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The Lomax Family Foundation

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.

$37k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
35
Grants FY2024
44
Organizations funded FY2023
27%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$5,000
Organizations funded a year
21 to 53
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$873k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 27% of the organizations The Lomax Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k 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
EnvironmentInternationalHealthHuman ServicesEducationFood & NutritionOther
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 arriving34$36k15%
FY202344$32k27%
FY202251$48k35%
FY202153$42k45%
FY202037$29k43%
FY201931$36k39%
FY201835$20k71%
FY201721$11kn/a
90% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$43kInternational$41kHealth$39kEnvironment$22kHuman Services$18kHousing & Shelter$15kAnimals$13kEducation$12kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
PA
NJ
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
TN
NC
SC
DC
AL
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.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mary's Place by the Sea Inc$11,74060%
Memory Care Foundation$9,0304n/a
Children International$8,06580%
Hendersonville Rescue Mission$7,40060%
Washington and Lee University$6,50020%
Vecinos Inc$6,50060%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$6,10070%
Gifts of Grace Ministries Inc$6,0002n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$5,45060%
Manna Food Bank Inc$5,40050%
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All grantees of The Lomax Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mary's Place by the Sea Inc$11,74060%
Memory Care Foundation$9,0304n/a
Children International$8,06580%
Hendersonville Rescue Mission$7,40060%
Washington and Lee University$6,50020%
Vecinos Inc$6,50060%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$6,10070%
Gifts of Grace Ministries Inc$6,0002n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$5,45060%
Manna Food Bank Inc$5,40050%
Living Saviour Lutheran Church$5,1004n/a
Upward Christian Fellowship Inc$4,5003n/a
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Inc$4,50040%
International Rescue Committee INC$4,20030%
Defenders of Wildlife$3,95080%
Women for Women International$3,75070%
Sierra Club$3,30040%
Mercy Corps$3,05050%
Conserving Carolina$2,60030%
Mercy Ships International$2,50030%
Reformed Evangelistic Fellowship Inc$2,50010%
Appalachian Wildlife Refuge$2,50030%
Tryon Fine Arts Center Inc$2,49530%
Earthjustice$2,25050%
Pisgah Legal Services$2,25030%
Four Seasons Foundation$2,0001n/a
Serge Global Inc$2,00020%
MountainTrue$1,92550%
Novusway Inc$1,7503n/a
Honduras Fountain of Life$1,60030%
Foothills Humane Society Inc$1,50030%
World Central Kitchen Inc$1,50010%
Spartanburg Humane Society Inc$1,40030%
Foothills Equestrian Trails Association$1,36531%
Grace of God Rescue Mission Inc$1,20020%
Henderson County & Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity$1,15030%
Church of the Advocate$1,0552n/a
Tryon Riding & Hunt Club Inc$1,05040%
Mitchells Grove United Methodist Church$1,0001n/a
Beloved Asheville$1,00010%
My Fathers Business My Fathers Business$1,0001n/a
Redeeming Love Ministries$1,00010%
Sierra Club Foundation$95030%
Skyland Fire and Rescue Corporation$95040%
Hope Remains Youth Ranch Inc$90020%
National Audubon Society Inc$81040%
National Park Foundation$75010%
Foothills Equestrian Nature Center Inc$70020%
Sweet Briar Institute$70010%
Finca International Inc$65020%
Crossroads Rescue Mission$60010%
Worldteam USA Inc$5401n/a
Oxfam-America Inc$50010%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$5001n/a
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$50010%
Outreach Inc$50010%
American Cancer Society Inc$50010%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$50010%
Galapagos Conservancy Inc$40010%
24 Foundation Inc$30010%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$3001n/a
Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation$2501n/a
Purrbabies Rescue$2501n/a
Feeding America$25010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$25010%
Charity Navigator$20020%
Community Foundation Inc$2001n/a
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$20010%
Friends of the WNC Nature Center Inc$17820%
Asheville School Inc$15020%
North Carolina Horse Council$12510%
Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce Inc$501n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 61 recipients with no EIN on record ($95k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Lomax Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMary's Place by the Sea Inc: $11,740 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetChildren International: $8,065 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHendersonville Rescue Mission: $7,400 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWashington and Lee University: $6,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVecinos Inc: $6,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $6,100 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $5,450 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetManna Food Bank Inc: $5,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAsheville Area Habitat for Humanity Inc: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $4,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $3,950 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWomen for Women International: $3,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club: $3,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Corps: $3,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetConserving Carolina: $2,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetReformed Evangelistic Fellowship Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAppalachian Wildlife Refuge: $2,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetTryon Fine Arts Center Inc: $2,495 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEarthjustice: $2,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPisgah Legal Services: $2,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSerge Global Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMountainTrue: $1,925 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHonduras Fountain of Life: $1,600 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFoothills Humane Society Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpartanburg Humane Society Inc: $1,400 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFoothills Equestrian Trails Association: $1,365 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetGrace of God Rescue Mission Inc: $1,200 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHenderson County & Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity: $1,150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTryon Riding & Hunt Club Inc: $1,050 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetBeloved Asheville: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRedeeming Love Ministries: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $950 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSkyland Fire and Rescue Corporation: $950 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHope Remains Youth Ranch Inc: $900 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNational Audubon Society Inc: $810 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoothills Equestrian Nature Center Inc: $700 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSweet Briar Institute: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFinca International Inc: $650 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCrossroads Rescue Mission: $600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOxfam-America Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOutreach Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGalapagos Conservancy Inc: $400 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 56.

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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.

The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina IncNC24.3× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Foundation for the Carolinas · Nat P Ozmon Family Foundation · Polk County Community Foundation Inc · Duke Energy Foundation · J M Smith Foundation · Dogwood Health Trust · The Cannon Foundation Inc · Baxter International Foundation · The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation Trust Agreement · Community Foundation of Henderson County Inc · Wnc Bridge 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 The Lomax Family Foundation

How much does The Lomax Family Foundation give?
The Lomax Family Foundation reported 35 grants totaling $36,611 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 53 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Lomax Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (17%), International (16%), Health (15%).
Who are The Lomax Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Mary's Place by the Sea Inc ($12k), Memory Care Foundation ($9k), Children International ($8k).
Does The Lomax Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Lomax Family Foundation 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 The Lomax Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc, Foundation for the Carolinas, Nat P Ozmon Family Foundation.
Where is The Lomax Family Foundation based?
The Lomax Family Foundation is based in NC.

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 135 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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