Mr & Mrs Wayne B Lyon Foundation
Private foundation · Terra Ceia, FL · EIN 38-2680420 · reported 2023–2025
65grants reported
$3,000median award
$1,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$296Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 65 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $28K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 176
Terra Ceia, FL 34250-0176
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood Health Clinic Capital Improvement Fund | Naples, FL | $25,000 |
| Cranbrook Educational Community Capital Campaign and Scholarships | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $22,000 |
| Springhill Chestnut Hill Academy Operating Fund | Philadephia, PA | $15,000 |
| Alliance for Period Supplies of Swfl Operating Fund | Naples, FL | $13,500 |
| Springdale Chestnut Hill Academy Operating Fund | Philadephia, PA | $12,500 |
| Alliance for Period Supplies of Swfl Operating Fund | Naples, FL | $11,000 |
| Terra Ceia United Methodist Church Operating Fund | Terra Ceia, FL | $10,000 |
| Bradenton Christian Schools Capital Improvement Fund | Bradenton, FL | $10,000 |
| Nch Center of Philanthrophy Operating Fund | Naples, FL | $7,500 |
| Diplomat Group Naples Community Hospital Operating Fund | Naples, FL | $7,500 |
| Both Hands Operating Fund | Brentwood TN, TN | $7,500 |
| Bradenton Christian School Operating Fund | Bradenton, FL | $7,500 |
| Nch Center of Philanthrophy Operating Fund | Naples, FL | $7,500 |
| Turning Point USA Operating Fund | Phoenix, AZ | $7,500 |
| Solebury School Operating FundOperating Fund | New Hope, PA | $6,700 |
| Both Hands Operating Fund | Brentwood TN, TN | $5,000 |
| Cranbrook Schools (endowment) Operating Fund | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $5,000 |
| Springdale Chestnut Hill Academy Operating FundOperating Fund | Philadephia, PA | $5,000 |
| Turning Point USA Operating FundOperating Fund | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 |
| Both Hands Funding Scholarships | Brentwood, TN | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Wissahickon Operating Fund | Philadephia, PA | $5,000 |
| Prager University Foundation Operating Fund | Hollywood, FL | $5,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse (international Relief) Operating Fund | Boone, NC | $5,000 |
| Cranbrook Schools (endowment) Operating Fund | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $5,000 |
| Cranbrook Institute of Science Operating Fund | Chicago, IL | $4,500 |
| Morris Arboretum & Gardens Operating Fund | Philadephia, PA | $4,000 |
| Friends of the Wissahickon Operating Fund | Philadephia, PA | $3,800 |
| Prager U Operating Fund | Merrfield, VA | $3,750 |
| Cranbrook Educational Community Operating Fund | Chicago, IL | $3,500 |
| Cranbrook Institute of Science Operating Fund | Chicago, IL | $3,500 |
| Friends of Pastorius Park Operating FundOperating Fund | Philadephia, PA | $3,000 |
| Women Rock Science - Cranbrook Institute of Science Operating Fund | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Women Rock Science - Cranbrook Institute of Science Operating Fund | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Chestnut Hill Garden District Fund Operating Fund | Philadephia, PA | $2,500 |
| Morris Arboretum Annual Fund (university of Pennsylvania) Operating Fund | Philadephia, PA | $2,500 |
| Brittany's Hope Operating Fund | Elizabethtown, PA | $2,500 |
| Friends of the Wissahickon Operating Fund | Philadephia, PA | $2,500 |
| Morris Arboretum & Gardens Operating Fund | Philadephia, PA | $2,500 |
| Cranbrook Educational Community Operating Fund | Chicago, IL | $2,250 |
| United Way for Southeastern Michigan Operating Fund | Detroit, MI | $2,000 |
| Salvation Army Operating Fund | Naples, FL | $2,000 |
| United Way for Southeastern Michigan Operating Fund | Detroit, MI | $2,000 |
| Corewell Health Foundation Operating Fund | Southfield, MI | $1,500 |
| Cranbrook Schools (annual Fund) Operating FundOperating Fund | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,500 |
| Kirk in the Hills Operating Fund | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,500 |
| Beaumont Health Foundation Operating Fund | Southfield, MI | $1,500 |
| United Way Southeastern Michigan Operating Fund | Detroit, MI | $1,500 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Beaumont Helath Foundation Operating Fund | Southfield, MI | $1,500 |
| Cranbrook Schools (annual Fund) Operating Fund | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,500 |
| Kirk in the Hills Operating Fund | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,500 |
| Chestnut Hill Garden District Fund Operating Fund | Philadephia, PA | $1,250 |
| Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research Operating Fund | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,250 |
| Chestnut Hill Garden District Fund Operating Fund | Philadephia, PA | $1,250 |
| Friends of the Wissahickon Operating Fund | Philadephia, PA | $1,250 |
| Collier Community Foundation Operating Fund | Naples, FL | $1,000 |
| NYC Blue Gavel Scholarship Fund Operating Fund | Naples, FL | $1,000 |
| The Salvation Army Operating Fund | Naples, FL | $1,000 |
| Kirk in the Hills Operating Fund | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,000 |
| Naples Yacht Club Blue Gavel Scholarship Fund | Naples, FL | $1,000 |
| Tunnel for Towers Foundation Operating Fund | Staten Island, NY | $1,000 |
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