Virginia · Private foundation
Wards Corner Lions Club Charity Foundation Inc
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $33k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 29
- Grants FY2026
- 30
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 13%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $4,400
- Organizations funded a year
- 17 to 30
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Total assets, FY2026
- $430k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 13% of the organizations Wards Corner Lions Club Charity Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k 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 | 29 | $33k | 14% |
| FY2025 | 30 | $30k | 13% |
| FY2024 | 27 | $27k | 30% |
| FY2023 | 20 | $29k | 10% |
| FY2022 | 18 | $29k | 6% |
| FY2021 | 17 | $26k | 6% |
| FY2020 | 20 | $23k | 20% |
| FY2019 | 21 | $22k | 19% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forkids Inc | $32,500 | 10 | 0% |
| Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia | $20,400 | 10 | 0% |
| Reach Foundation Inc (Reach Enriches All Children) | $15,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Access College Foundation | $10,000 | 10 | 0% |
| Lees Friends | $10,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Norfolk Crime Line Incorporated | $10,000 | 10 | n/a |
| Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc | $8,750 | 9 | 1% |
| The Elizabeth River Trail Foundation | $8,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | $5,000 | 10 | 0% |
| Edmarc Inc | $5,000 | 10 | 0% |
Show all 24 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forkids Inc | $32,500 | 10 | 0% |
| Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia | $20,400 | 10 | 0% |
| Reach Foundation Inc (Reach Enriches All Children) | $15,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Access College Foundation | $10,000 | 10 | 0% |
| Lees Friends | $10,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Norfolk Crime Line Incorporated | $10,000 | 10 | n/a |
| Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc | $8,750 | 9 | 1% |
| The Elizabeth River Trail Foundation | $8,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | $5,000 | 10 | 0% |
| Edmarc Inc | $5,000 | 10 | 0% |
| Samaritan House Inc | $3,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Norfolk Casa Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Together We Can Foundation | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Animal Resources of Tidewater | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Next Step to Success | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Lions Clubs International Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of South Hampton Roads | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Lgbt Life Center | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Union Mission | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| March of Dimes Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Connect With a Wish Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($110k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Wards Corner Lions Club Charity Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
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How this is measured
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About Wards Corner Lions Club Charity Foundation Inc
- How much does Wards Corner Lions Club Charity Foundation Inc give?
- Wards Corner Lions Club Charity Foundation Inc reported 29 grants totaling $33,000 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 30 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does Wards Corner Lions Club Charity Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (18%), Human Services (17%), Health (16%).
- Who are Wards Corner Lions Club Charity Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Forkids Inc ($33k), Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia ($20k), Reach Foundation Inc (Reach Enriches All Children) ($15k).
- Does Wards Corner Lions Club Charity Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Wards Corner Lions Club Charity Foundation Inc 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 Wards Corner Lions Club Charity Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hampton Roads Community Foundation, United Way of South Hampton Roads, Sentara Health.
- Where is Wards Corner Lions Club Charity Foundation Inc based?
- Wards Corner Lions Club Charity Foundation Inc is based in VA.
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