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Michael & Robin Lally Foundation Corp

Preselected recipients only Clearwater, Florida · EIN 861421679

Michael & Robin Lally Foundation Corp is a private foundation in Clearwater, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $247,310 in 45 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $26,258. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $282,993 the year before.

47% of its 2025 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$394,24039$1.1 million
2024$282,99355$1.2 million
2025$247,31045$906,043

How to apply

Michael & Robin Lally Foundation Corp says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Michael & Robin Lally Foundation Corp funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 16 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida8$101,808
New York4$30,000
Ohio3$19,500
North Carolina5$17,346
Virginia3$15,795
California3$15,000
Washington5$12,518
Indiana2$8,906
Pennsylvania2$6,493
Connecticut1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 45 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
FL
Renovation Project$26,258
Raising Relief Foundation
Belleair Bluffs, FL
Grant$25,000
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
St Petersburg, FL
Grant$20,000
Maxine Irene Simeone Trust
Dunedin, FL
Donation$20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Erie Nia
Buffalo, NY
Grant$15,000
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Scholarship$10,000
Pitiful Paws
Chesapeake, OH
Unrestricted Grant$8,500
Pitiful Paws
Chesapeake, OH
Unrestricted Grant$6,000
North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC
Scholarship$5,000
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Scholarship$5,000
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Scholarship$5,000
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$5,000
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
Scholarship$5,000
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Scholarship$5,000
New York University
New York, NY
Scholarship$5,000
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
Scholarship$5,000
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
Scholarship$5,000
New York University
New York, NY
Scholarship$5,000
North Carolina A&T
Greensboro, NC
Scholarship$5,000
Greater Than Tech
San Diego, CA
Grant$5,000
UC Foundation
Cincinnati, OH
Grant$5,000
Glenn H Curtiss Museum
Hammondsport, NY
Grant$5,000
The Verge Asheville Apts
Asheville, NC
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
WA
Scholarship$4,000
Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, IN
Scholarship$3,906
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Scholarship$3,437
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Scholarship$3,056
Individual
WA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NC
Scholarship$2,846
Make a Wish America
Maitland, FL
Grant$2,500
2 Grateful Hearts
Largo, FL
Grant$2,500
Individual
WA
Scholarship$2,458
Individual
WA
Scholarship$2,457
Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN
Scholarship$2,250
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Scholarship$1,689
Zeffy Friends of Rose
Washington, DC
Grant$1,505
Tri County HBCU Alliance
Rock Hill, SC
Grant$1,500
Tri County HBCU Alliance
Rock Hill, SC
Grant$1,250
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$795

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Michael & Robin Lally Foundation Corp accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Michael & Robin Lally Foundation Corp give?

$247,310 in tax year 2025, across 45 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Michael & Robin Lally Foundation Corp?

Its 2025 filing lists Michael Lally (Vice-President), Robin Lally (President/Treasurer) and Doris Lally (Secretary).

What does Michael & Robin Lally Foundation Corp fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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