The Lucas Foundation was founded in 2005 as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit foundation, after our family experienced the loss of Lucas Matthew Chunta August 3, 2004.

As we worked through our own grief, we realized we could turn this into a positive experience and reach out to others in similar situations. Our foundation is dedicated to helping families that lose a full term infant at birth or during their first fifteen days of life.

No family arrives at the hospital expecting to come home without their newborn. Families expect and plan for the expenses that come with their new bundle of joy; formula, diapers, clothes, etc. But when the joy turns to tragedy and the expenses now include a funeral home, burial costs, and a grave marker, this is where The Lucas Foundation, Inc. would like to assist. We believe that each and every child is a gift and that their time with us, no matter how brief, should be remembered.