Georgia · Public charity
Ludacris Foundation Inc
"Helping youth help themselves" the Ludacris Foundation inspires youth through education and memorable experiences to live their dreams. Our efforts uplift youth, families, communities, and foster economic development. The Ludacris Foundation activities are focused in three key areas: leadership and education, healthy lifestyles, and…
- $167k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $77k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 11
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $494k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 40% of the organizations Ludacris Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $77k | 86% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $76k | 40% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $550k | 91% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $50k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $83k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $60k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $101k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Group Return | $165,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Unspoken Angels Inc | $130,000 | 5 | 71% |
| City of Hope | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lemon Street Classic | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| BOSS Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Solomon's Temple Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Carrie Steele-Pitts Home Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Just Heart Foundation Inc | $40,020 | 1 | 3% |
| Thank Me Later Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 15% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Group Return | $165,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Unspoken Angels Inc | $130,000 | 5 | 71% |
| City of Hope | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lemon Street Classic | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| BOSS Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Solomon's Temple Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Carrie Steele-Pitts Home Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Just Heart Foundation Inc | $40,020 | 1 | 3% |
| Thank Me Later Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 15% |
| Friends of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Project St Anne Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 9% |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Warrick Dunn Charities Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Elite Scholars Alumni Network Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Trinity United Church of Christ | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Utopian Academy for the Arts the Miller Foundation Inc | $15,534 | 1 | 1% |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc | $15,001 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dekalb Aquatics Swim Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Earth Angel Worldwide Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Direct Relief | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater St Stephens Full Gospel Baptist Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Photo Patch Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pga Tour First Tee Foundation Inc | $7,600 | 1 | 0% |
| True Colors Inc | $7,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Hawaii Food Technology Center | $6,240 | 1 | 1% |
| Kidsgym USA Inc | $5,001 | 1 | 1% |
| PTA Georgia Congress | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Ludacris Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 21 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Georgia Power Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Ludacris Foundation Inc
- How much does Ludacris Foundation Inc give?
- Ludacris Foundation Inc reported 7 itemized grants totaling $77,200, out of $167,403 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 11 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Ludacris Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (34%), Crime & Legal (14%), Education (11%).
- Who are Ludacris Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Group Return ($165k), Unspoken Angels Inc ($130k), City of Hope ($100k).
- Does Ludacris Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Ludacris Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Georgia Power Foundation Inc, The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc, Charities Aid Foundation America.
- Where is Ludacris Foundation Inc based?
- Ludacris Foundation Inc is based in GA.
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