Lennox Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 92-0189045

Lennox Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $79K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $22K.

Lennox Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Lennox Family Foundation gave $20K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,667
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$78,731
+0.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (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 Lennox Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Foodbank of the Rockies: $10KFoodbank of the Rockies$10KSafehouse Denver Inc: $5KSafehouse Denver Inc$5KThe Gathering Place: $5KThe Gathering Place$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Foodbank of the Rockies ($10K). Together the top 3 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Denver

How Lennox Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 232% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K3 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $20K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Foodbank of the Rockies Denver, COFood Bank$10,000
Safehouse Denver Inc Denver, COSurvivors of domestic violence$5,000
The Gathering Place Denver, COServices for battered women$5,000
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$78,731$22,668$21,071$20,0003$20,000$21,597$8,613
2024$78,337$9,469$21,206$20,0003$20,000$8,392$8,973
2023$103,672$11,722$22,477$20,0003$20,000$1,815$8,972
2022$105,735$8,630$22,443$20,0003$20,000$6,187$9,785
2021$115,959$7,862$18,277$16,0003$16,000$5,585$10,467
2020$124,330$6,060$12,015$10,0003—$4,045$353

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lennox Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lennox Family Foundation is led by Bette R Lennox, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bette R Lennox

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew W Lennox

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott J Lennox

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Heather A Ferguson (2020–2024) — Executive Director

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 Lennox Family Foundation

How much does Lennox Family Foundation give each year?

Lennox Family Foundation gave $20K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 3 grants.

What is Lennox Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Lennox Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Lennox Family Foundation give grants?

Lennox Family Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (3 grants).

Does Lennox Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Lennox Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Lennox Family Foundation?

Lennox Family Foundation reported $79K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Lennox Family Foundation's EIN?

Lennox Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0189045. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 27, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 26, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 30, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 12, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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