The Lund Family Foundation concentrates support on faith-based organizations and local Houston social services, with sizable gifts to religious congregations and Christian higher education alongside targeted child welfare and community outreach groups. They favor organizations that combine faith missions with direct social-service delivery (e.g., foster care, homelessness/prevention).
The Lund Family Foundation shows a clear pattern of supporting faith-based institutions that also deliver direct services, with several of its largest recent gifts going to churches, Christian higher education, and foster care work. Two grants stand out on the recent list: $65,000 to Unbound Houston for general operating support and $35,000 to Faith City Church for general operating support. Those awards fit a broader approach that favors unrestricted support for organizations carrying out day-to-day mission and service work rather than narrowly designated projects. Recent grants also show recurring support for the same organizations over time. Malone University received grants in both 2023 and 2025, and The Sanctuary Foster Care Services also appears in both years. That repetition suggests the foundation often returns to the same partners. Alongside institutional support, the foundation has made direct grants tied to individual needs and community-based initiatives, including medical expenses, scholarship support, and pre-501c3 operational backing. The result is a grantmaking profile that blends faith-centered institutional giving with practical assistance for people and small organizations.
Christian education is one of the foundation’s recurring themes. Malone University received $33,000 in 2025 for general operating support, matching a $33,000 grant it also received in 2023. The foundation also supported another education-related recipient, Zollege Education, with $4,350 in 2023 for general operating support. Child welfare is another visible area. The Sanctuary Foster Care Services received $25,000 in 2025 and the same amount in 2023, both for general operating support. In local faith and community ministry, the foundation gave $35,000 to New Hope Church in 2025 and $35,000 to Faith City Church in 2023, again as general operating support. Individual assistance appears as well. Vanessa Crawford received $10,000 in 2025 for medical expenses, and Cameron Reffells received $8,486 in 2025 as a scholarship.
Typical grants cluster around a modest core, with p25 at $7,250, a median of $10,000, and p75 at $27,000. The recent list includes a few much larger awards, but many gifts sit near the median. The foundation also repeats support to the same organizations across years, including Malone University, The Sanctuary Foster Care Services, and Salem Ipc LLC. Most awards are general operating support, with some unrestricted or individual-assistance grants mixed in. The profile points to a family foundation that gives regionally and also makes direct grants to individuals.
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Most grants fall between $7K and $27K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$27K
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Concentrated, mid-size grants to a small set of repeat and mission-aligned local grantees; multiple grants to the same organizations suggest ongoing relationships rather than one-off funding.
Notable grantees: Malone University, Unbound Houston, The Sanctuary Foster Care Services, New Hope Church, Faith City Church
Grants are heavily concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 65% of grants in the HQ state and also ranks first by grant count overall. Houston-area and nearby recipients appear often, including Pearland, League City, Friendswood, Austin, San Antonio, Cedar Park, and Waco. The foundation also gives outside Texas, with recipient locations in Canton, Ohio; Memphis, Tennessee; Salem, Oregon; Redwood City, California; and Bayville, New Jersey. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants show support for churches, Christian higher education, foster care services, local social services, and a few individual-assistance awards. Examples include general operating support for faith-based organizations and service providers, plus separate grants for medical expenses and scholarship support.
Yes. The grant list includes $10,000 to Vanessa Crawford for medical expenses and $8,486 to Cameron Reffells for a scholarship. It also funded operational support tied to Buddies Over Bullies before 501(c)(3) approval.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $7,250 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $27,000 at the 75th percentile. That places many grants near the $10,000 mark, with some larger awards above $25,000.
Yes. Malone University appears in both 2023 and 2025 with $33,000 general operating support each year, and The Sanctuary Foster Care Services also appears in both years with $25,000 awards. Salem Ipc LLC is another repeat recipient.
Texas is the main geography for its grantmaking, with 65% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and Texas ranking first by grant count overall. Recipient cities in Texas include Houston, League City, Friendswood, Pearland, Austin, San Antonio, Cedar Park, and Waco.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW HOPE CHURCH | FRIENDSWOOD, TX | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MALONE UNIVERSITY | CANTON, OH | $33,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE SANCTUARY FOSTER CARE SERVICES | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TOM DEBLASS | BAYVILLE, NJ | $17,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR BUDDIES OVER BULLIES PRIOR TO 501C(3) APPROVAL. |
| ST JUDES | MEMPHIS, TN | $10,200 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| VANESSA CRAWFORD | LEAGUE CITY, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES |
| SALEM IPC LLC | SALEM, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CAMERON REFFELLS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $8,486 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| PREMIER MARTIAL ARTS | LEAGUE CITY, TX | $8,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNBOUND HOUSTON | PEARLAND, TX | $65,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FAITH CITY CHURCH | LEAGUE CITY, TX | $35,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MALONE UNIVERSITY | CANTON, OH | $33,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE SANCTUARY FOSTER CARE SERVICES | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TRENT PAUL SIMS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | NA, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GO FUND ME | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SALEM IPC LLC | SALEM, OR | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ZOLLEGE EDUCATION | CEDAR PARK, TX | $4,350 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CAMPUS LIVING | AUSTIN, TX | $2,836 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UTSA | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $964 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MID TEX ANESTHESIA | WACO, TX | $585 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
NEW HOPE CHURCH
$35,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TOM DEBLASS
$17,000FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR BUDDIES OVER BULLIES PRIOR TO 501C(3) APPROVAL.
ST JUDES
$10,200GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
VANESSA CRAWFORD
$10,000GRANT FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES
SALEM IPC LLC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CAMERON REFFELLS
$8,486SCHOLARSHIP
PREMIER MARTIAL ARTS
$8,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNBOUND HOUSTON
$65,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FAITH CITY CHURCH
$35,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TRENT PAUL SIMS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GO FUND ME
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SALEM IPC LLC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ZOLLEGE EDUCATION
$4,350GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CAMPUS LIVING
$2,836GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UTSA
$964GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MID TEX ANESTHESIA
$585GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT