California · Private foundation
Valerie E Lyons Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $283k
- Granted FY2020
- 3
- Grants FY2020
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2020
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98% of Valerie E Lyons Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $9,505
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $268,939
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2018 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 0% of the organizations Valerie E Lyons Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 1 | $5k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $4k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canine Companions for Independence Inc | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Hollywood Police Activities League | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
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About Valerie E Lyons Foundation
- How much does Valerie E Lyons Foundation give?
- Valerie E Lyons Foundation reported 3 grants totaling $283,444 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2020.
- What does Valerie E Lyons Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (97%), Animals (3%), Youth Development (0%).
- Who are Valerie E Lyons Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2020: Canine Companions for Independence Inc ($8k), Hollywood Police Activities League ($1k).
- Does Valerie E Lyons Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Valerie E Lyons 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.
- Where is Valerie E Lyons Foundation based?
- Valerie E Lyons Foundation is based in CA.
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