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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-5765282

Lowman Lyon Foundation

A private foundation in Oro Valley, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $27,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $545,800
  • Tax year 2024

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $252,821
  • Tax year 2023

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $267,200
  • Tax year 2022

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $252,633

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wycliffe Bible TranslatorsOrlando, FL

    Bible translation

    $7,000
  2. The Shore SanctuaryLakeside, CA

    Support

    $5,000
  3. Rescue Me TucsonTucson, AZ

    Support

    $5,000
  4. Doodle Rock RescueDallas, TX

    Support

    $5,000
  5. Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyNew York, NY

    Medical research

    $3,000
  6. Arizona Sonora Desert MuseumTucson, AZ

    Animal, environmental education

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals3 grants $15,00062% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $7,00029% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $2,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona2 grants $7,000
  2. Florida1 grant $7,000
  3. California1 grant $5,000
  4. Texas1 grant $5,000
  5. New York1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Young H LyonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jonathan MitchellTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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