Lyerly Foundation
Radford, VA · EIN 81-1930895. Reported 133 grants totalling $2,291,003 to 56 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Lyerly Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Academy & College | Winstonsalem, NC | $520,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Radford University Foundation | Radford, VA | $508,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Virginia Tech Foundation Inc | Blacksburg, VA | $321,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Virginia Bioscience Foundation | Richmond, VA | $201,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Unc Arts and Sciences Foundtion Inc - Lyerly Student Fund | Chapel Hill, NC | $176,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Radford City Schools - Partners for Excellence Foundation Inc | Radford, VA | $121,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New River Community College Foundation | Dublin, VA | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New River Community College Educational Foundation Inc | Dublin, VA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Presbyterian Church of Radford | Radford, VA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Feeding America Southwest Va | Salem, VA | $30,188 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Radford Fairlawn Daily Bread | Radford, VA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Science Museum of Western Virginia | Roanoke, VA | $20,150 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Presbyterian Mission | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene | Arlington, VA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Beans and Rice | Pulaski, VA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Glencoe Museum | Radford, VA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Radford Clothing Bank | Radford, VA | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Radford Elf Shelf | Radford, VA | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Richmond, VA | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salem Academy and College | Winstonsalem, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blue Ridge Mtn Council - Boy Scouts of America | Roanoke, VA | $4,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Children's Home of the Highlands | Wytheville, VA | $4,010 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Church World Service | Elkhart, IN | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crohns and Colitis Foundation | Independence, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Darris Nichols Basketball Camps | Radford, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Francis Service Dogs | Roanoke, VA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Womens Resource Center | Radford, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wvtf and Radio Iq | Roanoke, VA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| West Virginia Highlands Conservancy | Charleston, WV | $1,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lamplighters | Radford, VA | $1,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Community Foundation of the New River Valley | Christiansburg, VA | $1,030 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Youth Program | Roanoke, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feed the Children | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mightycause Charitable Foundation | Marianna, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society | Glen Allen, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Child Safety Council | Michigan Center, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Church USA Mission Agency | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women's Resource Center of the New River Valley | Radford, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blacksburg Master Chorale | Blacksburg, VA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Radford High School Bank Boosters | Radford, VA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Blacksburg High School | Blacksburg, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Health Center of the New River Valley | Dublin, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gordon Research Conference | West Kingston, RI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hogs for the Cause | New Orleans, LA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Radford Police Department | Radford, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spikenard Farm Inc | Floyd, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grc Frontiers of Science Fund | East Greenwich, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Radford High School Band Boosters | Radford, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Dollywood Foundation | Sevierville, TN | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brookgreen Gardens | Murrells Inlet, SC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parkinsons Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Watauga County Emergencyrescue | Boone, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
33 of 56 (59%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 81%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 55 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | $122,398 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 33 | $1,172,200 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 34 | $718,655 | $1,375 |
| 2024 | 30 | $277,750 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 67% of this one's giving went to organizations in Virginia. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Virginia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lyerly Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 605 Berkley St, Radford, VA, 24141. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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