The Lutron Foundation concentrates its giving locally in the Lehigh Valley, directing nearly all funding to broad-based community health and human services. Grants are large and general-purpose, supporting both a regional United Way (for wide community needs) and the local health system, indicating a preference for organizational core support rather than project-specific funding. The foundation appears focused on sustaining essential services rather than experimental or national initiatives.
A defining feature of Lutron Foundation’s recent grantmaking is its repeated support for core community institutions in the Lehigh Valley. The largest grants in the file go to United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley and Lehigh Valley Health Network, both in Allentown, showing a pattern of substantial operating and sponsorship support for organizations tied to local health and human services. That same approach appears across other grants to regional hospitals, cancer services, and community nonprofits, suggesting the foundation favors organizations that already anchor essential services in the area. The foundation’s giving is not limited to one channel. Alongside broad charitable support, it has backed community outreach, education programs, and health-related events, including mobile cancer screening and outreach work in Philadelphia. It has also made grants to groups connected to leadership development, student access, and youth programming, but those gifts sit within an overall portfolio centered on nearby institutions and practical community needs. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is consistent: support established organizations, often with unrestricted or mission-aligned funding, and keep the focus close to home.
In community health and human services, Lutron Foundation gave $172,645 to United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley for investing in solutions in education, healthy aging and community stability. It also gave $145,040 to Lehigh Valley Health Network for general support of charitable activities, reinforcing a steady commitment to local service infrastructure. Cancer-related giving appears in several forms. The foundation provided $40,000 to Jefferson University Hospital for the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center mobile cancer screening program, and it gave $39,000 to Fox Chase Cancer Center for In Vino Vita sponsor and high resolution micro-ultrasound. Education and youth development also show up in the record. Massachusetts Institute of Technology received $32,000 to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, while Minsi Trails Council #502 Boy Scouts of America received $24,264 for the 2023 leadership dinner and ScoutReach program. These grants point to a mix of student support, leadership, and outreach.
$710K
$4.1M
$1.3M
$729K
Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Concentrated, high-dollar local giving: few (6) grants totaling nearly $924K, split almost evenly between a repeat multi-grant commitment to the local United Way and repeated large gifts to the regional health network; favors unrestricted/general support to established institutions over many small or experimental grants.
Notable grantees: United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Local Lehigh Valley human services organizations (via United Way allocations)
Lutron Foundation’s typical grant size is $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $4,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile, while the recent file also includes a smaller number of much larger institutional gifts. The grant list suggests recurring support rather than one-time awards: United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships Incorporated, Jefferson University Hospital, St Luke's Health Network, Fox Chase Cancer Center, and others appear across multiple years. The foundation is a private foundation with annual grants of $2,167,321 and total assets of $4,076,116. It funds individuals and does not make program-related investments. No application process is shown in the provided data.
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 89% of grants and the top state by count. The strongest city-level concentration is in Allentown, with major gifts to United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley and Lehigh Valley Health Network. Philadelphia also appears frequently through grants to Jefferson University Hospital, Fox Chase Cancer Center, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, and Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships Incorporated. Bethlehem and Lafayette Hill are also represented, along with Lehigh Valley-based organizations.
The foundation’s recent grants center on local health and human services, especially organizations such as United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley and Lehigh Valley Health Network. The file also shows support for cancer screening and outreach, community education, youth leadership, and student-focused programs.
The typical grant size is $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $4,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes larger institutional awards, such as six-figure gifts to major Lehigh Valley organizations.
Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, with 89% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Allentown is the most visible recipient city in the recent file, followed by Philadelphia and Bethlehem.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships Incorporated, Jefferson University Hospital, St Luke's Health Network, Fox Chase Cancer Center, and Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and the structured data also shows a grant profile that combines operating support, sponsorships, scholarships and student support, and program-specific funding for organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY | ALLENTOWN, PA | $172,645 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF INVESTING IN SOLUTIONS IN EDUCATION, HEALTHY AGING AND COMMUNITY STABILITY. |
| LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK | ALLENTOWN, PA | $144,100 | 2025 | 2024 NITE EITES MAGIC WEND SPONSOR. |
| EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIPS INCORPORATED | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF GLOBAL LEADERSHIP NETWORKS |
| JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $40,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $38,650 | 2025 | DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| ST LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK | BETHLEHEM, PA | $38,600 | 2025 | CANCER PROGRAMS & UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $32,000 | 2025 | TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $30,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY MOBILE OUTREACH PROGRAM |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INC | LAFAYETTE HILL, PA | $18,800 | 2025 | 2024 TAKE THE LEAD SPONSOR |
| MINSI TRAILS COUNCIL #502 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | LEHIGH VALLEY, PA | $14,376 | 2025 | 2024 LEADERSHIP DINNER SPONSOR |
| THE DA VINCI DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC | ALLENTOWN, PA | $14,000 | 2025 | 2024 STEM AWARD & WISE SPONSOR |
| GOOD SHEPHERD | ALLENTOWN, PA | $12,600 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 SPIRA AWARDS |
| MANUFACTURERS RESOURCE CENTER | ALLENTOWN, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 WHAT'S SO COOL ABOUT MANUFACTURING & 2025 DREAM TEAM |
| DESALES UNIVERSITY | CENTER VALLEY, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 SPONSOR OF GALA, ARTS ANGELS & SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | BETHLEHEM, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024-2025 SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ELECTRICAL SAFETY FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL INC | ROSSLYN, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY AWARENESS |
| COOPERSBURG BOROUGH | COOPERSBURG, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF EDUCATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF COOPERSBURG |
| LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE | SCHNECKSVILLE, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024-2025 SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM | ALLENTOWN, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL ART ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS |
| PENNSYLVANIA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL | CENTER VALLEY, PA | $4,700 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PFS'S MISSION TO ENRICH, INSPIRE, ENGAGE, AND ENTERTAIN THE WIDEST POSSIBLE OPTION THORUGH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS |
| CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY - SPIRA AWARD | PITTSBURGH, PA | $4,000 | 2025 | 2024 SPIRA AWARDS |
| ARTSQUEST | BETHLEHEM, PA | $4,000 | 2025 | 2024 JAZZ CABARET STAGE SPONSOR |
| CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN | ALLENTOWN, PA | $3,750 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| HANOVER COUNTY FIRE EMS | HANOVER, VA | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS LEHIGH VALLEY SECTION | CENTER VALLEY, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | 2024 SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION | ALLENTOWN, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL MUSIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| UPPER SAUCON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT | CENTER VALLEY, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE FIRE & RESCUE COMPANY |
| SKILLS USA COUNCIL | BETHLEHEM, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSOR |
| UPPER SAUCON AMBULANCE CORPS | CENTER VALLEY, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES |
| STATE THEATRE CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC | EASTON, PA | $2,498 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE THEATRE'S MISSION TO UNITE THE COMMUNITY USING THE POWER OF OUR CULTURAL RESOURCES AND TO PROVIDE A STAGE TO CELEBRATE AND EXPLORE THE ARTS TOGETHER |
| LOWER MACUNGIE FIRE DEPARTMENT | WESCOSVILLE, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| SOUTHERN LEHIGH HIGH SCHOOL | CENTER VALLEY, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | 2023-2024 SENIOR AWARDS |
| THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY | COLUMBUS, OH | $2,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| SPE FOUNDATION | DANBURY, CT | $2,000 | 2025 | SPE SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY - SPIRA AWARD | BOSTON, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | 2024 SPIRA AWARDS |
| GOOD WILL FIRE COMPANY - TREXLERTOWN | TREXLERTOWN, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY |
| FOGELSVILLE FIRE COMPANY - STATION 8 | FOGELSVILLE, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO PRUCHASE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO ENHANCE THE FIREFIGHTING CAPABILITIES OF THE FIREFIGHTING TEAM |
| MACUNGIE AMBULANCE CORPS | MACUNGIE, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MEDICAL SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY |
| UPPER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP STATION #56 | ALLENTOWN, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF MAINTAINING A FIRE HOUSE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPEMENT IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO CITIZENS OF UPPER MACUNGIE |
| DOWNINGTOWN AREA HIGH SCHOOL | DOWNINGTOWN, PA | $200 | 2025 | DOWNINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS CLUB. |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY | ALLENTOWN, PA | $168,348 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF INVESTING IN SOLUTIONS IN EDUCATION, HEALTHY AGING AND COMMUNITY STABILITY. |
| LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK | ALLENTOWN, PA | $144,340 | 2024 | 2023 CELEBRATION OF CHAMPIONS, 2023 GOLF CLASSIC SPONSOR, 2023 NICE LINES SPONSOR, AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CAPITAL FUND |
| EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIPS INCORPORATED | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF GLOBAL LEADERSHIP NETWORKS |
| JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $40,000 | 2024 | SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER MOBILE CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM |
| FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $39,000 | 2024 | IN VINO VITA SPONSOR AND HIGH RESOLUTION MICRO-ULTRASOUND |
| ST LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK | BETHLEHEM, PA | $38,600 | 2024 | 2023 CHARITY BALL SPONSOR AND CANCER PROGRAMS |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $30,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY MOBILE OUTREACH PROGRAM |
| MINSI TRAILS COUNCIL #502 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | LEHIGH VALLEY, PA | $24,264 | 2024 | 2023 LEADERSHIP DINNER AND SCOUTREACH PROGRAM |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INC | LAFAYETTE HILL, PA | $23,125 | 2024 | 2023 TAKE THE LEAD SPONSOR |
UNITED WAY OF GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY
$172,645TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF INVESTING IN SOLUTIONS IN EDUCATION, HEALTHY AGING AND COMMUNITY STABILITY.
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF GLOBAL LEADERSHIP NETWORKS
JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
$40,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH & EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER
$38,650DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY UNRESTRICTED GIFT
ST LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK
CANCER PROGRAMS & UNRESTRICTED GIFT
TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNITY MOBILE OUTREACH PROGRAM
GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INC
$18,8002024 TAKE THE LEAD SPONSOR
MINSI TRAILS COUNCIL #502 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$14,3762024 LEADERSHIP DINNER SPONSOR
2024 STEM AWARD & WISE SPONSOR
GOOD SHEPHERD
$12,600FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2024 WHAT'S SO COOL ABOUT MANUFACTURING & 2025 DREAM TEAM
ELECTRICAL SAFETY FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL INC
$5,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY AWARENESS
COOPERSBURG BOROUGH
$5,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF EDUCATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF COOPERSBURG
LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$5,0002024-2025 SCHOLARSHIPS
TO SUPPORT PFS'S MISSION TO ENRICH, INSPIRE, ENGAGE, AND ENTERTAIN THE WIDEST POSSIBLE OPTION THORUGH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS
HANOVER COUNTY FIRE EMS
$3,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS LEHIGH VALLEY SECTION
$3,0002024 SCHOLARSHIP FUND
UPPER SAUCON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT
$2,500TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE FIRE & RESCUE COMPANY
SKILLS USA COUNCIL
$2,500DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSOR
UPPER SAUCON AMBULANCE CORPS
$2,500TO SUPPORT THE MISSION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
TO SUPPORT THE THEATRE'S MISSION TO UNITE THE COMMUNITY USING THE POWER OF OUR CULTURAL RESOURCES AND TO PROVIDE A STAGE TO CELEBRATE AND EXPLORE THE ARTS TOGETHER
LOWER MACUNGIE FIRE DEPARTMENT
$2,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
SOUTHERN LEHIGH HIGH SCHOOL
$2,0002023-2024 SENIOR AWARDS
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
$2,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
SPE FOUNDATION
$2,000SPE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
GOOD WILL FIRE COMPANY - TREXLERTOWN
$1,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
FOGELSVILLE FIRE COMPANY - STATION 8
$1,000TO PRUCHASE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO ENHANCE THE FIREFIGHTING CAPABILITIES OF THE FIREFIGHTING TEAM
MACUNGIE AMBULANCE CORPS
$1,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MEDICAL SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY
UPPER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP STATION #56
$1,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF MAINTAINING A FIRE HOUSE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPEMENT IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO CITIZENS OF UPPER MACUNGIE
DOWNINGTOWN AREA HIGH SCHOOL
$200DOWNINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS CLUB.
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF INVESTING IN SOLUTIONS IN EDUCATION, HEALTHY AGING AND COMMUNITY STABILITY.
2023 CELEBRATION OF CHAMPIONS, 2023 GOLF CLASSIC SPONSOR, 2023 NICE LINES SPONSOR, AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CAPITAL FUND
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF GLOBAL LEADERSHIP NETWORKS
JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
$40,000SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER MOBILE CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM
FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER
$39,000IN VINO VITA SPONSOR AND HIGH RESOLUTION MICRO-ULTRASOUND
ST LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK
$38,6002023 CHARITY BALL SPONSOR AND CANCER PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY MOBILE OUTREACH PROGRAM
MINSI TRAILS COUNCIL #502 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$24,2642023 LEADERSHIP DINNER AND SCOUTREACH PROGRAM
GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INC
$23,1252023 TAKE THE LEAD SPONSOR