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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-2891582

Lucy Gooding Charitable Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Jacksonville, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 43 grants and $7.4 million paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Lucy Gooding Charitable Foundation
Post Office Box 37349
Jacksonville, FL 322267349
(904) 635-6441
[email protected]
Form and materials
Statement 6
Deadlines
September 30 of grant year
Restrictions
Limited to duval, clay, baker, nassau, ST. Johns and putnam counties in florida with emphasis on organizations that provide direct basic services to children

Assets and giving by year

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

    $7,433,500

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $102,998,181
  • Tax year 2024

    $5,265,750

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $103,015,157
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,385,900

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $100,437,688
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,939,535

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $98,907,422
  • Tax year 2021

    $5,957,500

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $96,067,891
  • Tax year 2020

    $5,764,500

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $91,069,274

Grants paid in 2025

43 grants, largest first

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

  1. Community FoundationJacksonville, FL

    Support donors forum-75kdiscretionary grant-440kcommunity resilance grant-1,100,000teen court-105k

    $1,720,000
  2. Individual

    Food grant

    $1,250,000
  3. United Way of Ne FloridaJacksonville, FL

    Full service school site

    $500,000
  4. Catholic CharitiesJacksonville, FL

    Emergency assistance

    $380,000
  5. Downtown Ecumenical CouncilJacksonville, FL

    Operate food pantry-80kcapitol campaign-250,000

    $330,000
  6. Salvation ArmyJacksonville, FL

    Community relief

    $300,000
  7. St Vincents FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    Youth mobile health outreach program

    $300,000
  8. Communities in SchoolsJacksonville, FL

    After school program-80k, literacy program-150k

    $230,000
  9. Individual

    After schoolprograms 80k, pavilion 140k

    $220,000
  10. Sulzbacher Homeless CenterJacksonville, FL

    Homeless shelter operation

    $200,000
  11. Individual

    SUPPORT CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH [individual]

    $180,000
  12. Individual

    Emergency assistance

    $180,000
  13. Individual

    [individual]

    $180,000
  14. Barnabus Center IncFernandina Beach, FL

    Crisis assistance center

    $180,000
  15. Al Lewis Black Opportunity FundJacksonville, FL

    Fund administered by community foundation to benefit minorities

    $100,000
  16. Manna Food BankMills River, NC

    Food delivery

    $100,000
  17. Hubbard HouseJacksonville, FL

    Domestic violence shelter operations

    $80,000
  18. Boys Girls Clubs of Ne FLJacksonville, FL

    After school program

    $80,000
  19. Individual

    Student finance education program

    $60,000
  20. DLC Nurse and LearnJacksonville, FL

    Support disabled child care

    $60,000
  21. St Augustine Society IncSt Augustine, FL

    Emergency housing

    $60,000
  22. Individual

    Domestic violence shelter support

    $55,000
  23. Nonprofit CenterJacksonville, FL

    Nonprofit support and advocacy group

    $50,000
  24. Safety Shelter of St JohnsSt Augustine, FL

    Domestic violence shelter operations

    $50,000
  25. Micah's PlaceFern BCH, FL

    Domestic violence shelter operations

    $50,000
  26. 2nd Mile MinistriesJacksonville, FL

    Youth development program-25k capital campaign-25k

    $50,000
  27. Girls on the RunJacksonville, FL

    After school running program

    $44,000
  28. N FL School Special EdJacksonville, FL

    Student therapy

    $40,000
  29. Girls IncJacksonville, FL

    After schoolprogram

    $40,000
  30. Carpenter's Shop CenterJacksonville, FL

    After school program

    $37,000
  31. Individual

    Youth mentoring program

    $35,000
  32. Depaul SchoolJacksonville, FL

    Special educationschool

    $35,000
  33. Presbyterian Social MinistryJacksonville, FL

    Clothing ministry

    $35,000
  34. Greenwood SchoolJacksonville, FL

    Special learning-guidance counselor

    $30,000
  35. Individual

    [individual] & [individual] CLINIC SUPPORT

    $30,000
  36. Police Athletic League-ClayGreen Cove Springs, FL

    Youth organization

    $30,000
  37. Individual

    Children eye screening and glasses

    $30,000
  38. Boys Girls Club of NassauFernandina Beach, FL

    After school program

    $25,000
  39. Individual

    After school program

    $25,000
  40. Individual

    Camp for disabled children

    $20,000
  41. Individual

    [individual] SCHOOL RUNNING PROGRAM

    $20,000
  42. Individual

    Foundation resource group support

    $10,000
  43. Individual

    Support philanthropy awareness

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services4 grants $217,00058% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $100,00027% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $60,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida27 grants $5,036,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Bonnie H SmithTrustee Hours 32Pay $171,960
  • Linda M LanierTrustee Hours 4Pay $31,200
  • Wilford C Lyon JrTrustee Hours 4Pay $31,200
  • David H PeekTrustee Hours 4Pay $31,200

The return

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