Lucky Heart Fund
Lucky Heart Fund is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations working in areas including animal care, wildlife, disability services, homelessness, and outdoor recreation.
Lucky Heart Fund at a glance
In short: Lucky Heart Fund gave $68K across 24 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state Maryland. 54% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $68,000
- +27.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 24
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,833
- +27.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $1,233,307
- -3.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 54% first-time grantees (13 of 24, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Maryland (41% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Lucky Heart Fund
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Lucky Heart Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Days End Farm Horse Rescue Inc ($10K). Together the top 10 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
104 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 104 grants of 104 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that Maryland recipients received 41% of grant dollars, Colorado 18%, and South Carolina, Texas, and New York 7% each. Listed recipients were also located in California, Florida, North Carolina, and Washington, DC.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 24 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Lucky Heart Fund open to new grantees?
54%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 13 of 24 grantees (54%) were first-time recipients. With only 24 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 33% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% 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 (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $68K (2025). In 2025 it made 24 grants totaling $68K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Days End Farm Horse Rescue Inc Woodbine, MD | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| The Wild Animal Sanctuary a Colorado Non-Profit Keenesburg, CO | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Canine Companions for Independence Santa Rosa, CA | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 |
| Eckhart Tolle Foundation Lafayette, CO | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 |
| Fidos for Freedom Inc Laurel, MD | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 |
| Humane Society of Harford County Inc Fallston, MD | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 |
| Irvine Natural Science Center Inc Owings Mills, MD | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 |
| Keeper of the Wild Wildlife Rescue and Sanctuary Walterboro, SC | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 |
| Kerrville Pets Alive Kerrville, TX | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 |
| Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network N Charleston, SC | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 |
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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 | $1,233,307 | $28,094 | $78,157 | $68,000 | 24 | $77,757 | $28,094 | $92,891 |
| 2024 | $1,283,370 | $253,566 | $62,264 | $53,500 | 24 | $62,051 | $24,706 | $77,280 |
| 2023 | $1,092,068 | $136,763 | $63,991 | $55,500 | 19 | $63,316 | $36,925 | $62,669 |
| 2022 | $1,019,296 | $26,982 | $66,541 | $58,250 | 24 | $66,258 | $26,982 | $61,761 |
| 2021 | $1,058,855 | $24,126 | $48,997 | $41,000 | 13 | $48,997 | $24,126 | $67,280 |
| 2020 | $1,083,726 | $267,162 | $28,756 | $21,250 | 20 | — | $17,822 | $50,433 |
| 2019 | $845,320 | $119,209 | $15,672 | $9,500 | 6 | — | $19,209 | $40,322 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lucky Heart Fund reported a distributable amount of $93K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for Lucky Heart Fund is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. For example, Days End Farm Horse Rescue says its mission is to ensure quality care and treatment of horses through intervention, education, and outreach. Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network describes its work as protecting local marine mammals through science, public outreach, and conservation. Canine Companions for Independence says it provides trained service dogs and ongoing support to people with disabilities at no cost to clients.
Other 2025 recipients describe work that includes saving adoptable dogs and cats from euthanasia (Kerrville Pets Alive), creating work and training opportunities for people with developmental disabilities (Smile Farms), and advancing the status of women, youth, children, and families experiencing homelessness (National Women’s Shelter Network).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Lucky Heart Fund awarded 24 grants totaling $68,000. Grants ranged from $500 to $10,000, with a median grant of $2,500. The two largest listed awards were $10,000 each to Days End Farm Horse Rescue and The Wild Animal Sanctuary; both were listed for general and unrestricted purposes.
Other listed 2025 grants included $2,500 each to Canine Companions for Independence, Fidos for Freedom, Humane Society of Harford County, Irvine Natural Science Center, Keeper of the Wild Wildlife Rescue and Sanctuary, Kerrville Pets Alive, Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network, Maryland SPCA, and National Women’s Shelter Network. Source records also list $2,500 grants to Samaritan’s Purse, Smile Farms, and Rails to Trails Conservancy.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Petra Karen Tischer is listed as director, president, secretary, and treasurer on the 2025 filing.
Lucky Heart Fund is led by Petra Karen Tischer, Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Petra Karen Tischer
Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/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 Lucky Heart Fund
How much does Lucky Heart Fund give each year?
Lucky Heart Fund gave $68K across 24 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $54K across 24 grants.
What is Lucky Heart Fund's typical grant size?
Lucky Heart Fund's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,833, across 24 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Lucky Heart Fund that year got $3K on average.
Where does Lucky Heart Fund give grants?
Lucky Heart Fund's top state is Maryland, with 41% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Colorado (18%) and South Carolina (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Baltimore, MD (6 grants) and Kerrville, TX (2 grants).
Does Lucky Heart Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 96% of Lucky Heart Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (23 of 24) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Lucky Heart Fund's largest grantees?
Lucky Heart Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Days End Farm Horse Rescue Inc ($10,000), The Wild Animal Sanctuary a Colorado Non-Profit ($10,000) and Canine Companions for Independence ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lucky Heart Fund?
Lucky Heart Fund reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $78K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $93K (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 does Lucky Heart Fund fund?
No mission statement for Lucky Heart Fund is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. For example, Days End Farm Horse Rescue says its mission is to ensure quality care and treatment of horses through intervention, education, and outreach. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Lucky Heart Fund?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Lucky Heart Fund's EIN?
Lucky Heart Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3685172. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Lucky Heart Fund accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 July 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 4, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). Lucky Heart Fund funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/lucky-heart-fund-morg_7612b28297a14295986f04832351df2e
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