Miranda Lux Foundation Grant

Miranda Lux Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Miranda Lux Foundation
Last Updated: February 19, 2026

Summary

The Miranda Lux Foundation Grant supports innovative pre-vocational and vocational education programs for youth under 18 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Established in 1955, the foundation honors Miranda W. Lux's legacy by funding proposals that enhance educational opportunities in technical and manual skills. Organizations must be tax-exempt under 501(c)(3) to apply. The foundation prioritizes unique initiatives that help prepare young people for the workforce while fostering academic enrichment and artistic development.

Overview

NOTE: Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the Executive Director to determine whether their proposed program falls within the foundation's area of interest in vocational education and grantmaking priorities. About the Foundation "Do the Common Thing Uncommonly Well" The Miranda Lux Foundation is a private foundation that continues the trust established by the will of Miranda W. Lux. Miranda W. Lux was born in Cranston, Rhode Island on December 23, 1865. Following the death of her first husband, she married Charles Lux, a partner in the Miller and Lux Company, one of California's largest landowning and ranching corporations. Throughout her life, Mrs. Lux contributed to, and was involved in, the development of schools and aid societies. She was especially active as a director of the Protestant Orphan Asylum and as a leader in the kindergarten movement. Mrs. Lux was also vitally interested in technical, manual and vocational education; fields that were newly being considered important to the general education of children. Miranda Lux died on September 20, 1894. In her will, she set aside approximately $500,000 to perpetuate her lifelong interest, which she expressed in this way: Eighteen years after the death of Mrs. Lux, her bequest would be used to found the Lux School of Industrial Training, an institution dedicated to the technical education of girls, which operated in San Francisco from 1908 until 1953. When the school was discontinued, the proceeds from the sale of its plant and equipment were added to the funds in the trust, and in 1955, the name of the trust was changed to the Miranda Lux Foundation. Today, the Miranda Lux Foundation supports innovative and promising pre-vocational and vocational education proposals that prepare young people for the world of work. The Foundation awards grants to organizations and programs in the San Francisco Bay Area that serve young people under the age of 18. Background The Miranda Lux Foundation, established in 1955, is a private foundation incorporated under California law. The Foundation accepts grant proposals from tax-exempt charitable institutions as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code on a continuing basis. Members of the Board of Trustees meet quarterly to review proposals.. Grantmaking Priorities The Miranda Lux Foundation supports promising proposals for pre-school through junior college programs in the fields of pre-vocational and vocational education.The Foundation also supports innovative academic enrichment, techonology training and performing and visual arts programs to help participants develop core job skills.The Foundation limits its grantmaking to nonprofit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area that serve young people ages 18 and under.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Nonprofit charitable organizations that are exempt from federal taxes under section 501(c) (3) of the IRS Revenue Code can apply for grant.

Ineligibility

The Foundation does not:

Accept funding requests from individuals, nor does it award loans, scholarships or grants to specific individualsAssume any obligation to provide continuing support to grantee programs.Make grants for annual drives, fundraising events, operating deficits or endowments.Support sectarian religious activities or sectarian religious facilities.