Lakeshore Foundation
Lakeshore Foundation is a private foundation listed in filing data as located in Redwood City, California. Its filing describes an organization founded in 1984 that serves people with disabilities and chronic health conditions through physical activity, sports, recreation, research, and advocacy. The foundation’s website presents Lakeshore as a Birmingham, Alabama-based organization whose mission is to help people with physical disabilities live active, healthy lives.
Lakeshore Foundation at a glance
In short: Lakeshore Foundation gave $21.7M across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $1.2M), top state New York. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $21,655,000
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- -10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,203,056
- +15.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $750,000
- Total assets
- $265,756,367
- -4.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (33% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Lakeshore Foundation
- How to Apply
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The 2023 filing lists Hadley G Williams, Trustee, as the application contact and says to submit applications electronically with proof of IRC 501(c)(3) status.
- Review Cycle
- The 2023 filing states that no deadline had been established at that time.
- Deadline
- The 2023 filing states that no deadline had been established at that time.
- Contact
Application contact: Hadley G Williams Trustee
Mailing address: PO Box 11064, Oakland, CA 94611
Phone: (510) 612-1207
Website: https://lakeshore.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Lakeshore Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Brennan Center for Justice ($3.0M). Together the top 10 received $19.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
119 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 40 grants of 119 (34%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grants went to recipients in multiple states. The largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in New York (33%), Massachusetts (16%), Alabama (14%), California (10%), and the District of Columbia (9%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Lakeshore Foundation open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 18 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. How we count
- 100% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 108% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18.0M (2022) to $21.9M (2021). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $21.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Brennan Center for Justice New York, NY | General | $3,000,000 |
| Oxfam America Boston, MA | General | $3,000,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | General | $3,000,000 |
| The Innocence Project Inc New York, NY | General | $2,000,000 |
| Center for Global Development Washington, DC | General | $2,000,000 |
| Florence Immigrant & Refugees Rights Project Florence, AZ | General | $2,000,000 |
| Immigrant Justice Corps New York, NY | General | $2,000,000 |
| Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA | General | $1,000,000 |
| Justice for Migrant Women Fremont, OH | General | $1,000,000 |
| New England Innocence Project Boston, MA | General | $500,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2025 filing reports 18 grants; the 2024 and 2023 filings report 20 and 25 grants, respectively.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $265,756,367 | $12,601,965 | $26,603,873 | $21,655,000 | 18 | $21,732,740 | $8,052,973 | $20,113,305 |
| 2024 | $278,136,050 | $16,084,795 | $25,419,553 | $20,790,000 | 20 | $20,854,051 | $11,618,086 | $20,460,618 |
| 2023 | $287,222,430 | $17,250,552 | $23,374,658 | $20,660,000 | 25 | $20,714,832 | $14,741,729 | $19,894,268 |
| 2022 | $293,830,963 | $16,882,728 | $20,025,072 | $18,005,000 | 27 | $18,072,503 | $13,207,691 | $19,907,656 |
| 2021 | $303,268,291 | $8,002,481 | $23,340,979 | $21,890,000 | 29 | — | $6,711,773 | $18,654,577 |
| 2020 | $321,311,128 | $6,549,747 | $20,625,702 | $19,805,000 | 30 | — | $5,831,063 | $17,938,405 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lakeshore Foundation reported a distributable amount of $20.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The website states that Lakeshore’s mission is to provide opportunities for people with physical disabilities to live active, healthy lives. It describes activity, research, and advocacy as the means of pursuing that mission. Its programs include adapted sports and recreation, sports science research, and advocacy for inclusion and access.
The grants listed for 2025 also show support for a range of outside organizations. For example, the Southern Poverty Law Center describes its work as advancing racial justice and human rights; the Innocence Project says it works to free people who have been wrongly convicted and reform the criminal justice system; and the Center for Global Development describes its work as reducing global poverty through research intended to improve policy and practice. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not stated focus areas of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 18 grants totaling $21,655,000. Grants ranged from $105,000 to $3,000,000, with a median of $750,000. The largest listed awards were $3,000,000 each to the Brennan Center for Justice, Oxfam America, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. Other large awards included $2,000,000 each to the Innocence Project, Center for Global Development, Florence Immigrant & Refugees Rights Project, and Immigrant Justice Corps.
The grantees describe varied work. Immigrant Justice Corps says it recruits and trains legal advocates for the immigration field; Justice for Migrant Women says it advances migrant women’s rights through education, public awareness, and advocacy; and the New England Innocence Project says it works to correct and prevent wrongful convictions and support people freed after wrongful incarceration.
The foundation’s 2023 filing states that it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It says applications should be submitted electronically and include proof of IRC 501(c)(3) status; grants are limited to purposes and charities defined under IRC Section 501(c)(3). The filing cautions that unsolicited requests may not receive acknowledgment.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Hadley G Williams as trustee.
Lakeshore Foundation is led by Hadley G. Williams, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Hadley G. Williams
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Lakeshore Foundation
How much does Lakeshore Foundation give each year?
Lakeshore Foundation gave $21.7M across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20.8M across 20 grants.
What is Lakeshore Foundation's typical grant size?
Lakeshore Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $750,000, and its average grant was $1,203,056, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lakeshore Foundation give grants?
Lakeshore Foundation's top state is New York, with 33% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Massachusetts (16%) and Alabama (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (4 grants), Boston, MA (2 grants) and San Francisco, CA (2 grants).
Does Lakeshore Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Lakeshore Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (18 of 18) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Lakeshore Foundation's largest grantees?
Lakeshore Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Brennan Center for Justice ($3,000,000), Oxfam America ($3,000,000) and Southern Poverty Law Center ($3,000,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 42% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lakeshore Foundation?
Lakeshore Foundation reported $265.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21.7M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $20.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Lakeshore Foundation fund?
The website states that Lakeshore’s mission is to provide opportunities for people with physical disabilities to live active, healthy lives. It describes activity, research, and advocacy as the means of pursuing that mission. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Lakeshore Foundation?
The 2023 filing lists Hadley G Williams, Trustee, as the application contact and says to submit applications electronically with proof of IRC 501(c)(3) status. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Lakeshore Foundation's EIN?
Lakeshore Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-6284987. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Lakeshore Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/lakeshore-foundation-morg_a4a015a7a1e8429c8782d220a3f06afd
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