The Lyden Foundation concentrates its philanthropic activity almost exclusively on higher education scholarship support, directing substantial funding to Rollins College. Its giving appears focused on student financial aid and/or scholarship endowment support at a single regional institution, suggesting a targeted, place-based commitment. The foundation makes few, large gifts rather than many small grants, and prefers repeat support to the same beneficiary.
Highly concentrated: very few grants (2) all to the same recipient, sizable award amounts, repeat funding to a single regional college rather than diversified grantees.
The Lyden Foundation Inc directs most of its giving to scholarship support, with the largest recent grant going to Rollins College for scholarship for education. That pattern is reinforced by a second large award to the same institution in 2023, showing a strong preference for repeat support at one regional college rather than a broad grant portfolio. The foundation also funds scholarship-linked support at several K-12 schools, including Good Shephard School Foundation and St Margaret Mary School, which places education access at the center of its philanthropy. Its recent grants show a mix of higher-education aid, school-based scholarship support, and a smaller food bank grant, but the dominant theme remains direct financial aid for students in Central Florida. The grant list suggests a focused, place-based strategy: most awards stay in the Winter Park and Orlando area, and the same recipients appear more than once across years. For a nonprofit researcher, the clearest signal is that this funder uses relatively large, restricted gifts to support tuition and scholarship costs at a small set of institutions.
Higher education is the clearest area of support. The foundation gave $500,000 in 2025 to Rollins College for scholarship for education, and it had already given $202,500 to the same college in 2023 for the same purpose. School-based scholarship support is another visible theme: in 2025, it granted $50,000 to Good Shephard School Foundation for support young grammer school through scholarship, and in 2023 it made a $30,000 award for the same purpose. K-12 support also appears at St Margaret Mary School, which received $25,000 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2023. Beyond education, the foundation made a $10,000 grant in 2023 to Second Harvest Food Bank for feed the hunger food bank, showing at least one direct-service award outside schooling.
The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $22,500 at the median, and $45,000 at the 75th percentile, while the recent grant list also includes a much larger $500,000 award. Repeat support is a clear pattern: Rollins College, Good Shephard School Foundation, and St Margaret Mary School each received grants in more than one year. The foundation’s grants appear to be restricted, purpose-specific awards tied to scholarships or designated support rather than general operating support. It also funds individuals, consistent with scholarship-making.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $45K, with a median of $23K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$23K
75th Percentile
$45K
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Notable grantees: Rollins College
Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Florida: 90% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state, and Florida is also the top state by grant count. The recent grants point to a Central Florida cluster, especially Winter Park and Orlando. Winter Park recipients include Rollins College and St Margaret Mary School, while Orlando recipients include Good Shephard School Foundation, Second Harvest Food Bank, and Bishop Moore High School. Outside Florida, one recent grant went to Christian Brothers Foundation in New Rochelle, New York, but the overall pattern remains local and Florida-centered.
Its recent grants are concentrated in education, especially scholarship support. The foundation gave to Rollins College, Good Shephard School Foundation, St Margaret Mary School, St Luke's Scholarship Fund, Christian Brothers Foundation, and Bishop Moore High School, plus a grant to Second Harvest Food Bank for direct food-bank support.
Typical grants are relatively large and focused: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $22,500, and the 75th percentile is $45,000. The recent list also includes a $500,000 grant, which is far above the central range.
Yes. Rollins College received grants in both 2025 and 2023, Good Shephard School Foundation received grants in both years, and St Margaret Mary School also received grants in both years. That pattern points to recurring support rather than one-off giving.
The foundation’s giving is local. Florida accounts for 90% of grants, and the recent recipients are concentrated in Winter Park and Orlando. The only recent out-of-state recipient listed is Christian Brothers Foundation in New Rochelle, New York.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROLLINS COLLEGE | WINTER PARK, FL | $575,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| BISHOP MOORE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | ORLANDO, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| ST MARY MAGDALINE SCHOOL | ALTAMONTE SPRING, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| ST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL | WINTER PARK, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| GOOD SHEPHARD SCHOOL FOUNDATION | ORLANDO, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMER SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| ST CHARLES BORROMEO CATHOLIC SCHOOL | ORLANDO, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| CHESTERTON ACADAMY OF ORLANDO | WINTER PARK, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| ST LUKE'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND | OVIEDO, FL | $20,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK | ORLANDO, FL | $20,000 | 2026 | FEEDING HOPE FUND BANK |
| CHRISTIAN BROTHERS FOUNDATION | NEW ROCHELLE, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| BISHOP IRETON CATHOLOC HIGH SCHOOL | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| ROLLINS COLLEGE | WINTER PARK, FL | $500,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| GOOD SHEPHARD SCHOOL FOUNDATION | ORLANDO, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMER SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| ST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL | WINTER PARK, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| ST LUKE'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND | OVIEDO, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| CHRISTIAN BROTHERS FOUNDATION | NEW ROCHELLE, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| ROLLINS COLLEGE | WINTER PARK, FL | $204,630 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| GOOD SHEPHARD SCHOOL FOUNDATION | ORLANDO, FL | $30,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMER SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK | ORLANDO, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | FEED THE HUNGER FOOD BANK |
| JAXON LEDA CHARTER SCHOOL | WINTER SPRINGS, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| ROLLINS COLLEGE | WINTER PARK, FL | $202,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| GOOD SHEPHARD SCHOOL FOUNDATION | ORLANDO, FL | $30,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMER SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK | ORLANDO, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | FEED THE HUNGER FOOD BANK |
| ST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL | WINTER PARK, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
| BISHOP MOORE HIGH SCHOOL | ORLANDO, FL | $6,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP |
BISHOP MOORE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$100,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
ST MARY MAGDALINE SCHOOL
$100,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
ST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL
$100,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
GOOD SHEPHARD SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$100,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMER SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
ST CHARLES BORROMEO CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$50,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
CHESTERTON ACADAMY OF ORLANDO
$25,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
ST LUKE'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$20,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
$20,000FEEDING HOPE FUND BANK
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS FOUNDATION
$10,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
BISHOP IRETON CATHOLOC HIGH SCHOOL
$10,000SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
GOOD SHEPHARD SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$50,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMER SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
ST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL
$25,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
ST LUKE'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$20,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS FOUNDATION
$10,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
GOOD SHEPHARD SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$30,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMER SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
JAXON LEDA CHARTER SCHOOL
$1,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
GOOD SHEPHARD SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$30,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMER SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
ST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL
$10,000SUPPORT YOUNG GRAMMAR SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
BISHOP MOORE HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP