The Lyon Family Foundation
EIN 364386801Total Given 2016–2016
$153K
18 grants · $153K avg/year
based on 1 yr of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$6K
typical small grants · $3K–$14K
grant size
0%
transactional · single-year
repeat
$2.7M
Assets (2016)
17
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(847) 967-7100
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 18 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$6K
Average
$8K
75th Pctl
$14K
Maximum
$25K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
DL
Donna Lyon
2+ yrs
President
Leadership
AL
Alyson Lyon
Vice President
Leadership
DL
David Lyon
Treasurer
Leadership
Grants Awarded (18 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| Chicago Children'S Choir | Chicago, IL | $21,450 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| Designs 4 Dignity | Chicago, IL | $16,260 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| Art Institue of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| Embarc Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| The Catholic Charities | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| One Goal | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| The Salvation Army | Chicago, IL | $6,481 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| The Salvation Army | Chicago, IL | $6,036 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| Chicago Human Rhythm Project | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundat | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| Sow a Seed | Miami, FL | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| The Shandaken Project | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $1,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| Off the Street Club | Chicago, IL | $800 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |
| Rescue Village | Novelty, OH | $500 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2016 |