Lucy Daniels Foundation
Lucy Daniels Foundation is a private foundation focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Raleigh, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it made $5K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $8K.
Lucy Daniels Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,032,206
- +0.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $11,170
- +93.3% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $5,386
- -68.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,722
- -57.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lucy Daniels Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 4 (25%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Lucy Daniels Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 26% 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 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $70K (2022) to $550K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $550K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy Daniels Center Cary, NC | Charitable | $550,000 |
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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 | $1,032,206 | $11,170 | $8,722 | — | — | $5,386 | $7,834 | $20,376 |
| 2024 | $1,026,385 | $5,779 | $20,269 | — | — | $17,297 | $5,002 | $17,777 |
| 2023 | $1,041,175 | $271,029 | $569,359 | $550,000 | 1 | $564,368 | $11,149 | $37,147 |
| 2022 | $1,339,112 | $57,697 | $84,398 | $70,000 | 1 | $78,509 | $7,669 | $39,424 |
| 2021 | $1,365,813 | $72,760 | $216,698 | $201,000 | 2 | — | $10,704 | $88,627 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lucy Daniels Foundation reported a distributable amount of $20K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lucy Daniels Foundation is led by Lucy Noble Inman, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lucy Noble Inman
President
Chair & President → Chairperson, 2023
Chairperson → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Kerry Sulkowicz MD
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Lucy Daniels PhD
Founder
Vice Chair → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Founder, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Lucy Daniels Foundation
How large is Lucy Daniels Foundation?
Lucy Daniels Foundation reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $20K (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 Lucy Daniels Foundation?
Lucy Daniels Foundation is a private foundation focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Raleigh, NC. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Lucy Daniels Foundation operate?
Lucy Daniels Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is Lucy Daniels Foundation's EIN?
Lucy Daniels Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1854794. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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