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Lyon Foundation Incorporated

Accepts applications Spring Lake, Michigan · EIN 386121075

Lyon Foundation Incorporated is a private foundation in Spring Lake, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $160,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $160,000 and the largest $160,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $170,000 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$155,0001$3.2 million
2024$170,0001$3.3 million
2025$160,0001$3.5 million

How to apply

ContactJohn Terrill Judd
P O Box 25, Spring Lake, MI 49456
Phone or email(616) 847-0753
What to submitApplications should have an outline of the proposed budget and its objectives. Also include a copy of the exempt status letter from the internal revenue service.
DeadlinesAnytime
RestrictionsContributions are made to all types of charitable organizations no grants are made to individuals

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan1$160,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
See Listing of Charitable Grants
Spring Lake, MI
General operating support$160,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lyon Foundation Incorporated accept grant applications?

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

How much does Lyon Foundation Incorporated give?

$160,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $160,000.

Who runs Lyon Foundation Incorporated?

Its 2025 filing lists John Terrill Judd (President), Kelly Myers (Treasurer), Matt Wheeler (Vice President) and Liam Judd (Secretary) among 5 officers and trustees.

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