Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA

Good Old Lew Foundation

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Typical grant size
$1K $3K $7K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
55
Repeat grantees
19
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Robert Shuwarger
TRUSTEE
$25K
Marcia Shuwarger
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
4.8%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
158
Total grants awarded
$846K
Total amount
$5K
Average grant
$64K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$123K
27 grants
2022
$137K
33 grants
2021
$100K
12 grants
2020
$146K
17 grants
2019
$80K
18 grants
2018
$115K
15 grants
2017
$97K
16 grants
2016
$49K
20 grants

Top recipients

5 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$121K
4 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$65K
Make a Wish Foundation
4 grants · CA
$40K
5 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$35K
Whitney Museum
2 grants · NY
$31K
Brentwood Presbyterian Church Preschool
2 grants · CA
$30K
2 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$28K
Desert Community Foundationindian Ridge
2 grants · CA
$28K
4 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$25K
Fairburn Avenue Elementary School
1 grant · CA
$25K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

The Neighborhood Music School
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2023
$21K
Whitney Museum
GENERAL OPERATIONS
NY · TY 2023
$15K
Curtis School
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2023
$15K
Humane Society Sv
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2023
$10K
Peninsula Open Space Trust
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2023
$10K
Sunday Friends Foundation
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2023
$10K
Cancer Couch Foundation Inc
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CT · TY 2023
$7K
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Breakthrough Silicon Valley
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CT · TY 2023
$4K
No Time to Waste
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2023
$3K
The Public Theater
GENERAL OPERATIONS
NY · TY 2023
$3K
Central Park Conservancy
GENERAL OPERATIONS
NY · TY 2023
$3K
Harold Grinspoon Foundation
GENERAL OPERATIONS
MA · TY 2023
$2K
Kqed
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2023
$2K
Burbank International Film Festival
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2023
$1K
Cdls Chicago Marathon
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CT · TY 2023
$1K
Duncan Regional Hospital Cancer Center
GENERAL OPERATIONS
OK · TY 2023
$1K
Rapunzel Project
GENERAL OPERATIONS
MN · TY 2023
$1K
Santa Barbara Zoo
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2023
$1K
One Kid One World
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2023
$1K
Beautiful Day Foundation
GENERAL OPERATIONS
OK · TY 2023
$1K
Mount Sinai Complex Family Planning
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2023
$500
Challenge Day Fund
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2023
$500
National Audubon Society
GENERAL OPERATIONS
NY · TY 2023
$500
Pan Mass
GENERAL OPERATIONS
MA · TY 2023
$259
Pelotonia
GENERAL OPERATIONS
OH · TY 2023
$257
Whitney Museum
TO EXHIBIT THE FULL RANGE OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY AND CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ART
NY · TY 2022
$16K
Brentwood Presbyterian Church Preschool
TO OFFER A LOVING ATMOSPHERE AND MANY AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND INTELLEC…
CA · TY 2022
$15K
Humane Society
TO OFFER QUALITY PET ADOPTIONS, AFFORDABLE SPAYING/NEUTERING, VACCINATIONS AND MIRCOCHIPPING SERVICES, PET CARE SERVICES…
CA · TY 2022
$11K
Sunday Friends Foundation
TO EMPOWER FAMILIES TO BREAK THE GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF POVERTY BY FOSTERING POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN WHILE EDUCA…
CA · TY 2022
$11K
Peninsula Open Space Trust
TO PROTECT NATURAL LANDS ON THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA AND IN THE SOUTH BAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL.
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Hillbrook School
PROVIDING EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT FOSTERS LOVE OF LEARNING AND HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP SKILLS TO ACHIEVE…
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Lacma
TO EXHIBIT AND INTERPRET WORKS OF ART FROM NEW AND UNEXPECTED POINTS OF VIEW, THAT ARE INFORRMED BY THE LOS ANGELES REGI…
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Second Harvest Food Bank
TO PROVIDE DIGNIFIED, EQUITABLE AND CONSISTENT ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA.
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Chrysalis
TO PROVIDE JOB-READINESS PROGRAMS TO HOMELESS AND LOW INCOME INDVIDUALS
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Cdls Foundation
TO ENSURE EARLY AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF CDLS, PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO ITS CAUSES AND MANIFESTATIONS AND HELP PATIENTS MA…
CT · TY 2022
$5K
Breakthrough Silicon Valley
TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Salvation Army USA
TO PREACH THE GOSPEL JESUS CHRIST AND TO MEET HUMAN NEEDS IN HIS NAME WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION
VA · TY 2022
$5K
Westwood Public Library
TO PROVIDE LIBRARY SERVICES TO THE WESTWOOD COMMUNITY IN LOS ANGELES
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Public Theatre
TO DEVELOP AMERICAN THEATER THAT IS ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT TO ALL PEOPLE
NY · TY 2022
$3K
Central Park Conservancy
TO OVERSEE ALL ASPECTS OF THE CARE, MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION OF NEW YORK'S CENTRAL PARK
NY · TY 2022
$3K
Planned Parenthood
TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC POLICIES THAT GUARANTEE ACCESS TO SUCH…
NY · TY 2022
$3K
The Neighbourhood Music School
TO PROVIDE MUSIC AND ENGLISH INSTRUCTION TO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES
CA · TY 2022
$3K
Rapunzel Project
TO HELP CHEMOTHERAPY PATIENTS KEEP THEIR HAIR DURING TREATMENT
MN · TY 2022
$3K
Duncan Regional Hospital Cancer Center
TO PROVIDE CANCER TREATMENT AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO PATIENTS
OK · TY 2022
$2K
Beautiful Day Foundation
TO ENSURE THAT ELEMTARY AGE SCHOOL CHILDREN FEEL CONNECTED, LOVED AND SUPPORTED WHERE THEY LIVE AND GO TO SCHOOL
OK · TY 2022
$2K
LA Works
MOBILIZES LOCAL RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT NONPROFITS THAT ARE ADDRESSING CRITICAL COMMUNITY ISSUES
CA · TY 2022
$2K
Hammer Museum
TO PRESENT CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL ART IN A ROTATING EXHIBITION PROGRAM, AS WELL AS MAINTAINING FIVE COLLECTIONS
CA · TY 2022
$2K
Soles4souls
TO COLLECT NEW AND USED SHOES AND CLOTHING FOR DIRECT DISSTRIBUTION TO PEOPLE IN NEED.
TN · TY 2022
$1K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.