The Lyda Hill Foundation
The Lyda Hill Foundation is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $2.0M. Net investment income was $701K.
The Lyda Hill Foundation at a glance
In short: The Lyda Hill Foundation gave $2.0M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $500K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,000,000
- -43.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $500,000
- -57.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $375,000
- Total assets
- $25,544,368
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (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 The Lyda Hill Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Metrocare Services ($1.0M). Together the top 4 received $2.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 8 grants of 18 (44%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How The Lyda Hill Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 120% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $1.0M (2019) to $11.4M (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $2.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Metrocare Services Dallas, TX | Support Hillside Project Capital | $1,000,000 |
| Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas Dallas, TX | Support of a Healthier Community | $500,000 |
| Uplift Education Dallas, TX | Support the mission to create and sustain public schools | $250,000 |
| The Storehouse Community Center Plano, TX | Support mission to feed, clothe and care for the community | $250,000 |
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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 | $25,544,368 | $849,541 | $2,176,713 | $2,000,000 | 4 | $2,003,388 | $701,215 | $1,664,735 |
| 2024 | $26,871,540 | $3,732,741 | $3,882,305 | $3,516,750 | 3 | $3,518,034 | $3,555,504 | $1,665,343 |
| 2023 | $27,021,104 | $13,669,899 | $11,509,339 | $11,382,917 | 11 | $11,384,447 | $8,444,910 | $1,466,147 |
| 2022 | $19,742,842 | $224,208 | $106,008 | — | — | $1,201 | $97,122 | $1,185,814 |
| 2021 | $19,624,642 | $6,533,899 | $180,711 | — | — | — | $6,422,393 | $1,320,485 |
| 2020 | $13,271,454 | $2,103,510 | $3,093,375 | $3,002,500 | 2 | — | $2,077,878 | $1,158,185 |
| 2019 | $14,261,319 | $8,456,921 | $1,130,287 | $1,000,000 | 1 | — | $8,437,315 | $842,372 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Lyda Hill Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.7M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Lyda Hill Foundation is led by Nicole Small, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nicole Small
President & Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lyda Hill
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Jalonick
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Mackey
Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy B. Smith
Vice President & Ast Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.3 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 The Lyda Hill Foundation
How much does The Lyda Hill Foundation give each year?
The Lyda Hill Foundation gave $2.0M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3.5M across 3 grants.
What is The Lyda Hill Foundation's typical grant size?
The Lyda Hill Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $375,000, and its average grant was $500,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Lyda Hill Foundation give grants?
The Lyda Hill Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (3 grants).
Does The Lyda Hill Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on The Lyda Hill Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is The Lyda Hill Foundation?
The Lyda Hill Foundation reported $25.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.7M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is The Lyda Hill Foundation's EIN?
The Lyda Hill Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2708838. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 19, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 31, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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