LAZY MF TRUST concentrates its giving on large, environment-focused grants, including support for land protection and Indigenous-led conservation efforts. The foundation channels substantial sums through a donor-advised endowment and a national conservation intermediary, indicating a preference for funding organizations that can deploy funds strategically for environmental and related educational work.
Highly concentrated: only two large grants totaling the foundation's reported giving, one routed through a Vanguard Charitable endowment and one to a conservation intermediary; favors few, high-dollar gifts to organizations that can advance strategic conservation and tribal-land protection goals.
$2.6M
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$9K
$2.8M
Most grants fall between $1.2M and $1.5M, with a median of $1.3M.
25th Percentile
$1.2M
Median
$1.3M
75th Percentile
$1.5M
About 50% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Vanguard Charitable Endowment — Lion & Rose Fund, Resources Legacy Fund, Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition (project supported)
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT LION & ROSE FUND | WARWICK, RI | $1,648,010 | 2023 | TO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL CAUSES. |
| RESOURCES LEGACY FUND | SACRAMENTO, CA | $1,000,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT BEARS EARS INTER TRIBAL COALITION PROJECT. |
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT LION & ROSE FUND
$1,648,010TO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL CAUSES.
RESOURCES LEGACY FUND
$1,000,000TO SUPPORT BEARS EARS INTER TRIBAL COALITION PROJECT.