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Mildred Luck Lewis Foundation

Accepts applications Stockton, California · EIN 208655653

Mildred Luck Lewis Foundation is a private foundation in Stockton, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $654,685 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $62,500 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $476,361 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$403,6929$4.8 million
2024$476,36110$4.7 million
2025$654,68510$4.8 million

How to apply

ContactLaura Iacopi
6507 Pacific Ave 293, Stockton, CA 95207
Phone or email(209) 478-5707
What to submitApplication must include amount, description of what the funds will be used for, description of success is measured and description of the organization along with proof of applicants irc section 501(c)3 status.
DeadlinesSeptember 15
RestrictionsThe board of the foundation will determine the awards. Awards are not reoccurring.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mildred Luck Lewis Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California10$654,685

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Emergency Food Bank
Stockton, CA
Unrestricted$100,000
Mary Graham Children's Foundation
French Camp, CA
Unrestricted$100,000
St Mary's Community Service
Stockton, CA
Unrestricted$100,000
Stockton Gospel Rescue Center
Stockton, CA
Unrestricted$100,000
Children's Home of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Unrestricted$75,000
Children's Museum of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Unrestricted$50,000
Quilts of Honor
Valley Springs, CA
Unrestricted$49,218
St Joseph's Medical Center Foundation
Stockton, CA
Unrestricted$40,000
Junior League of San Joaquin County
Stockton, CA
Unrestricted$29,467
The Villageadult DVLP and Community Center
Lodi, CA
Unrestricted$11,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mildred Luck Lewis Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: September 15.

How much does Mildred Luck Lewis Foundation give?

$654,685 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $62,500.

Who runs Mildred Luck Lewis Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Lynette Cleland (Secretary), Barbara Greene (President) and Laura Iacopi (Treasurer).

What does Mildred Luck Lewis Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs.

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