Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation
Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wauwatosa, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500.
Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation at a glance
In short: Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation gave $500 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $500), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $500
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $3,116
- -14.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 309% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $400 (2020) to $3K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $500.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,116 | $500 | $1,042 | $500 | 1 | $500 | $162 |
| 2024 | $3,658 | $250 | $1,680 | $1,000 | 2 | $1,000 | $220 |
| 2023 | $5,309 | $2,450 | $1,388 | $603 | 2 | $603 | $193 |
| 2022 | $4,747 | $200 | $1,142 | $500 | 2 | $500 | $243 |
| 2021 | $5,648 | — | $1,373 | $805 | 3 | $805 | $292 |
| 2020 | $6,249 | $6,646 | $886 | $400 | 4 | — | $180 |
| 2019 | $2,971 | $1,820 | $3,697 | $3,000 | 3 | — | $99 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation reported a distributable amount of $162 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cedric Mays
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Lula Mays
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation
How much does Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation give each year?
Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation gave $500 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 2 grants.
How large is Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation?
Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation reported $3K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $500 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $162 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation operate?
Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Washington, Wisconsin.
What is Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation's EIN?
Cedric & Lula Mays Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0304323. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 24, 2024)
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