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Private foundation (trust)EIN 770472486Est. 1998-02

THE LUDWICK FAMILY FOUNDATION

PALO ALTO, CA 94301

Total Assets

$9.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$420K

FY 2024

Grants Made

10

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$42K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$125K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$618K

Total Expenses

$476K

Qualifying Distributions

$423K

Distributable Amount

$450K

Min. Investment Return

$458K

Payout rate 94%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.94%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

10 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $18K to maximum $125K, 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

7 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $517K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

96 grants

MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
$700K
6 grants
49-ER FOUNDATION
$365K
4 grants
WEINGARTEN CHILDREN'S CENTER
$356K
7 grants
HOOVER INSTITUTION
$300K
4 grants
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$175K
7 grants
WAIMEA OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL
$155K
3 grants
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION
$125K
1 grant
FRIENDS OF PALO ALTO JR MUSEUM ZOO
$105K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

96 grants

<$10K
49
grants
$10–50K
27
grants
$50–250K
20
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

California
$2.6M
82% of total
Hawaii
$338K
11% of total
New York
$175K
5% of total
Massachusetts
$67K
2% of total
Colorado
$6K
0% of total

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