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The Lucky One Foundation

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Garden City, New York · EIN 45-6398630 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$752K
Organizations funded47
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$7.7M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $15,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

  • Arts & Culture6
  • Education6
  • Environment2
  • Human Services2
  • Animal Welfare1
  • Children & Youth1

Where it gives

89% of grants went outside New York.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Ganna Walska Lotus LandSanta Barbara, CAOperational$100,000
The Riviera Ridge SchoolSanta Barbara, CAOperational$90,000
Moxi the Wolf MuseumSanta Barbara, CAOperational$70,000
Music Academy of the WestSanta Barbara, CAOperational$55,000
Reboot IncLongmeadow, MAOperational$35,000
Bellosguardo Foundation IncSanta Barbara, CAOperational$32,500
The Redford Center IncSan Francisco, CAOperational$25,000
UC Regents Arts and LecturesSanta Barbara, CAOperational$25,000
United Way of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CAOperational$25,000
Limitless Horizons IxilSanta Cruz, CAOperational$20,000
Episcopal Relief and DevelopmentNew York, NYOperational$15,000
Ganna Wlaska LotuslandSanta Barbara, CAOperational$15,000
Social and Environmental Entreprueneurs - BirthfundCalabasas, CAOperational$15,000
All Saints by the Sea Episcopal ChurchSanta Barbara, CAOperational$10,000
Apples to Zucchini Cooking SchoolSanta Barbara, CAOperational$10,000
Dance Downtown LA IncLos Angeles, CAOperational$10,000
Explore EcologySanta Barbara, CAOperational$10,000
Film Forum IncNew York, NYOperational$10,000
Film IndependentLos Angeles, CAOperational$10,000
Human Rights WatchNew York, NYOperational$10,000
Life ChroniclesSanta Barbara, CAOperational$10,000
Shelterbox USAPasadena, CAOperational$10,000
St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MNOperational$10,000
The Transition HouseSanta Barbara, CAOperational$10,000
Tribal Trust FoundationSanta Barbara, CAOperational$10,000
Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CAOperational$7,500
AhaSanta Barbara, CAOperational$5,000
Angels Foster CareSanta Barbara, CAOperational$5,000
CalmSanta Barbara, CAOperational$5,000
Emergency Network Los Angeles IncLos Angeles, CAOperational$5,000
Freedom 4 YouthSanta Barbara, CAOperational$5,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CAOperational$5,000
One Thread CollectiveGoleta, CAOperational$5,000
Protect What We LoveStudio City, CAOperational$5,000
Puppies Behind BarsNew York, NYOperational$5,000
Santa Barbara Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsSanta Barbara, CAOperational$5,000
Santa Barbara South Coast Firefighters FoundationCarpinteria, CAOperational$5,000
Santa Ynez Valley Fruit and Vegetable RescueSanta Ynez, CAOperational$5,000
State Street BalletSanta Barbara, CAOperational$5,000
Storyteller Children's CenterSanta Barbara, CAOperational$5,000
The Edible Schoolyard ProjectBerkeley, CAOperational$5,000
The Olive FoundationWoodland Hills, CAOperational$5,000
The Pasadena Humane SocietyPasadena, CAOperational$5,000
UC Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CAOperational$5,000
World Central KitchenWashington, DCOperational$5,000
World Monuments FundNew York, NYOperational$5,000
The Laguna Blanca SchoolSanta Barbara, CAOperational$2,500

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2025$752,50047
2024$665,00032
2023$490,00027

Sources

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