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Private foundation (trust)EIN 542036566Est. 2002-09

THE LOUISE R LESTER FOUNDATION INC

ROANOKE, VA 24018

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$15.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$634K

FY 2024

Grants Made

39

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$16K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$63K

Typical

Deadlines

Grant submission deadlines are posted …

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$891K

Total Expenses

$946K

Qualifying Distributions

$806K

Distributable Amount

$754K

Min. Investment Return

$764K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

39 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $10K to maximum $63K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $712K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

254 grants

FRANKIE LEMMON FOUNDATION
$181K
4 grants
EASTLAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH
$175K
3 grants
HEALING STRIDES OF VIRGINIA
$98K
6 grants
AGAPE CENTER
$89K
3 grants
RENEWANATION
$80K
3 grants
RENICK COMMUNITY CENTER
$70K
5 grants
BEAFOURT CO COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$65K
3 grants
YMCA OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE
$62K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

254 grants

<$10K
172
grants
$10–50K
79
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Virginia
$2.1M
70% of total
North Carolina
$479K
16% of total
West Virginia
$415K
14% of total
Tennessee
$20K
1% of total

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