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Ludwick Family 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.

$848k
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02Your fieldRead
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01What you fund
0185% classified

What you funded, over time

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

Animals$481kArts & Culture$395kHuman Services$373kEducation$247kHealth$245kScience & Tech$200kEnvironment$178kHousing & Shelter$150kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 14 grants below total $677,650 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $847,700 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $170,050 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k3 grants · $128k
  • $50k–250k11 grants · $550k
$50,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$26M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation$50,000
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation$50,000
Tip of the Spear Landmine Removal$50,000
The Bowery Mission$50,000
National Weather Museum and Science Center$50,000
Mychal's Learning Place$50,000
Youth On Their Own$50,000
Spread the Word Nevada$50,000
Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity Inc.$50,000
APOPO US INC$50,000
Inspiring Children Foundation (aka Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation)$50,000
Black Hills Wildhorse Sanctuary (aka Institute of Range and the American Mustang)$48,150
Tetiaroa Society$42,000
Crazy4Pawz Animal Rescue$37,500
02Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
2
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for Monterey County

The SPCA Monterey County's Mission is assuring compassionate treatment of all animals through rescue, rehabilitation, protection and education. The SPCA shelters homeless, neglected, and abused pets, including dogs, cats, horses, exotic…

Animals
3
Northcoast Marine Mammal Center

The northcoast marine mammal centers (nmmc) mission is to promote the long-term health of marine mammals along approximately two hundred miles of remote coastline in humboldt and del norte counties in northern california. the nmmc does…

Animals
4
World Vets

To improve the health & well-being of animals through veterinary aid, response, training, research & local capacity building worldwide. We provide services to companion animals, horses, street dogs, livestock and marine animals including…

Animals
5
Nature Collective

Nature collective's mission is to drive a passion for nature for all. we think inclusively and diversely when serving those devoid of nature those who remember nature and want to connect back to it and those who have an affinity with…

Environment
6
Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles

To inspire ocean conservation through marine mammal rescue, rehabilitation, education, and research.

Animals
7
California Institute of Environmental Studies

The institute is dedicated to scientific research, the results of which are used to promote public awareness and education in the areas of conservation biology and ecology,including the wise use of natural resources.

Animals
8
Conservation Society of California

Through management of oakland zoo, the conservation society of california deepens connection with animals, saves wildlife, and inspires champions for the natural world.

Animals
9
The California Wildlife Center

The california wildlife center (cwc) takes responsibility for the protection of all native wildlife through rehabilitiation, education and conservation. as the los angeles area's premier wildlife medical care and rehabilitation facility,…

Health
10
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
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11
The California Desert Land Conservancy

To protect the colorado and mojave deserts ecosystems and their scenic and cultural resources.

Environment
12
The Wildlands Conservancy

The Wildlands Conservancy's dual mission is to preserve the beauty and biodiversity of the earth and to provide programs so that children may know the wonder and joy of nature.

Environment

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation Inc and the most unlike its peers is South Dakota Service Dogs. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyAnimal Rescue and ShelterAffordable Housing Construc…Community Literacy TutoringFaith-Based Homeless Servic…Christian Outreach Ministri…Community Hospital SystemsEnvironmental Advocacy and …Child Abuse Advocacy Servic…Faith-Based Liberal Arts Co…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 25 years old; the field is 14. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number24%9%<5yr15%6%5–10yr20%25%10–20yr17%25%20–35yr11%16%35–55yr13%19%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value24%8%<5yr15%7%5–10yr20%24%10–20yr17%23%20–35yr11%16%35–55yr13%22%55yr+

The field is 24% startups (under 5 years old) — 9% of your grantees by number, and just 8% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 14% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/37
the rest of the field
14%
26,003/186,941

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

03the grantee network

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

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 37 of the 45 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

7
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/37
Grantees still filing
18/37
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

New London Maritime Museum — $100,000 · OtherNew London Maritime MuseumTesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe — $100,000 · OtherTesla Science Center at WardenclyffeAssistance League - Covina Valley — $73,400 · OtherAssistance League - Covina ValleyAnimal Defenders International (ADI) — $50,200 · OtherNevada Blind Children' Foundation — $50,000 · OtherAssociation for Creatine Deficiencies (ACD) — $50,000 · OtherInspiring Children Foundation (aka Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation) — $50,000 · OtherPomona Valley Habitat for Humanity Inc — $50,000 · OtherBlack Hills Wildhorse Sanctuary (aka Institute of Range and the American Mustang) — $48,150 · OtherGIVE2ASIA — $100,000 · OtherGIVE2ASIABLUECHECK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC — $50,000 · OtherMALIBU FOUNDATION — $100,000 · OtherMALIBU FOUNDATIONMOUNT WILSON INSTITUTE — $50,000 · OtherSPREAD THE WORD NEVADA — $50,000 · OtherSouth Dakota Service Dogs — $50,000 · OtherChristian Herald Association Inc — $50,000 · OtherMexican American Opportunity Foundation — $50,000 · OtherCOVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA — $100,000 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUSE CAL…Foothill Family Service — $100,000 · Human ServicesFoothill Family Se…YOUTH ON THEIR OWN — $50,000 · Human ServicesYOUTH ON THEIR OWNTIP OF THE SPEAR LANDMINE REMOVAL INC — $50,000 · Human ServicesTIP OF THE SPEAR L…APOPO US INC — $50,000 · Human ServicesAPOPO US INCWuqu Kawoq SA — $50,000 · Human ServicesWuqu Kawoq SAMYCHALS LEARNING PLACE — $50,000 · Human ServicesMYCHALS LEARNING P…ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO — $100,000 · AnimalsZOOLOGICAL SO…GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE SOCIETY LTD — $95,000 · AnimalsGENTLE GIANTS…BLACK HILLS RAPTOR CENTER — $50,000 · AnimalsBLACK HILLS R…PEACE OF MIND DOG RESCUE — $50,000 · AnimalsPEACE OF MIND…CRAZY4PAWZ ANIMAL RESCUE — $37,500 · AnimalsCRAZY4PAWZ AN…MORRO BAY MARITIME MUSEUM FKA CENTRAL COAST MARITIME MUSEUM ASSOC — $100,000 · Arts & CultureMORRO BAY MA…NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM — $50,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL LIG…NATIONAL WEATHER MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER — $50,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL WEA…STATUE OF LIBERTY ELLIS ISLAND FOUNDATION INC — $50,000 · Arts & CultureSTATUE OF LI…CENTRAL COAST VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM — $45,000 · Arts & CultureCENTRAL COAS…SCHOOL ON WHEELS INC — $100,000 · EducationSCHOOL ON …BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGE — $97,000 · EducationBOARD OF T…AFRICAN CENTRES FOR LIGHTNING AND ELECTROMAGNETICS NETWORK INC — $50,000 · EducationAFRICAN CE…Haynes Family of Programs — $50,000 · HealthNATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION — $50,000 · HealthADAMS PLACE — $50,000 · HealthST MARYS HEALTH WAGON INC — $45,400 · HealthTHE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION — $50,000 · EnvironmentRANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN — $50,000 · EnvironmentTETIAROA SOCIETY — $42,000 · EnvironmentWESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECTS INC — $36,000 · Environment
Other$1,071,750Human Services$450,000Animals$332,500Arts & Culture$295,000Education$247,000Health$195,400Environment$178,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetGIVE2ASIA — $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMORRO BAY MARITIME MUSEUM FKA CENTRAL COAST MARITIME MUSEUM ASSOC — $100,000 over 1y, 56% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO — $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSCHOOL ON WHEELS INC — $100,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA — $100,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFoothill Family Service — $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMALIBU FOUNDATION — $100,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGE — $97,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE SOCIETY LTD — $95,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetHaynes Family of Programs — $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION — $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBLACK HILLS RAPTOR CENTER — $50,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetMOUNT WILSON INSTITUTE — $50,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetADAMS PLACE — $50,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetSPREAD THE WORD NEVADA — $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBLUECHECK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC — $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSouth Dakota Service Dogs — $50,000 over 1y, 33% of budgetNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM — $50,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetTHE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION — $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetChristian Herald Association Inc — $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetYOUTH ON THEIR OWN — $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNATIONAL WEATHER MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER — $50,000 over 1y, 46% of budgetPEACE OF MIND DOG RESCUE — $50,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetTIP OF THE SPEAR LANDMINE REMOVAL INC — $50,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetSTATUE OF LIBERTY ELLIS ISLAND FOUNDATION INC — $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAPOPO US INC — $50,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetAFRICAN CENTRES FOR LIGHTNING AND ELECTROMAGNETICS NETWORK INC — $50,000 over 1y, 44% of budgetPomona Valley Habitat for Humanity Inc — $50,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetRANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN — $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetWuqu Kawoq SA — $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetMexican American Opportunity Foundation — $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMYCHALS LEARNING PLACE — $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetST MARYS HEALTH WAGON INC — $45,400 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCENTRAL COAST VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM — $45,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetTETIAROA SOCIETY — $42,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetCRAZY4PAWZ ANIMAL RESCUE — $37,500 over 1y, 32% of budgetWESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECTS INC — $36,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

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

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Ahmanson Foundati…California Community …Gs Donor Advised Phil…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…Paypal Charitable Giv…Vanguard Charitable E…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…The Blackbaud Giving …Network for GoodAmerican Online Givin…
The Ahmanson FoundationCA15.2× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ahmanson Foundation · California Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Ludwick Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Ludwick Family 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 45 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $1.4M 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 FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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