Funding search · EIN 561977987 · Lebanon, TN

The Sunshine Lady Foundation

Name: The Sunshine Lady Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

48
grants reported: $2.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $41,848
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education prison higher site visit honorium attachment books

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Morehead City Grants1 grant · $867,565
Prison Neighborhood Artseducation4 grants · $152,000
University of Utah3 grants · $150,800
Offender Alumni Association2 grants · $150,500
Portland State Prison Education5 grants · $148,750
Miami Dade College Foundation3 grants · $141,000
West Virginia University Foundation2 grants · $120,000
University of West Georgia1 grant · $107,000
California State University4 grants · $103,000
Hudson Link for Higher Education2 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$867,565

2022

$767,752

2023

$1.2M

2024

Grant history

All 48 reported grants, largest first.

$867,565
Morehead City Grants · Denver, CO · 2022
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$118,750
Portland State Prison Education · Portland, OR · 2024
Prison education
$110,300
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Prison education
$109,000
Prison Neighborhood Artseducation · Evanston, IL · 2024
Higher education in prison
$107,000
University of West Georgia · Carrollton, GA · 2024
Prison education
$90,500
Miami Dade College Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
Higher education in prison
$75,500
Offender Alumni Association · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Prison education
$75,000
Offender Alumni Association · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Prison education
$60,000
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2024
Prison education
$60,000
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2023
Prison education
$55,320
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2024
Prison education
$50,000
California State University · Fullerton, CA · 2024
Higher education in prison
$50,000
Hudson Link for Higher Education · Ossining, NY · 2024
Higher education in prison
$50,000
Life University · Marietta, GA · 2024
Higher education in prison
$50,000
St Louis University · St Louis, MO · 2024
Prison education
$50,000
California State University · Fullerton, CA · 2023
Project rebound
$50,000
Hudson Link for Higher Education · Ossining, NY · 2023
Higher education in prison
$50,000
Life University · Marietta, GA · 2023
Chillon project
$50,000
Miami Dade College Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023
Higher education in prison
$50,000
St Louis University · St Louis, MO · 2023
Prison education
$46,200
University of Baltimore Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Prison education
$45,000
Freedom Education Project · Seattle, WA · 2024
Higher education in prison
$43,000
Washington University in St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Prison education
$43,000
Washington University in St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Prison education
$40,695
Villanova University · Villanova, PA · 2023
Hep
$40,000
University of Scranton · Scranton, PA · 2024
Prison education
$40,000
Prison Neighborhood Artseducation · Evanston, IL · 2023
Higher education in prison
$40,000
University of Scranton · Scranton, PA · 2023
Prison education
$40,000
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Prison education
$35,000
Alliance for Higher Education in · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Prison education
$33,660
Rhode Island Department of · Cranston, RI · 2023
Higher education in prison
$33,500
University of Texas · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Prison education
$25,000
Herkimer County Community College · Herkimer, NY · 2024
Prison education
$25,000
Portland State Prison Education · Portland, OR · 2023
Prison education
$21,870
Twin Forks Rising Community Dev Cor · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023
General fund
$20,240
Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT · 2024
Prison education
$20,000
Thurman Perry Foundation · Mandeville, LA · 2024
Higher education in prison
$17,200
Dorothy Ingram · Rosston, AR · 2023
Assistance to indigent family
$3,327
Friends of Guest House · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Repairs for gordon house
$2,500
California State University · Fullerton, CA · 2023
Food pantry
$2,500
Portland State Prison Education · Portland, OR · 2023
Clothing
$2,500
Prison Neighborhood Artseducation · Evanston, IL · 2023
Books and supplies
$2,000
Portland State Prison Education · Portland, OR · 2024
Prison education
$500
California State University · Fullerton, CA · 2024
Site visit honorarium
$500
Miami Dade College Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023
Honorium site visit
$500
Portland State Prison Education · Portland, OR · 2023
Honorium site visit
$500
Prison Neighborhood Artseducation · Evanston, IL · 2023
Honorium site visit
$500
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Honorium site visit

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