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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-0622707

Lyons Share Foundation

A private foundation in Newport Beach, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $3.9 million 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

    $3,943,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $15,960,676

  • Tax year 2024

    $893,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $17,355,811

  • Tax year 2023

    $615,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $16,140,291

  • Tax year 2022

    $688,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $13,811,955

  • Tax year 2021

    $732,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $18,155,862

  • Tax year 2020

    $644,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $14,008,211

  • Tax year 2019

    $639,400

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $11,144,379

  • Tax year 2018

    $620,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,165,199

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Segerstrom Center for the ArtsCosta Mesa, CA

    Support of performances

    $3,501,000
  2. Pacific SymphonyIrvine, CA

    Underwrite concerts and operating expenses

    $150,000
  3. Arts Orange CountyIrvine, CA

    Support of arts programs

    $115,000
  4. Pacific ChoraleCosta Mesa, CA

    Support of national presentations/concerts

    $75,000
  5. Chorus AmericaWashington, DC

    Support of national concerts & presentations

    $65,000
  6. Individual

    SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AND [individual] PROGRAMS

    $20,000
  7. Philharmonic Society of Orange CounIrvine, CA

    Support concert programing

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    Support of public high school programs

    $5,000
  9. Howard Jarvis Taxpayers FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Legal aid to taxpayer advocacy organizations

    $1,000
  10. Individual

    SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY ADVOCACY RE [individual] IMPACT

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $3,906,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $3,852,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $65,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mary A LyonsPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Phillip N LyonsSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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