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Lokey Charities Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Clearwater, FL EIN: 27-1687370 Website

To help children and youth reach their full potential by providing for basic needs such as food, shelter, access to medical care and positive mentoring.

Lokey Charities Inc at a glance

In short: Lokey Charities Inc gave $113K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$113,000
+20.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-11.1% vs 2024
Average grant
$14,125
+36.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$73,756
-50.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (93% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Lokey Charities Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Skycrest Community Church: $33KSkycrest Community Church$33KFamily First: $25KFamily First$25KHospice Foundation of the Florida Suncoast: $15KHospice Foundation of theFlorida Suncoast$15KHomeless Emergency Project Inc: $10KHomeless Emergency Project Inc$10KThe McDavid Group Charities Inc: $10KThe McDavid Group CharitiesInc$10KFolds of Honor Foundation: $8KFolds of Honor Foundation$8KWheelchairs 4 Kids: $7KWheelchairs 4 Kids$7KCornerstone Ministries: $7KCornerstone Ministries$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Skycrest Community Church ($33K). Together the top 8 received $113K.

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants across all recorded years

26<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 26 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

ClearwaterTampaOwassoTarpon SpringsTequesta

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 9 grants2023 9 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $84K (2023) to $113K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $113K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Skycrest Community Church Clearwater, FLSupport Their Community Partnership Program$32,500
Family First Tampa, FLSupport the All Pro Dads and Imom Programs$25,000
Hospice Foundation of the Florida Suncoast Clearwater, FLSupport hospice care, specialized programs, and integrative medicine for patients and families in Pinellas County$14,500
Homeless Emergency Project Inc Clearwater, FLSupport the Homeless Shelter Programs$10,000
The McDavid Group Charities Inc Tequesta, FLSupport of families of fallen law enforcement officers$10,000
Folds of Honor Foundation Owasso, OKSupport children education of disabled military men and women$7,500
Wheelchairs 4 Kids Tarpon Springs, FLTo Provide Wheelchairs and Medical Equipment to Children$7,000
Cornerstone Ministries Tampa, FLYouth ministry$6,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$73,756$124,240$155,761$113,0008
2024$149,314$93,151$111,969$93,5009
2023$124,095$136,845$115,910$83,5009
2022$103,160$88,789$77,484——
2021$91,855$126,821$82,142——
2020$47,176$107,938$81,798——

About Lokey Charities Inc

Based on IRS filings

Lokey Charities Inc is a public charity, based in Clearwater, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $74K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $113K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lokey Charities Inc is led by Paul B Lokey, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Paul B Lokey

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri A Aaron

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Secretary & Tresasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    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 Lokey Charities Inc

How much does Lokey Charities Inc give each year?

Lokey Charities Inc gave $113K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $94K across 9 grants.

What is Lokey Charities Inc's typical grant size?

Lokey Charities Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $14,125, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Lokey Charities Inc give grants?

Lokey Charities Inc gives mostly in Florida: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Oklahoma (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Clearwater, FL (3 grants) and Tampa, FL (2 grants).

Does Lokey Charities Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Lokey Charities Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are Lokey Charities Inc's largest grantees?

Lokey Charities Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Skycrest Community Church ($32,500), Family First ($25,000) and Hospice Foundation of the Florida Suncoast ($14,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Lokey Charities Inc?

Lokey Charities Inc reported $74K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $124K.

What is Lokey Charities Inc's EIN?

Lokey Charities Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1687370. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 26, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)

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