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Private foundation (trust)EIN 426660492Est. 2006-12

THE LOUIS FOUNDATION

CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$164K

FY 2024

Grants Made

31

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5–$75K

Typical

Deadlines

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Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$125K

Total Expenses

$170K

Qualifying Distributions

$167K

Distributable Amount

$172K

Min. Investment Return

$174K

Payout rate 97%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.97%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

31 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5 through median $1K to maximum $75K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $812K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

255 grants

EPIPHANY SCHOOL
$276K
5 grants
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
$200K
1 grant
CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$160K
4 grants
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$150K
5 grants
CUMMINGS VETERINARY FUND
$150K
2 grants
THE ALOHA FOUNDATION
$120K
2 grants
CUMMINGS 4TH YEAR SCHOLARSHIP
$100K
1 grant
SHADY HILL SCHOOL
$91K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

255 grants

<$10K
209
grants
$10–50K
34
grants
$50–250K
12
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Massachusetts
$1.4M
57% of total
Vermont
$371K
15% of total
Minnesota
$200K
8% of total
Rhode Island
$123K
5% of total
Maryland
$100K
4% of total
Colorado
$90K
4% of total
New York
$58K
2% of total
California
$51K
2% of total
Connecticut
$33K
1% of total
Virginia
$26K
1% of total

+3 more states

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