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Louis Legacy Foundation at a glance

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Louis Legacy Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$105k
Granted FY2020
11
Grants FY2020
6
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0187% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$113kRecreation & Sports$45kArts & Culture$44kInternational$43kEnvironment$41kPublic Safety & Disaster$30kEducation$25kPublic Benefit$20kOther$0
02FY2020 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k4 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $80k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$2.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CAF AMERICA$15,000
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY$15,000
DESERT VOICES ORAL LEARNING CENTER$10,000
VALLEYWISE HEALTH FOUNDATION$10,000
SQUASH & EDUCATION ALLIANCE$10,000
STOMP OUT BULLYING$10,000
THE RAINFOREST TRUST$10,000
EMBRACE RACE$8,000
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF THE ARTS$7,000
HEALTHY BEGINNINGS$5,000
LOVE YOUR BRAIN FOUNDATION INC$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–20, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%LOVE YOUR BRAIN FOUNDATION INC: $5k → 9%LOVE YOUR BRAIN FOUNDATION INC: $5k → 9%LOVE YOUR BRAIN FOUNDATION INC: $5k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
CO
VA
AZ
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

56%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$192k · 7 repeat orgs$149k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +5% since the first grant, against +2% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2020, 1 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2020 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
8

Total granted

$192k
$121k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+5%
+2%

Still filing today

100%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2020, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20
HealthRecreation & SportsArts & CulturePublic BenefitYouth DevelopmentCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • PC
    Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation
    2× · 2017–2018 · $46k · revenue +64%
  • SA
    SQUASH AND EDUCATION ALLIANCE INC
    3× · 2018–2020 · $35k · revenue +503%
  • OE
    ORAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED
    2× · 2019–2020 · $20k · revenue +5%

Funded once

  • AB
    ABACO-WINDING BAY RELIEF FUND INC
    one grant, 2019 · $30k · revenue -100%
  • VE
    Veterans Expeditions Inc
    one grant, 2017 · $20k · revenue +2%
  • LO
    LAKE OWEN ASSOCIATION INC
    one grant, 2019 · $16k · revenue +21%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Oceana Inc

To advocate for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life and return the oceans to their former abundance.

Environment
2
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
3
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
4
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
5
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
6
Connectocean Conservation and Outreach Inc

Connectocean conservation and outreach is dedicated to fostering ocean stewardship and conserving aquatic ecosystems through community engagement, education, and collaborative conservation efforts. our mission is to connect communities to…

Human Services
7
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
8
Rainforest Foundation Inc

The purpose of rainforest foundation us is to support indigenous peoples and forest communities in their efforts to secure their lands, protect their environment, and uphold their rights.

Environment
9
Observer Research Foundation America

Organization mission the observer research foundation america orf america is an independent, non-partisan, and nonprofit organization in washington dc dedicated to addressing policy challenges facing the united states, india, and their…

International
10
Rainforest Alliance Inc

RA works at the intersection of business, agriculture & forests to improve lives & protect nature by transforming how land is used, production of goods & consumer choices.

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11
Save the Sea Turtles International Dba One Ocean Conservation

We empower communities around the globe to protect sea turtles, corals, sharks, and the vital marine species and ecosystems they call home through hands-on conservation, education, and sustainable solutions. our team leads reef and beach…

Animals
12
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Valleywise Health Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Veterans Expeditions Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 20 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
11/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ABACO-WINDING BAY RELIEF FUND INC: $30,000 · OtherABACO-WINDING BAY RELIEF FUND INCTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $15,000 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYDeschutes County Healthy Beginnings Inc: $12,000 · OtherDeschutes County Healthy Beginnings IncTENNYSON CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $10,000 · OtherTENNYSON CENTER FOR CHILDRENEMBRACE RACE: $8,000 · OtherVeterans Expeditions Inc: $20,000 · OtherVeterans Expeditions IncLAKE OWEN ASSOCIATION INC: $15,500 · OtherLAKE OWEN ASSOCIATION INCBridgeway House: $15,000 · OtherBridgeway HouseLOVE YOUR BRAIN FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · OtherLOVE YOUR BRAIN FOUNDATION INCRAINFOREST TRUST: $10,000 · OtherRAINFOREST TRUST+1 more: $5,000 · OtherPhoenix Children's Hospital Foundation: $46,000 · HealthPhoenix Children's H…AUTISM SPEAKS INC: $15,000 · HealthAUTISM SPEAKS INCVALLEYWISE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $10,000 · HealthVALLEYWISE HEALTH FO…SQUASH AND EDUCATION ALLIANCE INC: $34,500 · Recreation & SportsSQUASH AND E…METROSQUASH NFP: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsMETROSQUASH …CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF THE ARTS INC: $44,000 · Arts & CultureCHILDREN'S M…CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $42,870 · PhilanthropyCHARITIES AI…STOMP OUT BULLYING CORP: $20,000 · Crime & LegalORAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED: $20,000 · Education
Other$155,500Health$71,000Recreation & Sports$44,500Arts & Culture$44,000Philanthropy$42,870Crime & Legal$20,000Education$20,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPhoenix Children's Hospital Foundation: $46,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF THE ARTS INC: $44,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $42,870 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSQUASH AND EDUCATION ALLIANCE INC: $34,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetABACO-WINDING BAY RELIEF FUND INC: $30,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSTOMP OUT BULLYING CORP: $20,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetORAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetVeterans Expeditions Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetLAKE OWEN ASSOCIATION INC: $15,500 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetBridgeway House: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetLOVE YOUR BRAIN FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDeschutes County Healthy Beginnings Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetRAINFOREST TRUST: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVALLEYWISE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Jpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jpmorgan Chase FoundationNY9.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Louis Legacy Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Louis Legacy Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2023
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    4get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Louis Legacy Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Louis Legacy Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 20 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $106k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2020, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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