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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6113576

Lerner Gray Foundation

A private foundation in Bluffton, SC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $59,309 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $59,309

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $303,458

  • Tax year 2024

    $28,442

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $394,062

  • Tax year 2023

    $37,335

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $448,948

  • Tax year 2022

    $35,050

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $476,619

  • Tax year 2021

    $38,400

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $534,017

  • Tax year 2020

    $36,354

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $560,456

  • Tax year 2019

    $46,033

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $598,122

  • Tax year 2018

    $39,260

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $656,358

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of the Palmetto Bluff Conservancy IncBluffton, SC

    General Fund Contribution

    $10,410
  2. Navy Seal MuseumFort Pierce, FL

    General Fund Contribution

    $9,900
  3. Operation Patriot FOBBluffton, SC

    General Fund Contribution

    $8,920
  4. United Way of the LowcountryBeaufort, SC

    General Fund Contribution

    $8,000
  5. Brillo de Mujer Home IncBluffton, SC

    General Fund Contribution

    $5,400
  6. The Trail ConservancyAustin, TX

    General Fund Contribution

    $4,100
  7. Outside FoundationHilton Head Island, SC

    General Fund Contribution

    $2,000
  8. Savannah Music FestivalSavannah, GA

    General Fund Contribution

    $1,720
  9. One West 54th Street FoundationNew York, NY

    General Fund Contribution

    $1,300
  10. The Trevor ProjectSan Francisco, CA

    General Fund Contribution

    $1,034
  11. Bluffton Self HelpBluffton, SC

    General Fund Contribution

    $1,029
  12. The Madeira SchoolMcLean, VA

    General Fund Contribution

    $1,000
  13. Backpack Buddies of Hilton HeadHilton Head, SC

    General Fund Contribution

    $798
  14. Marlins for MasonBerlin, MD

    General Fund Contribution

    $500
  15. Haverhill Library AssociationHaverhill, NH

    General Fund Contribution

    $500
  16. Blood Cancer UnitedRye Brook, NY

    General Fund Contribution

    $500
  17. Court Street ArtsHaverhill, NH

    General Fund Contribution

    $500
  18. Twilight Theater CompanyPortland, OR

    General Fund Contribution

    $500
  19. The Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    General Fund Contribution

    $440
  20. Al-Anon Family GroupsViginia Beach, VA

    General Fund Contribution

    $300
  21. Friends of Caroline HospiceRidgeland, SC

    General Fund Contribution

    $250
  22. Frank Lloyd Wright FoundationScottsdale, AZ

    General Fund Contribution

    $108
  23. The Laufey FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General Fund Contribution

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment3 grants $16,51059% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,40019% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $3,52013% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $1,6086% of the total
  5. Health2 grants $1,0004% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina8 grants $36,807
  2. Florida1 grant $9,900
  3. Texas1 grant $4,100
  4. Virginia3 grants $1,800
  5. New York2 grants $1,740
  6. Georgia1 grant $1,720
  7. California2 grants $1,134
  8. New Hampshire2 grants $1,000
  9. Maryland1 grant $500
  10. Oregon1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Lydia BartholowPresident Hours 4Pay $43,186
  • Elisabeth GraySecretary Hours 2Pay $35,583

The return

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