Jerry M Lewis Md Mental Health

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Private Foundation
DALLAS, TexasSmallEIN: 751089368
Mental Health OrganizationsDisease Research InstitutionsHealth CharitiesEducational Foundations

The Jerry M. Lewis, M.D. Foundation (Lewis Foundation) is a private grantmaking foundation in Dallas that funds research and educational/service programs focused on interpersonal relationships. The official site lists grant programs and application guidance, leadership, contact details, and recent content updates.

Source: Website · Mar 2026

Ideal Applicant

A Dallas–Fort Worth or Texas-based research or university program focused on interpersonal relationships or related medical/behavioral research, with IRB-approved study protocols and named principal investigators.

Good Fit

  • Project framed as medical or behavioral research on interpersonal relationships.
  • Institutional affiliation with a university, medical center, or established research organization in the DFW area.
  • Ability to provide IRB documentation and PI resumes.
  • Capacity to follow a formal written application per the foundation’s grant manual.
  • Budget requests in the foundation’s typical award band and clear plan for research outcomes.

Geography

Restrictive

Observed grants are concentrated in Texas and the foundation states awards are limited to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex; the latest year’s grants were all to in-state recipients.

Recipient Variety

Moderate

The foundation funds a small set of distinct independent recipients each year (3–5), largely academic and medical institutions, with some repetition across years but multiple different organizations funded over the three-year record.

New Applicants

Broad

The foundation publishes application instructions, specific quarterly deadlines, a named contact, and a purchasable grant manual, and the observed history shows at least one new recipient entering the portfolio in the latest year, indicating that unfamiliar applicants can reasonably apply.

Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026