Private foundation (trust)EIN 204664674Est. 2006-06

THE LU FOUNDATION

DENVER, CO 80224

Total Assets

$5.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$218K

FY 2024

Grants Made

12

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$18K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$371K

Total Expenses

$254K

Qualifying Distributions

$218K

Distributable Amount

$246K

Min. Investment Return

$250K

Undistributed Income

$245K

Payout rate 89%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.89%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

12 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $11K to maximum $50K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $218K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

45 grants

PROJECT ANGEL HEART
$205K
4 grants
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$115K
4 grants
PRO PUBLICA
$53K
2 grants
ActivateWork Denver
$50K
2 grants
PROPUBLICA
$41K
2 grants
ACTIVATEIT OF DENVER
$40K
2 grants
Foundation for National Progress
$39K
2 grants
SafeHouse Denver Inc
$36K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

45 grants

<$10K
22
grants
$10–50K
22
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Colorado
$356K
46% of total
New York
$209K
27% of total
California
$113K
15% of total
Wisconsin
$33K
4% of total
Florida
$31K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$15K
2% of total
Tennessee
$10K
1% of total

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