About Give Lively Foundation
Give Lively Foundation Inc’s recent grantmaking is anchored by large general-support awards to emergency relief and humanitarian organizations. The biggest gifts in the file go to Doctors Without Borders USA Inc, including $1,620,755 in 2025 and $1,745,163 in 2024, with another $1,397,298 in 2023. World Central Kitchen Inc also appears repeatedly at seven-figure and high six-figure levels, including $1,160,394 in 2025, $779,500 in 2024, and $950,969 in 2023. Beyond crisis response, the foundation supports nonprofit infrastructure and public-interest organizations through unrestricted funding, including Charity Navigator, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. The pattern suggests a funder that uses its resources for operating support rather than tightly restricted project work. Its grant list also includes organizations serving children, refugees, and food-security needs, alongside health-focused nonprofits. With annual grants of $88,234,389 and a national giving footprint, the foundation operates at a scale that reaches a broad set of U.S. charities while still concentrating its largest checks in a relatively small group of recurring recipients.
What Give Lively Foundation Funds
In humanitarian relief, Give Lively Foundation Inc backed Doctors Without Borders USA Inc with $1,620,755 in 2025 for general support, following $1,745,163 in 2024. World Central Kitchen Inc received $1,160,394 in 2025 and $779,500 in 2024, also for general support, pointing to repeated investment in emergency food and disaster-response work. The foundation also supports health and safety services through American Red Cross, which received $731,574 in 2025. In child-focused grantmaking, Save the Children Federation Inc appears with $618,465 in 2023, $453,738 in 2024, and $422,866 in 2025. Food distribution is another visible theme: Feeding America received $567,058 in 2023, $478,443 in 2024, and $456,551 in 2025.
How Give Lively Foundation Gives
Typical grants are relatively modest compared with the foundation’s largest awards: the p25 grant size is $6,860, the median is $10,485, and the p75 is $21,907. The recent list, however, also shows a smaller set of much larger general-support grants to national charities, indicating a mixed portfolio of many smaller awards alongside major recurring gifts. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Doctors Without Borders USA Inc, World Central Kitchen Inc, Feeding America, Save the Children Federation Inc, Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc, Direct Relief, and Alsac St Jude Childrens Research Hospital. Give Lively Foundation Inc is classified as a regular funder and makes grants rather than PRIs or individual awards.
