The Lions Charity Foundation of District 24-D was organized for charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes. The Foundation's primary focus is in assisting Lions Clubs, other related organizations, and individuals or groups sponsored by Lions Clubs within the District with needs which are beyond their financial capabilities. The Charity Foundation over the years has supported many projects, such as, the Child Study Center at ODU, Lions Sight Center at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, the Language Lab at Virginia Wesleyan College, RET CAM 120 at CHKD, Camp Lions at BSA, Project Lifesavers, Sunshine Health Center, an Arkenston Scanner, Braille/Cart exhibits for the blind at the Virginia Living Museum, and equipment upgrades at the Eastern Virginia Medical Eye Bank. The Foundation has also established and supports ongoing activities for indigent eye care, eye prosthetics, eye glass recycling, hearing aid purchases, children's photo eye screening clinics , and Local Area Medical Project(LAMP) community screenings.

Lions Charity Foundation 24D
Awarding funds to a local charity

The full chronological history of the Lions Charity Foundation of District 24D can be found at this link. Incorporation papers were approved at the District 24D Fall Conference in 1980. Over the years the primary funding of the Foundation has been from an annual PGA/LPGA tournament sponsored by Anheuser Busch at Kings Mill. In 2010 that funding source ended and an annual Bid N' Buy Auction was substituted as the primary funding source.
Oversight of the Foundation is performed by a Board of Directors consisting of 17 to 19 Lions from all areas of District 24D with each Director elected at an annual District 24D meeting to a 3 year term(terms staggered so that approximately 1/3 of the Board is elected annually). The current District 24D Governor is also a member of the Board.

  A Board member represents each of the Zones within District 24D with the remaining members being at-large. Board meetings are held quarterly on the 3rd Monday of each quarter. The Annual meeting is held on the Third Sunday in July.