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Lillie Family Foundation

Accepts applications Miami Beach, Florida · EIN 823316664

Lillie Family Foundation is a private foundation in Miami Beach, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $363,980 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $250,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $501,300 the year before.

70% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$501,3009$4.4 million
2024$363,98010$12.1 million

How to apply

ContactJames E Lillie and Lisa Marie Sheff
3651 Collins Avenue Unit 300, Miami Beach, FL 33140
Phone or email(203) 984-8252, sheflillie123@gmail.com
What to submitApplicant should apply in writing and include the purpose of the grant.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota1$250,000
Colorado4$74,350
Florida1$25,000
California2$7,000
New York1$5,000
Connecticut1$2,630

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Api Group Foundation
New Brighton, MN
Unrestricted$250,000
Round Up River Ranch
Gypsum, CO
Unrestricted$35,000
Jas Jazz Aspen Snowmass
Aspen, CO
Unrestricted$26,350
Dolphins Challenge Cancer
Miami Gardens, FL
Unrestricted$25,000
Danceaspen
Aspen, CO
Unrestricted$10,000
Friends of the Highline
New York, NY
Unrestricted$5,000
Wildfire Relief Fund Co Gofundmeorg
West Hollywood, CA
Unrestricted$5,000
Theatre Aspen
Aspen, CO
Unrestricted$3,000
Junior League of Stamford-Norwalk Inc
Darien, CT
Unrestricted$2,630
Fi X la Fires Dog Rescue Fundraiser Co Gofundmeorg
West Hollywood, CA
Unrestricted$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lillie Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Lillie Family Foundation give?

$363,980 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Lillie Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists James E Lillie (Trustee) and Lisa Marie Sheffield (Trustee).

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