Leader Dogs for the Blind

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Rochester Hills, MI EIN 38-1366931

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026

Total received

$18.4M

Foundation funders

136

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2026

Who funds Leader Dogs for the Blind?

Leader Dogs for the Blind is funded by 136 grantmakers, led by Leader Dogs for the Blind Foundation ($16.0M), Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust ($200K), Molinello Family Foundation ($140K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $18.4M in grants to Leader Dogs for the Blind between 2024–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Leader Dogs for the Blind Foundation$16,029,98222024–2025
Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust$200,00012024
Molinello Family Foundation$140,00022024–2025
Greater Good Charities$124,54912025
Richard R Dossin Family Foundation$100,00022024–2025
International Ass of Lions Clubs$100,00022024–2025
Mallory Foundation$100,00012024
L E Phillips Family Foundation Inc$75,00032024–2026
Sarah Decoizart Perpetual Charitable Tr$75,00022025–2026
Vaughan Foundation$60,00012024
The Albert G & Olive H Schlink$50,00012025
Shelby Township Lions Charities$45,56032024–2026
Mesara Family Foundation$44,00022024–2025
Eva & Joseph Gyongyosi Private$40,00022024–2025
The McNamara Purcell Foundation$40,00012024
Lakeland Lions Foundation$37,38522024–2025
The Angelo and Margaret Diponio$35,00022024–2025
Jack Evelyn and Richard Cole$35,00022024–2025
Lions Club International Lexington Lions Club Inc$35,00022024–2025
Wilmington Manor Lions Service$35,00022024–2025
Frank L & Helen Gofrank Foundation$35,00022024–2025
George & Mary Williams Charitable Tr$31,30122024–2025
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan$30,23712024
International Association of Lions Clubs$30,00032024–2026
Algonac Lions Club$26,30022024–2025
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The Blackbaud Giving Fund$25,18322024–2025
The Linse Bock Foundation$25,00012024
May Mitchell Royal Foundation$25,00012024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$23,40012025
Lions Eye Foundation of District$22,00032024–2026
Bruce G Geary Foundation$22,00022024–2025
The Whiting Foundation$20,00022025–2026
Oak Creek Lions Club$20,00022024–2025
Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Tuscola County Community Foundation$18,90012025
Ruth C Snow Reinford Trust$18,83222024–2025
Talbert & Leota Abrams Foundation$17,55022024–2025
National Philanthropic Trust$16,62722024–2025
The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc$16,46722024–2025
Lela M Fetters Trust$16,14322024–2025
James H & M R Elisabeth Marks$16,05912024
Tuktawa Foundation$16,00012024
Charities Aid Foundation America$15,49422024–2025
The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County$15,00022024–2025
Richard and Jane Manoogian Foundation$15,00022024–2025
Peter Solomon Foundation$15,00012024
Kalamazoo Community Foundation$15,00012024
Bedford TWP Lions Club Charities Inc Garnet S Francis Treasurer$14,50012024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$13,50012024
Clawson Lions Club$13,10022024–2025
Benard L Maas Foundation$12,50022024–2025
Thomas R and Iris B Harrison Foundation Inc$12,50022024–2025
Wilkinson Foundation$12,00022024–2025
Greater Horizons$12,00012024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$10,80012024
Thomas and Carol Cracchiolo Foundation$10,00022024–2025
Adray Foundation$10,00022024–2025
The Karla Scherer Foundation$10,00022024–2025
Mary Thompson Foundation$10,00022024–2025
The Alex and LIL Erdeljan Foundation$10,00022024–2025
SSS Foundation$10,00022024–2025
Mary I McLeod Foundation$10,00022024–2025
Mary P Dolciani Halloran Foundation$10,00012024
Ralph L & Winifred E Polk Foundation$10,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$10,00012024
The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation$10,00022024
Sara & Soloman Hartman Family Charitable$9,01712024
Sieg Dunlap Foundation$9,00032024–2026
Mary R Cameron Foundation$8,89322024–2025
Sheryl Anderson Gordon Foundation$8,75022024–2025
Community Foundation for Muskegon County$8,53812024
Glenn O Jenkins Trust$8,34922024–2025
The Robey Charitable Trust$8,00012024
Conway Foundation$7,07022024–2025
Phillip and Elizabeth Filmer Memorial$7,00012024
Ramsey Lions Club$6,00012025
Fred and Maxi Bruhns Foundation Inc$6,00022024–2025
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$5,99022024–2025
The Minneapolis Foundation$5,50012025
Gloria L Sukup Foundation$5,16322024–2025
The US Charitable Gift Trust$5,10012024
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353$5,05212024
Cohen & Company Community Foundation$5,00012025
Clear Lake Lions Club$5,00012025
Fieldman Family Foundation$5,00022024–2025
The June and Cecil McDole$5,00012024
Crossroads Foundation Inc$5,00012024
The Parsons Family Foundation$5,00012024
Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation$5,00012024
Trudeau Family Foundation$4,00022024–2025
Fred J Maloof Foundation$4,00022024–2025
Dryden Family Foundation$4,00022024–2025
Anderson Bluhm Freedom Foundation$4,00022024–2025
Burnstein Family Foundation$4,00012024
Kronlund Foundation Charitable Trust$3,50012024
The John C Hendry Foundation$3,00022024–2025
William R Lathers Charitable Trust$3,00012024
Von Voigtlander Family Foundation$2,50012025
Enterprise Holdings Foundation$2,50012024
Roy G Michell Charitable Foundation Tr$2,00012026
Catalina Marketing Charitable Foundation$2,00012025
Mark a Chapman Foundation$2,00012025
The Donald F and Elizabeth Gardner$2,00012025
Sangster Family Foundation$1,75012025
Shelp Charitable Foundation Inc$1,50012025
Ida M Faigle Charitable Foundation$1,50012025
Mary Rohm Pearson Trust$1,20012025
Wards Corner Lions Club Charity$1,00022025–2026
Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey$1,00012025
Walter & Naomi Chucnin Foundation$1,00012025
Motor City Chapter 91 Pontiac Oakland Club International$1,00012025
The Burkholder Foundation$1,00012025
Lions Club of Burley Idaho Inc$1,00012025
Lions Club of Norfolk Foundation$75012025
The Littleton Lions Foundation$75012025
Dijkman Family Foundation$60012025
Suburban Lions Club Foundation Inc$60012025
Powhatan Lions Club Foundation$50012025
The Frank and Ethel Bresto Family$50012025
Boca Raton Lions Activities Inc$50012025
DePorre Family Foundation$50012025
Lamar Lions Club Foundation$50012025
The Hehl Family Foundation$40012025
Vetowich Family Foundation$40012025
The Minkin Family Foundation$40012025
Kemp Klein Umphrey Endelman & May$25012025
Isa S & Elizabeth Canavati Family$25012025
Zurn Foundation Inc (FKA Rexnord Foundation Inc)$20012025
Barry-Bashur Foundation$20012025
Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family$20012025
Jpaul Carey and Nancy W Carey$20012025
Linda & Alan Kahn Foundation Inc$10012026
The Brandsma Family Foundation$10012025
Alan Jay and Sue Kaufman Foundation$10012025
Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc$10012025
Baird Foundation Inc$7512025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$10M$15M89 grants2024 101 grants2025 10 grants2026

From 2024 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $99K (2026) to $13.6M (2024). In 2026 it made 10 grants totaling $99K.

What grants has Leader Dogs for the Blind received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026L E Phillips Family Foundation IncOPERATING FUNDS$25,000
2026Sarah Decoizart Perpetual Charitable TrGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2026Shelby Township Lions Charities—$15,000
2026International Association of Lions ClubsLEADER DOGS$10,000
2026The Whiting FoundationSEE NOTE 2$10,000
2026Lions Eye Foundation of DistrictLEADER DOGS$8,000
2026Sieg Dunlap FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE$3,000
2026Roy G Michell Charitable Foundation TrUnrestricted$2,000
2026Wards Corner Lions Club CharityUNRESTRICTED$500
2026Linda & Alan Kahn Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT GRANT$100
2025Leader Dogs for the Blind FoundationTO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OF LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND$3,717,000
2025Greater Good CharitiesSUPPORT FOR RESCUED ANIMALS$124,549
2025Molinello Family FoundationGUIDE DOGS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE BLIND$70,000
2025Richard R Dossin Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSES$50,000
2025International Ass of Lions ClubsLeader dogs for the blind$50,000
2025The Albert G & Olive H SchlinkCHARITABLE$50,000
2025Sarah Decoizart Perpetual Charitable TrPROGRAM SUPPORT$50,000
2025Mesara Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$30,000
2025The Angelo and Margaret DiponioCAMPAIGN$25,000
2025L E Phillips Family Foundation IncOPERATING FUNDS$25,000
2025Lakeland Lions Foundation—$24,385
2025Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$23,400
2025Jack Evelyn and Richard ColeASSIST CHILDREN$20,000
2025Eva & Joseph Gyongyosi PrivateTRAIN LEADER DOGS$20,000
2025Tuscola County Community Foundation—$18,900
2025Lions Club International Lexington Lions Club IncGENERAL SUPPORT$18,000
2025Wilmington Manor Lions ServiceSUPPORT OF THE BLIND$17,500
2025The Blackbaud Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$17,279
2025George & Mary Williams Charitable TrGENERAL OPERATING$17,073
2025Shelby Township Lions Charities—$15,280

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Leader Dogs for the Blind?

Leader Dogs for the Blind is funded by 136 grantmakers, led by Leader Dogs for the Blind Foundation ($16.0M), Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust ($200K), Molinello Family Foundation ($140K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $18.4M in grants to Leader Dogs for the Blind between 2024–2026.

Who is Leader Dogs for the Blind's largest funder?

Leader Dogs for the Blind Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Leader Dogs for the Blind, with $16.0M across 2 grants (2024–2025).

How much grant funding has Leader Dogs for the Blind received?

IRS 990 filings record $18.4M in grants to Leader Dogs for the Blind across 200 grants from 136 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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