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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-3838940

Danny Lyon Foundation

A private foundation in Bernalillo, NM. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $2,700 paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Nancy Lyon
32 Callejon Valdez
Bernalillo, NM 87004
(505) 554-1115
Form and materials
Provide a project proposal outlining how the grant would be used to further realism and beauty in media and record truth. If applicable, explain how the work is connected to national interest. A portfolio can also be provided.
Deadlines
No specific deadlines, but grants are limited by the avaliability of funds.
Restrictions
Awards are limited by the avaliability of funds.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,700

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,782
  • Tax year 2023

    $51,900

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $12,220
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $53,064
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,308
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,563
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,818

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. SNCC Legacy Project IncWashington, DC

    To further the organization's purpose of perserving and extending the legacy of the student nonviolent coordinating committee. Donation in memory of dorie ladner.

    $1,000
  2. El Paso Community FoundationEl Paso, TX

    To foster philanthropy to address the unique opportunities and challenges of the el paso, southern new mexico, and ciudad juarez region by making grants.

    $500
  3. World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC

    To provide meals in response to the conflict is gaza.

    $500
  4. Wikimedia Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    To assist wikimedia in supporting wikipeda, its sister projects, and the wikipedia communuity to help the world share in free knowledge.

    $400
  5. Chicago Film SocietyChicago, IL

    To educate the public about the material and cultural history of film and to make the work of film archives and other film preservation efforts accessible to the public through screenings of film prints, educational presentations, and the production of other eeducational materials and related activities.

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $1,00037% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $50019% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50019% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $40015% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $30011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia2 grants $1,500
  2. Texas1 grant $500
  3. California1 grant $400
  4. Illinois1 grant $300

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Danny LyonPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nancy LyonSECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gabrielle LyonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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