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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-2710884

Lyons Family Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $56,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $56,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,174,393

  • Tax year 2024

    $38,314

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,091,703

  • Tax year 2023

    $10,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $947,415

  • Tax year 2022

    $36,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $820,541

  • Tax year 2021

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $716,524

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $598,180

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Altamont SchoolBirmingham, AL

    Tennis Court Capital Campaign

    $20,000
  2. Independent Presbyterian ChurchBirmingham, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $18,000
  3. Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    The Penn Fund; The Engineering Annual Giving Fund; The Iraj Zandi Fellowship Fund; The Penn Libraries Fund; The Lightweight Rowing Fund

    $7,000
  4. Birmingham Ultra Trail SocietyBirmingham, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000
  5. Help One NowRaleigh, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  6. Childrens Harbor IncEclectic, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  7. Rotary Club of Birmingham FoundationBirmingham, AL

    Jim Hughey Jr. Scholarship Fund

    $1,000
  8. American National Red CrossLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  9. Wikimedia Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  10. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $27,50072% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $6,00016% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $2,5007% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama5 grants $46,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $7,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $2,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $1,000
  5. California1 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.

  • Lori LyonsDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew LyonsDir, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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