Private foundation · EIN 16-1550858 · Lockport, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Grigg Lewis Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in New York. The foundation accepts applications (Letters of inquiry and application due dates available online.) and its median grant is $10K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 91 grants paid, $1.6M total, median $10K. 100% of grants stayed in New York. Stated restrictions: Funding priority is to organizations located in the niagara county area.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
91
$1.6M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NY
100%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Letters of inquiry and application due d
Assets
$48M

How to apply

Application available online. Application can be submitted electronically or by mail. Contact: Chris Smith, 1 East Avenue Suite 303, Lockport, Ny, 7164780002 Deadlines: Letters of inquiry and application due dates available online. Restrictions: Funding priority is to organizations located in the niagara county area.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 91 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dale Association IncLockport, NYCommunity improvement$160K
New Directions Youth & FamilyLockport, NYEducation$89K
Cazenovia Recovery Systems IncBuffalo, NYCommunity improvement$75K
Niagara Falls Boys & Girls ClubNiagara Falls, NYYouth$60K
Niagara County Historical Society IncLockport, NYHistory & preservation$52K
Feed More WnyBuffalo, NYCommunity improvement$50K
Greater Lockport Development CorpLockport, NYCommunity improvement$50K
Orleans Community Health FoundationMedina, NYCommunity improvement$50K
Somerset Union MuseumBarker, NYCommunity improvement$50K
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical CenterNiagara Falls, NYHealth & wellness$48K
Community Missions of Niagara FrontierNiagara Falls, NYHuman service$45K
Youth Mentoring Services Niagara County IncLockport, NYYouth$45K
Kenan Center IncLockport, NYYouth$41K
Jt Sports & Recreation IncGasport, NYYouth$31K
Dale Association IncLockport, NYElderly$29K
Town of Newfane Historical SocietyNewfane, NYHistory & preservation$27K
Kenan Center IncLockport, NYArt & culture$27K
Dream It Do It Western New YorkJamestown, NYEducation$25K
Hartland Bible ChurchGasport, NYEducation$25K
Orleansniagara BocesMedina, NYEducation$25K
Save the Michaels of the World IncBuffalo, NYHuman service$25K
Kenan Center IncLockport, NYCommunity improvement$24K
YWCA of the Niagara FrontierLockport, NYHuman service$24K
Challenger Learning Center of One IncLockport, NYYouth$22K
Lockport Care Net Pregnancy CtrLockport, NYHealth & wellness$20K
Niagara Gospel MissionNiagara Falls, NYHuman service$20K
YMCA Buffalo Niagara Lockport Family YMCALockport, NYYouth$19K
Salvation ArmyLockport, NYHuman service$19K
Wahi Studio IncLockport, NYArt & culture$16K
Mercy Flight IncBuffalo, NYHealth & wellness$16K
Mental Health Association Niagara CountyLockport, NYHealth & wellness$16K
Cradle Beach Camp IncAngola, NYYouth$15K
Lockport Cares IncLockport, NYHuman service$15K
Lockport Public Arts Council IncLockport, NYArt & culture$15K
Youth Mentoring Services Niagara County IncLockport, NYCommunity improvement$15K
Cornell Cooperative Ext of Niagara CountyLockport, NYEducation$12K
FIRST Presbyterian ChurchLockport, NYReligion$12K
Friends of YoungstownYoungstown, NYCommunity improvement$12K
Girl Scouts of Western New York IncBuffalo, NYYouth$12K
Junior Achievement WnyAmherst, NYEducation$12K
Nioga Library SystemLockport, NYEducation$12K
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Niagara County IncNiagara Falls, NYCommunity improvement$12K
Cornell Cooperative Ext of Niagara CountyLockport, NYYouth$11K
Lockport Public LibraryLockport, NYEducation$10K
American Red Cross Wny ChapterBuffalo, NYHuman service$10K
City of Lockport Housing AuthorityLockport, NYHealth & wellness$10K
Cold Springs CemeteryLockport, NYCommunity improvement$10K
Glenwood Cemetery AssociationLockport, NYCommunity improvement$10K
Home Assistance Referral Team IncLewiston, NYElderly$10K
Horizon Village IncSanborn, NYEducation$10K
Olcott Beach Carousel Park AssociationOlcott, NYArt & culture$10K
Old Fort Niagara Association IncYoungstown, NYHistory & preservation$10K
Sabah Foundation IncBuffalo, NYHuman service$10K
Western New York Scout Council Boy Scouts of AmericaOakfield, NYYouth$10K
YMCA Buffalo Niagara Lockport Family YMCALockport, NYHuman service$10K
Lockport Main Street IncLockport, NYCommunity improvement$8,070
Lockport Community ServiceLockport, NYYouth$6,450
Desales Catholic SchoolLockport, NYEducation$5,045
Home and Happy IncBuffalo, NYHealth & wellness$5,000
Lockport High School FoundationLockport, NYEducation$5,000

About this foundation

Grigg Lewis Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Lockport, New York, administered in care of William B May, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Grigg Lewis Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Application available online. Application can be submitted electronically or by mail. Deadlines: Letters of inquiry and application due dates available online..

How much does Grigg Lewis Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.6M across 91 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Grigg Lewis Foundation Inc give?

New York (91 grants), per its latest filing.

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