Lerner Gray Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 13-6113576

Foundation Overview

Based in Bluffton, SC, Lerner Gray Foundation has awarded 197 grants totaling $411,170 to organizations in Vermont, Virginia and 10 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $50 to $18,075, with a median award of $1,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$411,170
Total Assets
$529,361
Median Grant (all grants)
$1,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
12
Median Grant
$1,075
% Median Grant Growth
+19% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 50%

6 of 12 recipients (50%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
New Hampshire

45% of grants are awarded in New Hampshire, with additional funding distributed across 12 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New Hampshire, funding concentrates in Haverhill (53%), Lebanon (20%), Hanover (14%).

Funding Trajectory
-8%

Stable funding levels with 8% change over 8 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.

Program Areas
Community Projects + 2 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (50%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Lerner Gray Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Help Kids India Inc $500 East Corinth, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2024
United Way Of The Lowcountry $8,500 Beaufort, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2024
Outside Foundation $1,847 Hilton Head Island, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2024
The Madeira School $1,150 Mclean, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2024
Westminster Prebyterian Church $1,000 Charlottesville, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2024
The Grace Club $8,000 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2024
Low Country Foundation For Wounded Military Heroes $1,295 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2024
Friends Of The Palmetto Bluff Conservancy Inc $5,000 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2024
Ducks Unlimited $250 Memphis, TN, US General Fund Contribution 2024
Martins For Mason $500 Berlin, MD, US General Fund Contribution 2024
American Federation Of Police & Concerned Citizens Family Survivors Fund $100 Titusville, FL, US General Fund Contribution 2024
Al-anon Family Groups $300 Viginia Beach, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2024
Help Kids India Inc $500 East Corinth, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2023
United Way Of The Lowcountry $7,500 Beaufort, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2023
Court Street Arts $5,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2023
Outside Foundation $2,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2023
Navy Seal Museum $18,075 Fort Pierce, FL, US General Fund Contribution 2023
Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School $100 Brooklyn, NY, US General Fund Contribution 2023
The Kelsey $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Fund Contribution 2023
Boys And Girls Club Of Jasper County $800 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2023
African Hopful Horizons Inc $500 Delray Beach, FL, US General Fund Contribution 2023
Bluffton Firefighter Foundation Llc $500 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2023
The Madeira School $1,150 Mclean, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2023
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art $210 New York, NY, US General Fund Contribution 2023
Help Kids India Inc $500 East Corinth, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2023
United Way Of The Lowcountry $7,500 Beaufort, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2023
Court Street Arts $5,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2023
Outside Foundation $2,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2023
Navy Seal Museum $18,075 Fort Pierce, FL, US General Fund Contribution 2023
Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School $100 Brooklyn, NY, US General Fund Contribution 2023
The Kelsey $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Fund Contribution 2023
Boys And Girls Club Of Jasper County $800 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2023
African Hopful Horizons Inc $500 Delray Beach, FL, US General Fund Contribution 2023
Bluffton Firefighter Foundation Llc $500 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2023
The Madeira School $1,150 Mclean, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2023
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art $210 New York, NY, US General Fund Contribution 2023
Help Kids India Inc $3,000 East Corinth, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry $1,000 Henrico, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Friends Of The Palmetto Bluff Conservancy Inc $5,000 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Haverhill Library $500 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2022
United Way Of The Lowcountry $8,500 Beaufort, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Bluffton Self Help $500 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Westminster Prebyterian Church $1,050 Charlottesville, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Court Street Arts $10,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Telfair Museums $500 Savannah, GA, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Outside Foundation $1,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Navy Seal Museum $2,500 Fort Pierce, FL, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Spca Of Texas $1,000 Dallas, TX, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Help Kids India Inc $3,000 East Corinth, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry $1,000 Henrico, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Friends Of The Palmetto Bluff Conservancy Inc $5,000 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Haverhill Library $500 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2022
United Way Of The Lowcountry $8,500 Beaufort, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Bluffton Self Help $500 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Westminster Prebyterian Church $1,050 Charlottesville, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Court Street Arts $10,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Telfair Museums $500 Savannah, GA, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Outside Foundation $1,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Navy Seal Museum $2,500 Fort Pierce, FL, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Spca Of Texas $1,000 Dallas, TX, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Help Kids India Inc $3,000 East Corinth, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry $1,000 Henrico, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Friends Of The Palmetto Bluff Conservancy Inc $5,000 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Haverhill Library $500 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2022
United Way Of The Lowcountry $8,500 Beaufort, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Bluffton Self Help $500 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Westminster Prebyterian Church $1,050 Charlottesville, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Court Street Arts $10,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Telfair Museums $500 Savannah, GA, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Outside Foundation $1,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Navy Seal Museum $2,500 Fort Pierce, FL, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Spca Of Texas $1,000 Dallas, TX, US General Fund Contribution 2022
Grafton County Senior Citizens $500 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2021
Help Kids India Inc $500 East Corinth, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2021
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry $1,500 Henrico, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2021
First Congregational Church $500 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2021
Friends Of The Palmetto Bluff Conservancy Inc $5,600 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2021
Haverhill Historical Society $500 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2021
United Way Of The Lowcountry $7,500 Beaufort, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2021
Bluffton Self Help $500 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2021
Friends Of Nh Drug Court $500 North Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2021
Westminster Prebyterian Church $500 Charlottesville, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2021
Angel Flight Soars $3,200 Atlanta, GA, US General Fund Contribution 2021
Haverhill Garden Club $100 Woodsville, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2021
Court Street Arts $15,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2021
The Community Foundation $2,000 Horseheads, NY, US General Fund Contribution 2021
Grafton County Senior Citizens $1,000 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2020
Help Kids India Inc $1,000 East Corinth, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2020
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry $1,500 Henrico, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2020
Haverhill Library $1,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2020
First Congregational Church $2,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2020
Friends Of The Palmetto Bluff Conservancy Inc $16,254 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2020
Haverhill Historical Society $2,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2020
United Way Of The Lowcountry $5,000 Beaufort, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2020
Bluffton Self Help $1,000 Bluffton, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2020
Precinct Of Haverhill Corner $1,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2020
Westminster Prebyterian Church $1,100 Charlottesville, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2020
Crossroads Middle School Campaign $1,000 Lyme, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2020
Platelet Disorder Support Association $500 Cleveland, OH, US General Fund Contribution 2020
The Salvation Army $2,000 Beaufort, SC, US General Fund Contribution 2020
Grafton County Senior Citizens $800 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2018
Friends Of Nh Drug Court $500 North Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2018
First Congregational Church Of Haverhill $1,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2018
Friends Of Dartmouth Tennis $2,000 Hanover, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2018
Help Kids India Inc $1,000 East Corinth, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2018
Court Street Arts $4,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2018
Court Street Arts $5,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2018
Haverhill Library Association $600 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2018
Haverhill Fire Department $2,500 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2018
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry $1,000 Henrico, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2018
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art $200 New York, NY, US General Fund Contribution 2018
Haverhill Library Association $400 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2018
American Wingshooters Society Inc $5,000 Dorset, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2018
Haverhill Heritage Inc $15,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2018
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art $60 New York, NY, US General Fund Contribution 2018
Positive Tracks $50 Hanover, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2018
Oceanic Preservation Society $100 Greenbrae, CA, US General Fund Contribution 2018
The Trevor Project $50 West Hollywood, CA, US General Fund Contribution 2018
David's House $125 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Grafton County Senior Citizens $1,000 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Friends Of Nh Drug Court $500 North Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
The Shirley M Ford Memorial Music Endowment $500 Knoxville, TN, US General Fund Contribution 2017
First Congregational Church Of Haverhill $1,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Friends Of Dartmouth Tennis $500 Hanover, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Help Kids India Inc $150 East Corinth, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Court Street Arts $2,500 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Court Street Arts $2,500 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Haverhill Historical Society $500 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Haverhill Library Association $2,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Friends Of Norris Cotton Cancer Center $500 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Haverhill Fire Department $2,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Cottage Hospital Auxiliary $100 Woodsville, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl $50 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Nancy Pompian Memorial Fund $500 Hanover, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Hanover High School $500 Hanover, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry $500 Henrico, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Court Street Arts $5,125 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Help Kids India Inc $1,798 East Corinth, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Jag Productions $100 Woodstock, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2017
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art $80 New York, NY, US General Fund Contribution 2017
First Congregational Church Of Haverhill $100 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Grafton County Senior Citizens $1,000 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Wise $500 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Haverhill Library Association $1,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Friends Of Nh Drug Court $500 North Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Court Street Arts $1,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry $800 Henrico, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Friends Of Dartmouth Tennis $1,500 Hanover, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
David's House $125 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Grafton County Senior Citizens $1,000 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Friends Of Nh Drug Court $500 North Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
The Shirley M Ford Memorial Music Endowment $500 Knoxville, TN, US General Fund Contribution 2017
First Congregational Church Of Haverhill $1,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Friends Of Dartmouth Tennis $500 Hanover, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Help Kids India Inc $150 East Corinth, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Court Street Arts $2,500 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Court Street Arts $2,500 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Haverhill Historical Society $500 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Haverhill Library Association $2,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Friends Of Norris Cotton Cancer Center $500 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Haverhill Fire Department $2,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Cottage Hospital Auxiliary $100 Woodsville, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl $50 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Nancy Pompian Memorial Fund $500 Hanover, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Hanover High School $500 Hanover, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry $500 Henrico, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Court Street Arts $5,125 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Help Kids India Inc $1,798 East Corinth, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Jag Productions $100 Woodstock, VT, US General Fund Contribution 2017
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art $80 New York, NY, US General Fund Contribution 2017
First Congregational Church Of Haverhill $100 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Grafton County Senior Citizens $1,000 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Wise $500 Lebanon, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Haverhill Library Association $1,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Friends Of Nh Drug Court $500 North Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Court Street Arts $1,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry $800 Henrico, VA, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Friends Of Dartmouth Tennis $1,500 Hanover, NH, US General Fund Contribution 2017
Court Street Arts $2,500 Haverhill, NH, US Support For Community Music And Preservation Of Alumni Hall 2016
First Congregational Church Of Haverhill $1,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Support 2016
Friends Of Hanover Crew $500 Hanover, NH, US Support Of High School Crew Programs 2016
Friends Of New Hampshire Drug Courts $500 North Haverhill, NH, US General Support 2016
Good News Jail And Prison Minsitry $500 Henrico, VA, US Support Of Prison Ministry 2016
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council $1,000 Lebanon, NH, US General Support 2016
Haverhill Fire Department $2,000 Haverhill, NH, US General Support 2016
Haverhill Historical Society $500 Haverhill, NH, US General Support 2016
Haverhill Library Association $2,000 Haverhill, NH, US Support Library Events And Programs 2016
Help Kids India Inc $100 East Corinth, VT, US General Support 2016
Hopkins Center For The Arts $100 Hanover, NH, US General Support 2016
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $70 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Montshire Museum Of Science $3,440 Norwich, VT, US Science Education Initiatives Supporting Local Schools, And Families 2016
Norris Cotton Cancer Center $1,850 Lebanon, NH, US General Support 2016
San Saba Independent School District $1,000 San Saba, TX, US Support Of Tennis Program 2016
University Of Tennessee Knoxville $500 Knoxville, TN, US General Support 2016
T-oigo Association $12,878 Boadilla Del Monte, MADRID, SP General Support 2016
Vermont Pbs $500 Colchester, VT, US General Support 2016
Wise $100 Lebanon, NH, US General Support 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 13-6113576
Website N/A
Address 6 GAME LAND RD Bluffton, SC 29910-8394

Key People (2)

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President Lydia Bartholow
Secretary Elisabeth Gray

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.