Lucas Family Foundation
Lucas Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Orlando, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $64K. Net investment income was $89K.
Lucas Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Lucas Family Foundation gave $64K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $64,108
- +13.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,369
- -24.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $26,000
- Total assets
- $1,179,547
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (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 Lucas Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Trent Hill Center for Children & ($36K). Together the top 3 received $64K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 10 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Lucas Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 37% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $32K (2023) to $95K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $64K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trent Hill Center for Children & Hartsville, SC | General Operating | $35,708 |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Pee Dee Florence, SC | General Operating | $26,000 |
| Help 4 Kids Florence Florence, SC | General Operating | $2,400 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,179,547 | $99,748 | $78,374 | $64,108 | 3 | $65,608 | $89,266 | $70,915 |
| 2024 | $1,158,308 | $101,341 | $68,289 | $56,421 | 2 | $57,921 | $88,594 | $65,608 |
| 2023 | $1,125,336 | $6,133 | $49,929 | $32,000 | 1 | $32,500 | $12,337 | $57,595 |
| 2022 | $1,169,317 | $203,107 | $63,738 | $46,850 | 2 | $47,350 | $188,123 | $57,557 |
| 2021 | $1,029,776 | $95,087 | $91,267 | $70,000 | 2 | $70,500 | $74,963 | $66,019 |
| 2020 | $1,026,179 | $59,275 | $113,564 | $95,000 | 4 | — | $41,579 | $59,041 |
| 2019 | $1,080,969 | $65,837 | $83,172 | $63,285 | 3 | — | $46,326 | $62,559 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lucas Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $71K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lucas Family Foundation is led by Marion D. Lucas III, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Marion D. Lucas III
Chairman
On filings since 2019
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara H. Smith
Board Member
On filings since 2019
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Finleys James
Board Member
On filings since 2019
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Graham J. Segars
Board Member
On filings since 2019
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Lucas Family Foundation
How much does Lucas Family Foundation give each year?
Lucas Family Foundation gave $64K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $56K across 2 grants.
What is Lucas Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Lucas Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $26,000, and its average grant was $21,369, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lucas Family Foundation give grants?
Lucas Family Foundation gives mostly in South Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Florence, SC (2 grants).
Does Lucas Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Lucas Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Lucas Family Foundation?
Lucas Family Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $66K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $71K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Lucas Family Foundation's EIN?
Lucas Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0966153. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 24, 2024)
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