Lescure Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Danville, CA EIN: 94-3356082

Lescure Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Danville, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $808K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 10 grants totaling $44K. Net investment income was $59K.

Key facts about Lescure Foundation

In short: Lescure Foundation gave $44K across 10 grants in 2024 (avg $4K), mostly in California. 10% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
94-3356082
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$43,600
Grants made (2024)
10
Average grant
$4,360
Median grant
$2,000
New grantees (estimate)
10% first-time grantees (1 of 10, 2024)
Total assets
$807,964
Primary geography
California (95% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$808K

+5.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$44K

-9.2% YoY

Grant Count

10

-16.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$4K

+9.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lescure Foundation reported a distributable amount of $51K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Lescure Foundation open to new grantees?

10%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 1 of 10 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $5K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $2K repeat.

  • 90% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−15%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 85% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of all 10 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

Cities

MartinezWalnut CreekConcordLafayetteSan FranciscoArlingtonAntiochOaklandEugenePleasant HillEdentonRaleighSan RamonVallejo

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K11 grants202010 grants20219 grants202212 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Churc: $25KLafayette-Orinda PresbyterianChurc$25KKqed: $4KKqed$4KCalifornia Highway Patrol: $2KCalifornia Highway Patrol$2KContra Costa Food Bank: $2KContra Costa Food Bank$2KSan Ramon Valley Education Foundati: $2KSan Ramon Valley EducationFoundati$2KMeals on Wheels: $2KMeals on Wheels$2KSave Mt Diablo: $2KSave Mt Diablo$2KMonument Crisis Center: $2KMonument Crisis Center$2KA Cure in Sight: $2KA Cure in Sight$2KTurn-the Untility Reform Network: $1KTurn-the Untility ReformNetwork$1K

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants across all recorded years

52<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
LAFAYETTE-ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURC Lafayette, CAPUBLIC CHARITABLE PURPOSE$24,600
KQED San Francisco, CAPUBLIC CHARITABLE PURPOSES$4,000
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL Vallejo, CAPUBLIC CHARITABLE PURPOSES$2,000
CONTRA COSTA FOOD BANK Concord, CAPUBLIC CHARITABLE PURPOSES$2,000
SAN RAMON VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATI San Ramon, CAPUBLIC CHARITABLE PURPOSES$2,000
MEALS ON WHEELS Walnut Creek, CAPUBLIC CHARITABLE PURPOSES$2,000
SAVE MT DIABLO Walnut Creek, CAPUBLIC CHARITABLE PURPOSES$2,000
MONUMENT CRISIS CENTER Concord, CAPUBLIC CHARITABLE PURPOSES$2,000
A CURE IN SIGHT Raleigh, NCPUBLIC CHARITABLE PURPOSES$2,000
TURN-THE UNTILITY REFORM NETWORK Oakland, CAPUBLIC CHARITABLE PURPOSES$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$807,964$766,168$790,489
Revenue$60,938$35,016$7,290
Expenses$56,020$63,040$50,915
Qualifying Distributions$43,600$48,000$39,003
Net Investment Income$58,539$32,615$17,543
Distributable Amount$51,307$45,531$50,601

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lescure Foundation is led by Norman M. Lescure, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Norman M. Lescure

    Director & President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel N. Lescure

    Director & CFO

    Director & CFO → Director, 2023

    Director → Director & CFO, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn T. Lescure

    Director & Vice President

    Director & Vice President → Director, 2023

    Director → Director & Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Allen Lescure

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Lescure

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Lescure

    Director & Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Karl J. Gerlach (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert J. Sehr Jr. (2020–2023) — Director & Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Lescure Foundation

How much does Lescure Foundation give each year?

Lescure Foundation gave $44K across 10 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $48K across 12 grants.

What is Lescure Foundation's typical grant size?

Lescure Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $2,000, and its average grant was $4,360, across 10 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Lescure Foundation that year got $1K on average.

Where does Lescure Foundation give grants?

Lescure Foundation gives mostly in California: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Concord, CA (2 grants) and Walnut Creek, CA (2 grants).

Who are Lescure Foundation's largest grantees?

Lescure Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Churc ($24,600), Kqed ($4,000) and California Highway Patrol ($2,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 70% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Lescure Foundation?

Lescure Foundation reported $808K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $44K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $51K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Lescure Foundation?

Lescure Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Danville, CA. It holds $808K in total assets as of 2024.

What is Lescure Foundation's EIN?

Lescure Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3356082. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

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