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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 43-6774681

The Lyons Family Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $112,242 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $112,242

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $216,671

  • Tax year 2023

    $91,834

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $350,743

  • Tax year 2022

    $82,994

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $407,915

  • Tax year 2021

    $75,048

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $478,383

  • Tax year 2020

    $50,400

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $513,357

  • Tax year 2019

    $150,926

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $568,134

  • Tax year 2018

    $209,425

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $652,268

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

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

  1. Congregation Zwihel of MonseyMonsey, NY

    Support

    $70,000
  2. Touro UniversityNew York, NY

    Support

    $15,372
  3. Individual

    Support

    $12,500
  4. Yavneh AcademyParamus, NJ

    Support

    $5,000
  5. Gindi Maimonides AcademyLos Angeles, CA

    Support

    $4,750
  6. Bikur Cholim of ManhattanNew York, NY

    Support

    $1,000
  7. Individual

    Support

    $1,000
  8. SharsheretTeaneck, NJ

    Support

    $1,000
  9. Zichron ShlomoBrooklyn, NY

    Support

    $1,000
  10. Love N GroceriesBeverly Hills, CA

    Support

    $1,000
  11. Congregation Ohav ShalomNew York, NY

    Support

    $800
  12. Emunah of AmericaNew York, NY

    Support

    $500
  13. American Committee for Shaare TzedeNew York, NY

    Support

    $360
  14. Gokosher ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    Support

    $360
  15. Individual

    Support

    -$2,400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion2 grants $5,75062% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $2,00022% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1,00011% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $89,392
  2. New Jersey2 grants $6,000
  3. California2 grants $5,750

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Avi LyonsManaging Dir Hours 5Pay $24,000
  • Jenny BuchmanExecutive Direc Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Simcha LyonsTrustee Hours 10Pay $24,000

The return

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