About Lacewing Foundation
Lacewing Foundation concentrates on direct-service and educational supports, especially scholarships and youth-focused education programs, while also funding community assistance and disaster relief. Their portfolio mixes domestic community nonprofits (including local assistance leagues and scholarship programs) with international development and relief organizations, suggesting a blend of local philanthropy and global humanitarian interests. Grants tend to be mid-sized and directed to programmatic needs rather than capital campaigns.
Focus Areas
Youth education and skill-building programs (e.g., MindLeaps-style arts + education for vulnerable youth)Student scholarships and access-to-college supports (Seeds for Progress/Scholarship funds)Community-based assistance and social services (local Assistance League and Nurturing Minds type programs)International development and access-to-information (community radio and water/access projects)Disaster and humanitarian relief (American Red Cross emergency funds)
Who They Fund
students (scholarship recipients)children in need of educational assistance
About Lacewing Foundation
Lacewing Foundation’s giving is built around small grants to small, typically young 501(c)(3) organizations serving women and children in underserved communities. The foundation says these grants are meant as a "hand up" for achievable projects that help organizations grow toward independence. In the recent grants list, that pattern appears in support for Seeds for Progress, which received $30,000 in 2025 for assistance, and Nurturing Minds Inc, which received $21,000 in 2025 for assistance. The portfolio also includes education, health, hunger, clean water, and human rights work, with a strong emphasis on direct service rather than capital support. Lacewing’s recent awards show both domestic and international themes in its stated programs, even though the listed recent grants are all to U.S.-based recipients. The foundation also funds disaster response and community assistance, including hurricane relief and support for local service organizations. Across the recent grant list, amounts are generally modest and aligned to program needs, not large institutional awards.
What Lacewing Foundation Funds
Education and youth support are central to Lacewing Foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $20,000 to Mindleaps in 2025 for child education/assistance and $10,000 to The Legacy Foundation in 2025 for education. Scholarship support also appears in a $27,000 grant to Seeds for Progress Foundation in 2023 for student scholarships. Beyond education, the foundation has backed health-related work through a $10,000 grant to Amigos Hospitalito Atitlan in 2025 for the Maya School for Auxiliary Nurses, and a $10,000 grant to Wuqu Kawoq Sa in 2023 for health services. Community assistance is another recurring theme, including $20,000 to Assistance League Laguna Beach in 2025 and $10,000 to Launch Gurls Corporation in 2025.
How Lacewing Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster tightly around the middle: the 25th percentile is $8,750, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. That points to a small-grant program with few awards above the $10,000 level. The recent grant list also shows repeat support to some recipients across multiple years, including Mindleaps, Nurturing Minds Inc, The Legacy Foundation, Rain for the Sahel and Sahara Inc, and Seeds for Progress, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. Lacewing Foundation is a private foundation rather than a donor-advised fund or operating charity, and it does not fund individuals. The active programs indicate that unsolicited applications are accepted in at least some small-grants programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$191K
Total Assets
$209K
Total Revenue
$65K
Total Expenses
$193K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
National11 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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