | 3 | 59% |
| District 33 K | $140,863 | 4 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions | $140,500 | 2 | 58% |
| District 30 S | $140,163 | 5 | n/a |
| The Lions of District 35-I Inc | $139,943 | 6 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $136,928 | 4 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $136,810 | 5 | n/a |
| Lions Charity Foundation of Southeastern Virginia Inc | $136,200 | 2 | 48% |
| District 5M 5 | $135,119 | 2 | n/a |
| Lions International District 4l2 | $133,235 | 3 | 39% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $132,875 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs 16-L Lions Club | $132,000 | 3 | n/a |
| District 32 A | $128,914 | 2 | n/a |
| District 1 D | $128,410 | 2 | n/a |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS 65572 4 A1 District | $127,348 | 4 | 30% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $126,593 | 2 | n/a |
| Lions Club District 4-L6 | $125,000 | 2 | 28% |
| International Association of Lions Club | $124,326 | 4 | 50% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $124,008 | 3 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions State Organization | $121,500 | 2 | 21% |
| Lions Club International Lexington Lions Club Inc | $120,723 | 6 | 17% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $118,278 | 2 | n/a |
| District 2 T3 | $114,907 | 2 | n/a |
| Lions of Illinois District 1 | $112,029 | 1 | 40% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $111,660 | 1 | n/a |
| District 2-T1 of the International Association of Lions Clubs | $111,500 | 3 | 17% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $111,500 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $110,726 | 4 | 23% |
| Lions International District 2s-4 | $110,707 | 4 | 43% |
| District 19 N | $107,114 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $106,875 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Club | $106,106 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $103,489 | 4 | 76% |
| Lions of Illinois Inc District 1-Cn | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 20 Y2 | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Louisiana Lions Multiple District 8 | $100,000 | 1 | 90% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Panhandle of Texas Lions Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 52% |
| International Association of Lions Club | $99,876 | 4 | n/a |
| District 28 U | $99,600 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $96,018 | 3 | n/a |
| District 14-W Lions Clubs International | $93,177 | 2 | n/a |
| District 35 O | $92,932 | 4 | n/a |
| Lions Clubs International | $92,472 | 5 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $90,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 21 S | $88,752 | 1 | n/a |
| Lions Clubs International Dist 22 D | $86,912 | 5 | 36% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $85,526 | 4 | n/a |
| District 14 G | $85,500 | 3 | n/a |
| District 36 E | $85,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Multiple District 1-M Lions of Illinois | $83,446 | 1 | 88% |
| International Association of Lions 10 District | $83,383 | 3 | n/a |
| District 24 E | $82,558 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $79,003 | 3 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs 65579 4L5 | $78,940 | 3 | 40% |
| District 31-N Lions Clubs | $77,500 | 4 | 22% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $77,331 | 4 | 16% |
| Lions Club International District 18-I | $75,774 | 2 | n/a |
| Goodwill Vision Enterprises Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Eagles Wings | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lions Club of Newhall Iowa | $74,595 | 4 | n/a |
| Lions Multiple District 39 Inc | $74,535 | 1 | 66% |
| District 18 L | $71,361 | 4 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $69,566 | 3 | n/a |
| International Assn of the Lions 4-C3 District | $69,143 | 2 | 45% |
| Lions Club International District 2-T2 | $67,960 | 2 | n/a |
| District 19 H | $67,000 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $65,419 | 5 | 9% |
| District 8 S | $65,000 | 5 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $64,410 | 3 | n/a |
| Tennessee Lions District 12-S | $64,281 | 4 | 27% |
| Lions Clubs District 19c | $63,392 | 4 | n/a |
| District 4 A2 | $63,109 | 4 | n/a |
| US Bank National Association | $62,832 | 1 | n/a |
| Sandstone Quarry Lions | $62,203 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $61,199 | 3 | n/a |
| District 21 N | $61,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Lions Club of Houston Northwest | $60,895 | 4 | 30% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs District 14-C | $60,000 | 1 | 44% |
| International Association of Lions District 5m1 | $59,000 | 2 | 81% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $57,995 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions 65718 23a District | $57,762 | 3 | 57% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $57,073 | 3 | 22% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $56,614 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $56,500 | 3 | n/a |
| District 32 C | $56,404 | 4 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions | $55,411 | 4 | 10% |
| District 26 M2 | $54,312 | 3 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $53,757 | 4 | n/a |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS D/B/A Lions of Indiana Inc | $51,482 | 2 | 24% |
| Lions Club Intl District 32C | $50,835 | 4 | 23% |
| Multiple District 39 | $50,661 | 1 | n/a |
| District 4-L3 of Multiple District4 California Lions Clubs | $50,100 | 4 | 69% |
| District 2-X3 State of Texas Lions Clubs International | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Phoenix Barangay | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $50,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Midwest Lions Districts | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lions of Illinois District 1-Bk | $49,925 | 4 | n/a |
| District 51 O | $47,274 | 4 | n/a |
| District 8 L | $47,174 | 3 | n/a |
| District 1 CS | $47,124 | 3 | n/a |
| Lions Clubs of District 20-N Inc | $46,900 | 4 | 26% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $46,780 | 4 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $46,700 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 51 C | $44,880 | 4 | n/a |
| District 25 F | $41,850 | 4 | n/a |
| District 36 G | $41,412 | 3 | n/a |
| District 34 B | $41,309 | 4 | n/a |
| District 22 B | $41,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lions Kidsight USA Foundation | $40,799 | 1 | n/a |
| District 11 E2 | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Lions of District 35-N Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 91% |
| District 16 N | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs (District 50) | $39,703 | 3 | n/a |
| District 8 O | $39,000 | 4 | n/a |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS District 27 B2 | $38,721 | 2 | 48% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $38,192 | 4 | n/a |
| District 5M 9 | $37,497 | 2 | n/a |
| Lions Club International of Livingston | $36,500 | 2 | 39% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $36,230 | 4 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $35,000 | 3 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $35,000 | 3 | n/a |
| District 49 B | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs District 14-D | $35,000 | 3 | 14% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $34,708 | 3 | n/a |
| Conejo Valley Lions Club | $34,594 | 3 | n/a |
| Lions International District 4 C2 | $34,169 | 4 | 28% |
| International Lions Club-District 2a3 | $32,593 | 2 | 26% |
| District 29 I | $31,980 | 1 | n/a |
| District 20 S | $31,975 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $31,235 | 3 | n/a |
| District 7 N | $31,085 | 2 | n/a |
| Lions Club International District 27-A1 | $31,043 | 3 | 10% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $30,995 | 2 | n/a |
| District 35 O | $30,832 | 2 | n/a |
| District 33 N | $30,723 | 1 | n/a |
| State of Indiana | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 24 B | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 11 A1 | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs Dba District 13 Oh6 of Lions | $30,000 | 3 | 14% |
| District 45 | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Lions Clubs District 13-OH5 | $28,919 | 3 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $28,842 | 2 | n/a |
| District 44 H | $27,000 | 2 | n/a |
| District 20 K1 | $26,986 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $26,235 | 2 | n/a |
| District 27 D1 | $25,255 | 3 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| District 3 NW | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| District 31 L | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs 13680 Fort Kent | $25,000 | 1 | 23% |
| District 29 L | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| District 14 J | $24,884 | 2 | n/a |
| Varina Lions Club Foundation Inc | $24,294 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Club District 2-S3 | $22,876 | 3 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $22,000 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $21,442 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $21,052 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $20,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Seymour Noon Lions Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 40 S | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions 4-L1 Lions District | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| District 51 E | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| District 14 E | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| District 17 N | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Nc 31-S Lions Club | $19,964 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $19,943 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $19,692 | 1 | n/a |
| District 17 K | $19,692 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs District 2-X2 | $19,000 | 2 | 11% |
| District 33 Y | $18,400 | 2 | n/a |
| District 26 M5 | $18,190 | 2 | n/a |
| District 19 G | $18,076 | 2 | n/a |
| Lions International District 5 Se | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Blessings in a Backpack Inc | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| District 21 C | $17,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Lions Clubs International District 7-I | $17,000 | 2 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $16,477 | 1 | n/a |
| District 19 E | $16,477 | 2 | n/a |
| Lions International District 4c4 | $16,320 | 1 | 14% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $16,023 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $15,376 | 2 | n/a |
| District 43 Y | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lions Quest Project Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lions Club of District 20 E1 | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nc 31 I Lions Club | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $14,580 | 1 | n/a |
| District 5m-8 of the International Association of Lions | $12,893 | 1 | 30% |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | $11,544 | 1 | 0% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $11,433 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $11,256 | 1 | n/a |
| The International Association of Lions Clubs District 4-L4 | $11,158 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $10,750 | 2 | n/a |
| District 40 N | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lions Clubs of District 6c | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 20-S Lions Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Multiple District 19 | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 19 B | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hankey Family Daf - Jp Morgan | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 19 S | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 46 | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 9 EC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 21 B | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 17 N | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Americus Lions Club | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 14 H | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $9,887 | 1 | n/a |
| District 27 D2 | $9,675 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions | $8,884 | 1 | 46% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $8,056 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Club | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District 5 NE | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Elite Lions Club of Los Angeles | $7,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Hebron Lions Club Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 30% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $6,800 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $6,710 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs District 14k | $6,600 | 1 | 11% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $6,250 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $6,137 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $6,040 | 1 | n/a |
| District 21 S | $5,844 | 1 | n/a |
| The International Association of Lions Clubs - District 27-E1 | $5,800 | 1 | 13% |
| East Hampton Lions Charities Inc | $5,645 | 1 | 4% |
| Lions International-Zionsville Lions Club Inc | $5,600 | 1 | 6% |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Lions Clubs International Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 54 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 90 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 90.
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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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 Lions Clubs International Foundation
- How much does Lions Clubs International Foundation give?
- Lions Clubs International Foundation reported 139 itemized grants totaling $5,738,251, out of $36,869,007 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 69 and 105 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Lions Clubs International Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (39%), Health (29%), Public Safety & Disaster (11%).
- Who are Lions Clubs International Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Special Olympics Inc ($16M), Texas Children's Hospital ($3.6M), The GAVI Campaign ($2.5M).
- Does Lions Clubs International Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lions Clubs International Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The International Association of Lions Clubs, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Lions Clubs International Foundation based?
- Lions Clubs International Foundation is based in IL.
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