About Tw Lewis Foundation
The TW Lewis Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of large, general‑purpose grants that support higher education and direct charitable assistance. Recent awards include major unrestricted gifts to a private Christian university, a leading university business school, and a local St. Vincent de Paul chapter, indicating a blend of investment in postsecondary institutions and community basic‑needs services. Grants are unrestricted, suggesting a preference to fund operating capacity rather than specific projects.
Focus Areas
Private Christian higher education (e.g., Grand Canyon University)University business education and leadership development (e.g., business schools)Local basic‑needs charity and emergency assistance (e.g., St. Vincent de Paul)
Who They Fund
low-income pregnant and postpartum womeninfantsyoung children (under five)low-income families
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated giving: very few, large general‑purpose grants rather than many small awards; favors one‑off or single‑year unrestricted operating support to institutional recipients.
About Tw Lewis Foundation
A 2025 grant of $400,000 to Grand Canyon University stands out as the largest recent award from Tw Lewis Foundation and points to a funding pattern built around sizable general-purpose gifts. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs higher education, conservative policy and advocacy organizations, and Phoenix-area direct-service charities with unrestricted support. That mix includes a $200,000 general-purpose grant to UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School in 2025 and repeated support for St Vincent De Paul in Phoenix, which received $210,000 in 2024, $110,000 in 2025, and $101,000 in 2023. The foundation’s recent awards also reach organizations tied to youth development, family services, and university athletics, showing a broad but selective approach rather than a narrow project-by-project program. General-purpose language appears throughout the recent grants, suggesting an emphasis on institutional flexibility and operating capacity. The pattern is especially visible in Arizona, where many of the foundation’s recipients are located.
What Tw Lewis Foundation Funds
In higher education, Tw Lewis Foundation gave $400,000 to Grand Canyon University for general purpose support and $200,000 to UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School for general purpose support. Those two grants show an interest in both private Christian higher education and business education. The foundation also funded public-facing service organizations in Phoenix: Valleywise received $100,600 in 2025 and $100,000 in 2024, both for general purpose support. In community support, St Vincent De Paul in Phoenix received multiple unrestricted grants, including $210,000 in 2024 and $110,000 in 2025. Youth-oriented giving also appears in the record, with $91,981 to Young Life Arizona in 2023 and $100,000 to United Christian Youth Camp in 2023.
How Tw Lewis Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $23,500 at the median, and $52,612 at the 75th percentile, with a smaller set of much larger awards at the top of the range. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including St Vincent De Paul, Valleywise, Alliance Defending Freedom, America First Policy Institute, Conservative Partnership Institute, The Heritage Foundation, and Young America’s Foundation. Tw Lewis Foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, funds organizations rather than individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Many recent grants are labeled general purpose, indicating flexible support rather than tightly restricted project funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.7M
Total Assets
$6M
Total Revenue
$362K
Total Expenses
$4.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $53K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$53K
Geographic Reach
Regional21 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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