Lucy Gooding Charitable Foundation Trust
Between its 2021–2024 filings, Lucy Gooding Charitable Foundation Trust made 182 grants to Florida organizations totaling $22,268,435 — median $60,000. Here is what they actually funded, from their IRS 990-PF filings. A note on dates: 990-PF filings become public one to two years after the fiscal year they cover, so 2024 is the newest year on public record — giving patterns persist, but always confirm current priorities with the funder.
Winnability verdict
Apply Our reading as of October 11, 2026, from filings through 2024.
- Their filing publishes an application route — the door is open (details under “How to approach them” below).
- A real pattern, not a one-off: 48 grants in youth & family services on their Florida record ($6,430,035).
- Size the ask from their record: median grant $60,000, largest $2,070,000.
Deadline: Deadline, per their filing: “Apply: STATEMENT 6 | Deadlines: SEPTEMBER 30 OF GRANT YEAR”
The verdict is our judgment from public filings — the funder’s own process statements are quoted where they exist, and funders make their own decisions. Verify with the funder before applying.
What they actually fund
- Youth & family services — 48 grant(s), $6,430,035
- Housing & homelessness — 28 grant(s), $2,480,000
- Food security & nutrition — 24 grant(s), $5,340,000
- Education & literacy — 11 grant(s), $665,000
A grant that serves more than one cause is counted under each cause it fits, so the totals above can overlap — the headline grant count above is the true total.
Where their Florida grants land: Jacksonville, Fernandina Beach, St Augustine, Green Cove Springs, Jacksonville Beach.
Grants on the record
The largest itemized Florida grants in their filings, one row per recipient. “Grants” counts how many times they funded that recipient in the years on record; the amount and purpose are from the largest of those grants.
| Years | Recipient | Grants | Largest grant | Stated purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2024 | Feeding Northeast Florida | 4 | $2,070,000 | Children's Summer Feeding Program-70kcapital Facility Grant-2000k |
| 2021–2024 | Community Foundation | 4 | $750,000 | Support Donors Forum-75kdiscretionary Grant-455kmental Health-220k |
| 2021–2024 | Boys Girls Clubs of Ne Fl | 4 | $485,000 | After School Program-80k,emergency Generator-100k, Roof-115k, Parking Lot-128k, Print Shop-62k |
| 2021–2024 | United Way of Ne Florida | 4 | $480,000 | Full Service School Site |
| 2021–2024 | Downtown Ecumenical Council | 4 | $415,000 | Operate Food Pantry-65kcapitol Campaign-350,000 |
| 2023 | Library Foundation of Jacksonville | 1 | $400,000 | Mobile Library |
| 2021 | Bolles School | 1 | $350,000 | Capital Campaign |
| 2021–2024 | St Vincents Foundation | 4 | $300,000 | Youth Mobile Health Outreach Program |
How to approach them
Apply: STATEMENT 6 | Deadlines: SEPTEMBER 30 OF GRANT YEAR | Restrictions: LIMITED TO DUVAL, CLAY, BAKER, NASSAU, ST. JOHNS AND PUTNAM COUNTIES IN FLORIDA WITH EMPHASIS ON ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE DIRECT BASIC SERVICES TO CHILDREN | ~43 grants/yr, median $55,000
Source: 990-PF Part XV via grantmakers.io.
Full filings on ProPublica · EIN 592891582
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Data: itemized grants from IRS 990-PF filings through 2024, via public records. Page updated October 11, 2026. Winnable Grants is not affiliated with Lucy Gooding Charitable Foundation Trust; figures are our reading of public filings — verify with the funder before applying. Nothing here is legal or financial advice.