The Sharon D Lund Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, with a strong emphasis on child welfare, education, and health initiatives. It primarily funds general operations for nonprofits that serve children and families, including hospitals, educational institutions, and community organizations. The foundation demonstrates a commitment to enhancing the well-being of youth and promoting access to health care and educational resources. Its funding activities are predominantly focused in California, where it supports a range of local charities and community services.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established California-based charities in child welfare, youth services, education, health, or arts that can demonstrate organizational stability and a track record for general operating support.
Good Fit
- • Headquartered or operating primarily in California.
- • Track record of general operating impact and audited financials.
- • Organizational size and capacity aligned with mid-to-large grants (tens of thousands to several hundred thousand).
- • Existing relationships or introductions to trustees, previous grantees, or intermediary funders.
- • Programs serving children, youth, health, education, or community arts.
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in the foundation's home state: roughly 89% of dollars went to California in the latest year, with only occasional out-of-state awards to a handful of other states.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a broad recipient set (55 distinct grantees) across health, youth, education and arts; financial concentration exists at the top but does not reduce the number of independent organizations funded.
New Applicants
The foundation declares funding is by preselection and the latest year had very low turnover (only four new grantees), and while earlier years showed more new entrants, the observed behavior and lack of a public application route indicate that unsolicited applicants are unlikely to be accepted.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
