JWL Foundation
JWL Foundation is a private foundation, based in Los Altos, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $30K.
JWL Foundation at a glance
In short: JWL Foundation gave $30K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,500
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $13,206
- -8.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (67% 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 JWL Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Place of Hope ($10K). Together the top 4 received $30K.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How JWL Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 $20K (2023) to $35K (2019). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Place of Hope Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Unique faith-based, state-licensed child welfare organization providing family-style foster care (emergency and long-term care). | $10,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital Trust Boston, MA | Provide the highest quality of health care, lead the way in research and discovery, educate the next generation of leaders in health care, and enhance the health and well-being of the children and families in our local community. | $10,000 |
| Carp (Comprehensive Alcoholism Rehabilitation Programs) Inc West Palm Beach, FL | To offer hope to the underserved alcoholic and drug addicted. The organization operates a mens and womens twelve-step residence. The organizations goal is to help break the cycle of hopeless addiction, dependency and resulting homelesness in palm Beach county, Florida. | $5,000 |
| Gertrude Walden Child Care Center Inc Stuart, FL | To provide every child with a quality early childhood experience. Our staff strives to create a safe, nurturing and developmentally appropriate environment which fosters individual needs. | $5,000 |
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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 | $13,206 | $35,000 | $36,206 | $30,000 | 4 | $36,206 | $1,369 |
| 2024 | $14,412 | $35,000 | $37,113 | $30,000 | 2 | $37,113 | $1,118 |
| 2023 | $16,525 | $35,000 | $29,756 | $20,000 | 1 | $29,756 | $960 |
| 2022 | $11,281 | $35,000 | $35,033 | $28,599 | 9 | $35,033 | $1,227 |
| 2021 | $11,314 | $35,000 | $31,821 | $29,900 | 8 | $31,821 | $1,210 |
| 2020 | $8,135 | $35,000 | $33,295 | $27,300 | 7 | — | $1,517 |
| 2019 | $6,430 | $35,000 | $34,679 | $34,500 | 7 | — | $1,414 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, JWL Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
JWL Foundation is led by George W. Lucas Jr., CEO & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
George W. Lucas Jr.
CEO & President
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Delagnes Talbott
CFO & Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
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 JWL Foundation
How much does JWL Foundation give each year?
JWL Foundation gave $30K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $30K across 2 grants.
What is JWL Foundation's typical grant size?
JWL Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $7,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does JWL Foundation give grants?
JWL Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (33%).
Does JWL Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on JWL Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is JWL Foundation?
JWL Foundation reported $13K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $36K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is JWL Foundation's EIN?
JWL Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5884988. 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 May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 21, 2024)
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