John T & Betty Ann Lewis Foundation C/o Rachel Lyle

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203947576
IRS 990-PF coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2013, Form 990-PF 2025
Location
Lawrence, KS, USA
Phone
7856916584
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Public, Society Benefit N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$174,269
Expenses
$136,250

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Public, Society Benefit N.E.C.

What it reported funding in 2025

The foundation reported 5 filed grant rows totaling $125,000. The stated grant purposes included help inspire hope and opportunity in those who need it most: children in our local community, support to provide an animal welfare shelter and programs that foster a humane ethic towards all animals, and support to aid sick, injured and orphaned native florida wildlife and migratory birds, and to return them to the ecosystem. we are committed to keeping wildlife wild by providing quality, compassionate care., plus 2 other reported purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 96% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filed numbers largely add up. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 33

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Foundation activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Individual grants for travel, study or similar purposes: Pass
    • Grants outside qualifying charitable organization categories: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 13.37; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 33th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 33/100.