For over thirty-five years the Lions Charity Foundation of Southeastern Virginia, Inc. has been proudly serving the southeastern region of the Commonwealth. The Foundation’s primary focus is to assist Lions Clubs, other related organizations, and individuals or groups sponsored by Lions Clubs within District 24-I with needs which are beyond their financial capabilities. In the past seven years, charitable products and services valued over three quarters of a million dollars has been returned to the communities of southeastern Virginia.

Recent Grants

Below are Grants Issued by the Lions Charity Foundation of Southeastern Virginia, Inc over the past 35 years…



• $10,000 to the Eyeglass Recycling Center of Eastern Virginia for Lensometers
• $407,000 Lions Center for Sight at Norfolk General Hospital for construction
• $300,000 to Old Dominion University Study Center
• $75,000 towards Mobile Sight & Hearing Unit Purchase
• $30,000 to the Lions Sight Center for Field Analyzer
• $12,000 to Williamsburg Community Hospital
• $15,000 annually for Hearing Aids
• $10,000 annually for Local Area Medical Projects
• $10,000 annually for Cataract Operations
• $5,500 to Special Services Library of Virginia Beach
• $75,000 for Lions Mobile Sight & Hearing Unit Replacement Fund
• $40,000 Eastern Shore Barrier Island Pre-School Enrichment Program: My First Field Trip
• $5,000 for Norfolk Homeless Connect
• $7,500 Audible Equipment to Support Visually Impaired through Access Virginia
• $4,000 Children’s Eye Screening Equip. (SPOT) for Cape Charles

$50,000 LCF Hunger Relief Grant Program – 2025-26

Lions Hunger Relief Grant program – 2025 - 2026 The Lions Charity Foundation of Southeastern Virginia is again pleased to announce our Hunger Relief Grant Program approved at our July 2025 annual meeting. The Foundation has increased the total amount available to...

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$25,000 LCF Hunger Relief Grant Program 2024

$25,000 LCF Hunger Relief Grant Program 2024

Lions Hunger Relief Grant program - 2024 The Lions Charity Foundation of Southeastern Virginia is again pleased to announce a $25,000 Hunger Relief Grant Program approved at our July 2024 annual meeting. These funds will be available on a first come first served basis...

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