Lawrence Respiratory Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Hot Springs, AR EIN: 82-4831862

Lawrence Respiratory Foundation is a private foundation, based in Hot Springs, AR. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $184.

Lawrence Respiratory Foundation at a glance

In short: Lawrence Respiratory Foundation gave $10K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Arkansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
+177.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+150.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,000
+11.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,000
Primary geography
Arkansas (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 Lawrence Respiratory Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Hot SpringsBentonLittle RockBonnerdale

How Lawrence Respiratory Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 178% from 2022 to 2025. 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

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grant2018 1 grant2019 1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2018) to $10K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
5 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025—$2,304$10,000$10,0005$10,000$184
2024$19,153$3,631$3,600$3,6002$3,600$1,175
2023$18,444$3,966$3,600$3,6002$3,600$326
2022$16,465$2,811$3,600$3,6002$3,600$281
2021$20,007$8,171$3,600$3,6002$3,600$918
2020$12,849$4,796$3,600$3,6001—$148
2019$10,882$8,110$3,000$3,0001——
2018$5,903$7,836$1,966$1,5001——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lawrence Respiratory Foundation is led by Gretchen E Lawrence, President on every filing since 2018; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gretchen E Lawrence

    President

    On filings since 2018

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chuck Burke

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David L Hulett

    Tresurer

    Treasurer → Tresurer, 2024

    On filings since 2018

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth A Harrison

    Secrectary

    Secretary → Secrectary, 2024

    On filings since 2018

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Paul Lowe (2018–2023) — Director
  • Former: William C Burke (2018–2023) — Director
  • Former: Albert J. Chinn (2018–2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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 Lawrence Respiratory Foundation

How much does Lawrence Respiratory Foundation give each year?

Lawrence Respiratory Foundation gave $10K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 2 grants.

What is Lawrence Respiratory Foundation's typical grant size?

Lawrence Respiratory Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Lawrence Respiratory Foundation give grants?

Lawrence Respiratory Foundation gives mostly in Arkansas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Lawrence Respiratory Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Lawrence Respiratory Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational Scholarship" (5 grants).

What is Lawrence Respiratory Foundation's EIN?

Lawrence Respiratory Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4831862. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(9)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS March 24, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 22, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 2, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 17, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 25, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 5, 2025)
  8. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 16, 2026)
  9. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2025

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