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Team Lyons Foundation

Preselected recipients only Omaha, Nebraska · EIN 991238585

Team Lyons Foundation is a private foundation in Omaha, Nebraska. In tax year 2025 it gave $7,720 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $425 and the largest $2,000. 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 up from $6,350 the year before.

36% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2024$6,35016$28,480
2025$7,72016$54,243

How to apply

Team Lyons Foundation 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 Team Lyons Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska3$2,750
Virginia2$1,100
Iowa1$1,000
District of Columbia3$970
New York2$700
Missouri1$500
Minnesota2$350
Georgia1$250
Maryland1$100

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Nebraska Wildlife Rehab
Omaha, NE
General Charitable Contribution$2,000
All Saints Episcopal Church
Storm Lake, IA
General Charitable Purposes$1,000
National Wildlife Federation
Reston, VA
General Charitable Contribution$600
Missouri Military Academy
Mexico, MO
General Charitable Contribution$500
Environmental Defense Fund
New York, NY
General Charitable Purposes$500
Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
General Charitable Contribution$500
Individual
NE
General Charitable Contribution$500
World Wildlife Fund
Washington, DC
General Charitable Contribution$450
National Park Foundation
Washington, DC
General Charitable Contribution$400
Individual
MN
General Charitable Contribution$250
Habitat For Humanity of Omaha
Omaha, NE
General Charitable Contribution$250
Habitat for Humanity International
Americus, GA
General Charitable Contribution$250
National Audubon Society
New York, NY
General Charitable Purposes$200
American Gold Star Mothers
Washington, DC
General Charitable Contribution$120
American Cancer Society
Hagerstown, MD
General Charitable Contribution$100
Davinci Academy of Arts and Science
Ham Lake, MN
General Charitable Contribution$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Team Lyons Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Team Lyons Foundation give?

$7,720 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $425.

Who runs Team Lyons Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Judd H Lyons (Director), Amy Lyons (Director), Alex Baldwin (Director) and Ben Lyons (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Team Lyons Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, veterans and education.

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