About Lids Foundation
The Lids Foundation directly supports local communities and the charitable organizations that serve them to enable community members of all ages to live more active, healthy, and productive lives.
Focus Areas
sports & recreationyouth developmenteducationbasic needs (clothing & essentials)environment/conservationhealthcare/hospital programs
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizationscommunity-based organizations
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted/core supportoperational sustainabilityorganizational capacity building
About Lids Foundation
Lids Foundation Inc’s recent grantmaking shows a strong pattern of general operating support for youth, sports, and community-serving nonprofits, with one of the largest awards going to Our Military Kids Inc for $175,000. The foundation also made a $116,000 general operating grant to Covenant House, showing that its support extends beyond athletics into organizations serving young people with broader housing and basic-needs needs. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs organizations that help communities live more active, healthy, and productive lives, and it often does so through unrestricted funding rather than project-only awards. Other sizable awards reinforce that approach. It gave $100,000 to Every Kids Sports and $75,000 to Jumpstart for Young Children Inc, both tied to youth activity and access to sports or active living. In the same pattern, the foundation has funded community organizations, hospital-related partners, and nonprofits serving children and families, including grants to Hope for Henry Foundation, Kaboom, and Good Sports Inc. The mix of recipients suggests a funder that uses operating support to strengthen organizations working in sports, education, health, and basic needs.
What Lids Foundation Funds
Sports and youth activity sit at the center of the foundation’s giving. It awarded $100,000 to Every Kids Sports for general operating support and $50,000 to Good Sports Inc for the same purpose, both aligned with youth sports access and equipment. Health-related partnerships are another thread. The foundation gave $100,000 to Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation and $15,500 to the same organization in a later grant, alongside $15,300 to Lift Inc, which points to support for hospital and patient-service infrastructure. Basic needs and youth-serving organizations also appear in the recent grants. Covenant House received $116,000 for general operating support, while Make-a-wish Foundation of America was awarded $30,436, showing that the foundation supports nonprofits working with children and families across care, comfort, and community support.
How Lids Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is mid-range for a community foundation-style funder: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $29,500, and the 75th percentile is $57,500. Recent awards cluster around general operating support, with some larger commitments and many smaller follow-on grants to the same organizations across multiple years. That repeat giving pattern appears with Our Military Kids Inc, Every Kids Sports, Kaboom, Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation, and Seas of Trees. Lids Foundation Inc is a public charity, and the presence of an explicit general operating support grant in the active programs suggests flexible funding is part of its model. One active program, General Activity Grants / Community Support, accepts unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$897K
Total Assets
$1.7M
Total Revenue
$1.2M
Total Expenses
$1.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $58K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$58K
Geographic Reach
National18 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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