Although the foundation is based in Lawrence, KS, its recent giving is concentrated in Central Florida and focuses on basic needs and youth services. Major grants go to hunger relief and emergency social-service providers as well as to after-school and youth development programs, often as general operating support. The foundation tends to fund a small set of repeat, mission-driven service organizations rather than a wide array of causes.
John T & Betty Ann Lewis Foundation C/o Rachel Lyle has made repeated $37,000 to $39,000 grants to a small circle of Central Florida service organizations, with hunger relief, faith-based emergency assistance, and youth development at the center of its recent giving. The largest recent awards went to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Salvation Army, and Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, each receiving $39,000 in 2025 after prior-year support in the same range. That repeat pattern points to a funder that favors sustained support for organizations already doing direct service work rather than one-time experiments. The foundation’s recent grants also show a narrower set of smaller awards to animal welfare and wildlife care groups in Brevard County, including $2,000 grants to Central Brevard Humane Society and Florida Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary. Most of the grant dollars appear concentrated in a few mission-driven nonprofits serving families, children, and vulnerable animals in Florida. The foundation gives regionally, but the recent record is especially consistent in its support for organizations working on everyday needs: food, shelter, youth programming, and care for injured or orphaned wildlife.
Hunger relief is a clear priority. In 2025, the foundation gave $39,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida for support to create hope and nourish lives through a hunger relief network; the same organization also received $38,000 in 2024 and $37,000 in 2023. Youth services are another recurring area. Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida received $39,000 in 2025, $38,000 in 2024, and $37,000 in 2023 for helping inspire hope and opportunity for children in the local community. The foundation also supports faith-based emergency social services. Salvation Army received $39,000 in 2025 and $38,000 in 2024, with grant language tied to preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and meeting human needs without discrimination. Smaller grants extend to animal welfare and wildlife care. Central Brevard Humane Society and Florida Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary each received $2,000 grants for shelter, humane care, and rehabilitation of native wildlife and migratory birds.
The typical grant size is tightly grouped: p25 is $2,000, median is $37,000, and p75 is $38,000. That split shows two levels of support: a small set of larger operating-style grants and a smaller tier for animal and wildlife organizations. The recent record also shows repeat support across multiple years, especially for several Central Florida human-service nonprofits. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and the grants listed are all domestic.
$479K
$1.7M
$174K
$136K
Most grants fall between $2K and $38K, with a median of $37K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$37K
75th Percentile
$38K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Concentrated giving with a small number of relatively large grants; repeat multi-year or multiple grants to the same core grantees rather than many one-off recipients.
Notable grantees: Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, The Salvation Army, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida
Grantmaking is concentrated in Central Florida, with Florida the top state by grant count. Recipient cities in the recent record include West Melbourne, Lutz, Orlando, Cocoa, and Melbourne. The foundation’s giving appears regional rather than national, and all listed recent grants went to US organizations. Although the foundation is headquartered in Lawrence, Kansas, none of the recent grants went to Kansas recipients.
The recent record centers on direct-service nonprofits in Central Florida: a food bank, the Salvation Army, Boys & Girls Clubs, and smaller animal welfare and wildlife organizations. The recurring themes are hunger relief, emergency assistance, youth programs, and care for animals and native wildlife.
Its grants cluster in two bands. The p25 is $2,000, while the median is $37,000 and the p75 is $38,000. That suggests most recent awards are either modest $2,000 grants or larger grants in the high-$30,000 range.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Salvation Army, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Central Brevard Humane Society, and Florida Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary. The pattern suggests ongoing support rather than isolated one-time gifts.
Its recent grants are concentrated in Florida, especially Central Florida. Recipient cities include West Melbourne, Lutz, Orlando, Cocoa, and Melbourne, and Florida is the top state by grant count.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS CENTRAL FLORIDA | ORLANDO, FL | $40,000 | 2026 | HELP INSPIRE HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY IN THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST: CHILDREN IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY |
| SALVATION ARMY | LUTZ, FL | $40,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO MEET HUMAN NEEDS IN HIS NAME WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | WEST MELBOURNE, FL | $40,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT TO CREATE HOPE AND NOURISH LIVES THROUGH A POWERFUL HUNGER RELIEF NETWORK WHILE MULTIPLYING THE GENEROSITY OF A CARING COMMUNITY. |
| FLORIDA WILDLIFE HOSPITAL AND SANTUARY | MELBOURNE, FL | $2,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT TO AID SICK, INJURED AND ORPHANED NATIVE FLORIDA WILDLIFE AND MIGRATORY BIRDS, AND TO RETURN THEM TO THE ECOSYSTEM. WE ARE COMMITTED TO KEEPING WILDLIFE WILD BY PROVIDING QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE. |
| CENTRAL BREVARD HUMANE SOCIETY | COCOA, FL | $2,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT TO PROVIDE AN ANIMAL WELFARE SHELTER AND PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER A HUMANE ETHIC TOWARDS ALL ANIMALS |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | WEST MELBOURNE, FL | $39,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT TO CREATE HOPE AND NOURISH LIVES THROUGH A POWERFUL HUNGER RELIEF NETWORK WHILE MULTIPLYING THE GENEROSITY OF A CARING COMMUNITY. |
| SALVATION ARMY | LUTZ, FL | $39,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO MEET HUMAN NEEDS IN HIS NAME WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION. |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | ORLANDO, FL | $39,000 | 2025 | HELP INSPIRE HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY IN THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST: CHILDREN IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. |
| FLORIDA WILDLIFE HOSPITAL AND SANCTUARY | MELBOURNE, FL | $2,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT TO AID SICK, INJURED AND ORPHANED NATIVE FLORIDA WILDLIFE AND MIGRATORY BIRDS, AND TO RETURN THEM TO THE ECOSYSTEM. WE ARE COMMITTED TO KEEPING WILDLIFE WILD BY PROVIDING QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE. |
| CENTRAL BREVARD HUMANE SOCIETY | COCOA, FL | $2,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT TO PROVIDE AN ANIMAL WELFARE SHELTER AND PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER A HUMANE ETHIC TOWARDS ALL ANIMALS. |
| SALVATION ARMY | LUTZ, FL | $38,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO MEET HUMAN NEEDS IN HIS NAME WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION. |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | ORLANDO, FL | $38,000 | 2024 | HELP INSPIRE HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY IN THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST: CHILDREN IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | WEST MELBOURNE, FL | $38,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT TO CREATE HOPE AND NOURISH LIVES THROUGH A POWERFUL HUNGER RELIEF NETWORK WHILE MULTIPLYING THE GENEROSITY OF A CARING COMMUNITY. |
| CENTRAL BREVARD HUMANE SOCIETY | COCOA, FL | $2,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT TO PROVIDE AN ANIMAL WELFARE SHELTER AND PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER A HUMANE ETHIC TOWARDS ALL ANIMALS |
| FLORIDA WILDLIFE HOSPITAL AND SANCTUARY | MELBOURNE, FL | $2,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT TO AID SICK, INJURED AND ORPHANED NATIVE FLORIDA WILDLIFE AND MIGRATORY BIRDS, AND TO RETURN THEM TO THE ECOSYSTEM. WE ARE COMMITTED TO KEEPING WILDLIFE WILD BY PROVIDING QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE. |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | ORLANDO, FL | $37,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| SALVATION ARMY | LUTZ, FL | $37,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | WEST MELBOURNE, FL | $37,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CENTRAL BREVARD HUMANE SOCIETY | COCOA, FL | $2,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| FL WILDLIFE HOSPITAL | MELBOURNE, FL | $2,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS CENTRAL FLORIDA
$40,000HELP INSPIRE HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY IN THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST: CHILDREN IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
SALVATION ARMY
$40,000SUPPORT TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO MEET HUMAN NEEDS IN HIS NAME WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
$40,000SUPPORT TO CREATE HOPE AND NOURISH LIVES THROUGH A POWERFUL HUNGER RELIEF NETWORK WHILE MULTIPLYING THE GENEROSITY OF A CARING COMMUNITY.
FLORIDA WILDLIFE HOSPITAL AND SANTUARY
$2,500SUPPORT TO AID SICK, INJURED AND ORPHANED NATIVE FLORIDA WILDLIFE AND MIGRATORY BIRDS, AND TO RETURN THEM TO THE ECOSYSTEM. WE ARE COMMITTED TO KEEPING WILDLIFE WILD BY PROVIDING QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE.
CENTRAL BREVARD HUMANE SOCIETY
$2,500SUPPORT TO PROVIDE AN ANIMAL WELFARE SHELTER AND PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER A HUMANE ETHIC TOWARDS ALL ANIMALS
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
$39,000SUPPORT TO CREATE HOPE AND NOURISH LIVES THROUGH A POWERFUL HUNGER RELIEF NETWORK WHILE MULTIPLYING THE GENEROSITY OF A CARING COMMUNITY.
SALVATION ARMY
$39,000SUPPORT TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO MEET HUMAN NEEDS IN HIS NAME WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
$39,000HELP INSPIRE HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY IN THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST: CHILDREN IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
FLORIDA WILDLIFE HOSPITAL AND SANCTUARY
$2,000SUPPORT TO AID SICK, INJURED AND ORPHANED NATIVE FLORIDA WILDLIFE AND MIGRATORY BIRDS, AND TO RETURN THEM TO THE ECOSYSTEM. WE ARE COMMITTED TO KEEPING WILDLIFE WILD BY PROVIDING QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE.
CENTRAL BREVARD HUMANE SOCIETY
$2,000SUPPORT TO PROVIDE AN ANIMAL WELFARE SHELTER AND PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER A HUMANE ETHIC TOWARDS ALL ANIMALS.
SALVATION ARMY
$38,000SUPPORT TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO MEET HUMAN NEEDS IN HIS NAME WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
$38,000HELP INSPIRE HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY IN THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST: CHILDREN IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
$38,000SUPPORT TO CREATE HOPE AND NOURISH LIVES THROUGH A POWERFUL HUNGER RELIEF NETWORK WHILE MULTIPLYING THE GENEROSITY OF A CARING COMMUNITY.
CENTRAL BREVARD HUMANE SOCIETY
$2,000SUPPORT TO PROVIDE AN ANIMAL WELFARE SHELTER AND PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER A HUMANE ETHIC TOWARDS ALL ANIMALS
FLORIDA WILDLIFE HOSPITAL AND SANCTUARY
$2,000SUPPORT TO AID SICK, INJURED AND ORPHANED NATIVE FLORIDA WILDLIFE AND MIGRATORY BIRDS, AND TO RETURN THEM TO THE ECOSYSTEM. WE ARE COMMITTED TO KEEPING WILDLIFE WILD BY PROVIDING QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
$37,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
SALVATION ARMY
$37,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
$37,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
CENTRAL BREVARD HUMANE SOCIETY
$2,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
FL WILDLIFE HOSPITAL
$2,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION