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The Lyon Family Foundation: 32 grants to organizations, $780,706 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Lyon Family Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 32 grants to organizations totaling $780,706 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 29, 2025. The largest was $305,000 to University of Chicago in Chicago, IL for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 261500324
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $4,106,833
- Grants paid
- $780,706
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 29, 2025, IRS object ID 202513029349100331. It reported $780,706 in grants paid; 32 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General purpose | Education | $305,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JCC of Chicago | Northbrook, IL | General purpose | $112,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | General purpose | Human services | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Embarc | Chicago, IL | General purpose | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gateway To Learning | Chicago, IL | General purpose | Human services | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blood Cancer United | New York, NY | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Dovetail Project | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimer's Assoc | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $20,363 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ascension Il Foundation | Lisle, IL | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Forge for Families | Houston, TX | General purpose | Crime and legal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundat | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $18,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| By the Hand Club for Kids | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $11,410 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mod Collective | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $11,150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Everloved | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | $10,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uniting Voices Chicago | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Marfan Foundation | Port Washington, NY | General purpose | $8,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Byfs | Boone, IA | General purpose | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hope Chicago | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $5,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hua Momona Foundation | Lahaina, HI | General purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,175 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cal's Angels | St Charles, IL | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Dragonfly Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | General purpose | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zac Plantz Foundation | South Bend, IN | General purpose | $3,060 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | General purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nicholas D Sergi Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | General purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,591 | apps.irs.gov |
| Biltmore Scholarship Foundation | North Barrington, IL | General purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Barrington Children's Charities | Barrington, IL | General purpose | $2,073 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brookfield Zoo | Brookfield, IL | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hooved Animal Humane Society | Woodstock, IL | General purpose | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Imerman Angels | Chicago, IL | General purpose | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $832 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heifer Intl | Little Rock, AR | General purpose | $564 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Babies Need Bottoms | Asheville, NC | General purpose | Human services | $538 | apps.irs.gov |
| Advocate Charity Fund | Bolingbrook, IL | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $305,000 |
| Human services | $89,038 |
| Youth development | $50,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $20,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,175 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $4,832 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,591 |
| Animal-related | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $692,919 |
| New York | $33,850 |
| Texas | $20,000 |
| California | $10,100 |
| Iowa | $7,500 |
| Hawaii | $5,175 |
| Ohio | $4,000 |
| Indiana | $3,060 |
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Updated October 29, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.