Open Foundations · Florida

Lucy Gooding Charitable Foundation Trust

Jacksonville, Florida · EIN 592891582. It paid $7.4M across 43 grants in 2025, a median of $55K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$7.4M
paid in 2025
43
grants paid
$55K
median grant
0%
to first-time recipients
$103.0M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
LUCY GOODING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Address
POST OFFICE BOX 37349, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 322267349
Phone
9046356441
Email
bhsmith@bellsouth.net
Form the request should take
STATEMENT 6
Submission deadline
SEPTEMBER 30 OF GRANT YEAR
Restrictions on awards
LIMITED TO DUVAL, CLAY, BAKER, NASSAU, ST. JOHNS AND PUTNAM COUNTIES IN FLORIDA WITH EMPHASIS ON ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE DIRECT BASIC SERVICES TO CHILDREN

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202631109349100118. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.

after schooldomestic violenceviolence shelteremergencyyouthfood

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 43 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Community FoundationFL$1,720,000SUPPORT DONORS FORUM-75KDISCRETIONARY GRANT-440KCOMMUNITY RESILANCE GRANT-1,100,000TEEN COURT-105K
2Feeding Northeast FloridaFL$1,250,000FOOD GRANT
3United Way of Ne FloridaFL$500,000FULL SERVICE SCHOOL SITE
4Catholic CharitiesFL$380,000EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
5Downtown Ecumenical CouncilFL$330,000OPERATE FOOD PANTRY-80KCAPITOL CAMPAIGN-250,000
6Salvation ArmyFL$300,000COMMUNITY RELIEF
7St Vincents FoundationFL$300,000YOUTH MOBILE HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAM
8Communities in SchoolsFL$230,000AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM-80K, LITERACY PROGRAM-150K
9Mali Vai Washington Youth FoundatioFL$220,000AFTER SCHOOLPROGRAMS 80K, PAVILION 140K
10Sulzbacher Homeless CenterFL$200,000HOMELESS SHELTER OPERATION
11Barnabus Center IncFL$180,000CRISIS ASSISTANCE CENTER
12Beaches Emergency Assistance MinistFL$180,000EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
13Hope Haven ClinicFL$180,000SUPPORT CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC
14Jewish Family CommunityFL$180,000EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
15Al Lewis Black Opportunity FundFL$100,000FUND ADMINISTERED BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO BENEFIT MINORITIES

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202046$5.8M
202146$6.0M
202247$5.9M
202348$5.4M
202445$5.3M
2025 (partial year)43$7.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Florida95%
North Carolina2%
District of Columbia2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Bonnie H SmithTrustee · 2025
David H PeekTrustee · 2025
Linda M LanierTrustee · 2025
Wilford C Lyon JrTrustee · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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