The Randall W Lewis Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation says it makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is not the route in; the way to reach it is through an invitation.
- Its filings show grants mainly in California, but no geographic focus is stated, so that pattern should not be read as a rule about who may apply.
- Half of its nine grants to organisations were $20,000 or less, and the median was also $20,000, though its largest grant was $975,000, so a modest request is typical rather than a ceiling.
- Nearly all of its grant dollars in its latest filing went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, which points to a relationship-led pattern of giving.
- Its recorded giving is in education and community strengthening and in arts and culture, so work in those areas is the clearest fit.
Overview
The Randall W Lewis Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Upland, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s recorded grants support education and community strengthening, arts and culture, and local media and public relations. Recipients include a college, an art museum, a community foundation, a business institute and a local newspaper. The largest recorded areas by grant dollars are education and community strengthening, followed by arts and culture; grants also support local media and leadership education. Its filings say that contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted. Its recorded organisational grants are in California.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Education and community strengthening
- Arts and culture
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 9 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 61% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations The Randall W Lewis Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Claremont Courier · To promote local media and public relations.$5,0002024 tax year
- Claremont McKenna College · To promote education and help strengthen communities.$1,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Randall W Lewis — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,251,488 | $1,155,000 | $14,577,506 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,568,199 | $1,479,000 | $15,253,552 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $96,241 | $6,000 | $17,067,797 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- Upland, CA