The Lucky One Foundation
Private foundation · Garden City, NY · EIN 45-6398630 · reported 2023–2025
106grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$1.9Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 106 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $35K 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
1325 Franklin Ave Ste 560
Garden City, NY 11530-1638
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ganna Wlaska Lotusland OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $105,000 |
| Ganna Walska Lotus Land OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 |
| The Riviera Ridge School OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $90,000 |
| Moxi the Wolf Museum OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $70,000 |
| Bellosguardo Foundation Inc OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $60,000 |
| Music Academy of the West OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $55,000 |
| Creative Visions Foundation OPERATIONAL | Nipomo, CA | $50,000 |
| Ganna Wlaska Lotusland OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 |
| Creative Visions Foundation OPERATIONAL | Nipomo, CA | $50,000 |
| Music Academy of the West OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 |
| Reboot Inc OPERATIONAL | Longmeadow, MA | $35,000 |
| Limitless Horizons Ixil OPERATIONAL | Santa Cruz, CA | $35,000 |
| Music Academy of the West OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $35,000 |
| Bellosguardo Foundation Inc OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $32,500 |
| The Redford Center Inc OPERATIONAL | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| UC Regents Arts and Lectures OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| United Way of Santa Barbara OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| Calm OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| Dignity Moves OPERATIONAL | Palm Springs, CA | $25,000 |
| Gwendolyn Strong Founation OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| Kiss the Ground OPERATIONAL | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| Puppies Behind Bars OPERATIONAL | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| The Perlman Music Program OPERATIONAL | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Impactassets Inc OPERATIONAL | Rockville, MD | $25,000 |
| Puppies Behind Bars OPERATIONAL | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Reboot Inc OPERATIONAL | Longmeadow, MA | $25,000 |
| The Edible Schoolyard Project OPERATIONAL | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 |
| The Green River Foundation OPERATIONAL | Rutherfordton, NC | $25,000 |
| The Riviera Ridge School OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| United Way of Santa Barbara OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| Limitless Horizons Ixil OPERATIONAL | Santa Cruz, CA | $20,000 |
| Moxi the Wolf Museum OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| The Riviera Ridge School OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| United Way of Santa Barbara OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| Kiss the Ground OPERATIONAL | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 |
| Limitless Horizons Ixil OPERATIONAL | Santa Cruz, CA | $20,000 |
| Moxi the Wolf Museum OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| Stotyteller Children's Center OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| Episcopal Relief and Development OPERATIONAL | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Ganna Wlaska Lotusland OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 |
| Social and Environmental Entreprueneurs - Birthfund OPERATIONAL | Calabasas, CA | $15,000 |
| Human Rights Watch OPERATIONAL | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital OPERATIONAL | Memphis, TN | $15,000 |
| The Mental Wellness Center OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 |
| Ucla Foundation OPERATIONAL | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 |
| All Saints BY the Sea Episcopal Church OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 |
| Apples to Zucchini Cooking School OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 |
| Dance Downtown LA Inc OPERATIONAL | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Explore Ecology OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 |
| Film Forum Inc OPERATIONAL | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Film Independent OPERATIONAL | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Human Rights Watch OPERATIONAL | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Life Chronicles OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 |
| Shelterbox USA OPERATIONAL | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 |
| St Olaf College OPERATIONAL | Northfield, MN | $10,000 |
| The Transition House OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 |
| Tribal Trust Foundation OPERATIONAL | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 |
| Bard College OPERATIONAL | Annandale on Hudson, NY | $10,000 |
| Food Bank for New York City OPERATIONAL | Hartsdale, NY | $10,000 |
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