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Ludwig Family Foundation at a glance

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Ludwig Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$42k
Granted FY2024still arriving
20
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Religion$134kArts & Culture$15kHealth$15kEducation$13kInternational$12kEnvironment$6kCommunity Improvement$5kCrime & Legal$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$234k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$7,500
ST SIMONS COMMUNITY CHURCH$5,000
First Baptist Church - Highlands$5,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$5,000
Hillsdale College$3,000
THE BASCOM CORPORATION$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,000
GOLDEN ISLES ACT INC$1,100
THE GATHERING PLACE$1,000
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES$1,000
COASTAL GA HISTORICAL SOCIETY$1,000
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$1,000
BLUE SKIES MINISTRIES INC$1,000
Communities in Schools$1,000
ST SIMONS LAND TRUST$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–24, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%Wounded Warrior Project: $1k → 14%Wounded Warrior Project: $1k → 14%GRACE HOUSE OF BRUNSWICK: $1k → 14%GRACE HOUSE OF BRUNSWICK: $1k → 14%GRACE HOUSE OF BRUNSWICK: $1k → 14%GOLDEN ISLES YMCA FDN: $500 → 14%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

MI
NY
PA
CO
VA
KS
NC
DC
LA
GA
TX
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$214k · 19 repeat orgs$34k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +27% since the first grant, against +1% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
16

Total granted

$214k
$25k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+1%

Still filing today

63%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureReligionHuman ServicesCivil RightsHealthOther
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

  • TB
    The Bascom Corporation
    4× · 2020–2024 · $7k · revenue +24%
  • MAP International Inc
    3× · 2020–2023 · $7k · revenue +134%
  • GI
    Golden Isles ACT Inc
    4× · 2020–2024 · $4k · revenue +27%

Funded once

  • HH
    Highlands Health Foundation
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • HH
    Hghlands Health Foundation
    one grant, 2021 · $4k
  • CC
    CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST
    one grant, 2021 · $4k
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
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
2
International Leadership Institute

The international leadership institute (ili) changes history by accelerating the spread of the gospel through training and mobilizing leaders of leaders to reach their nations. ili accomplishes this purpose through cutting edge leadership…

Religion
3
Golden Gate University

Golden gate university prepares individuals to lead and serve by providing high quality, practice-based educational programs in law, taxation, business and related professions - as a nonprofit institution - in an innovative and challenging…

Education
4
Greenville College

Greenville college d/b/a greenville university empowers students for lives of character and service through a transforming christ-centered education in the liberal arts, sciences, and professional studies.

Education
5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
6
Georgia Interfaith Power & Light Inc

Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL) inspires and equips communities of faith to organize, implement practical climate solutions, and advocate across Georgia on issues of climate change, environmental justice, and community resilience.

Environment
7
Global Scholars

Global scholars exists so that christian academics are adequately equipped to have a redemptive influence among their students, colleagues, universities and disciplines, at a reasonable cost.

—
8
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
9
Blue Letter Bible

The specific purpose of this corporation is to present a biblical, christian ministry of the gospel, hope, encouragement and strength to as many people as possible. the intent of those who will conduct this corporation's work is to present…

—
10
The Grosse Pointe Academy

The mission of the grosse pointe academy is to nurture, challenge and inspire the intellectual, creative and personal potential in each and every child.

Education
11
Time of Grace Ministry

Time of grace is for people who want more growth and less struggle in their spiritual walk. we share the truth of god's word simply and clearly through television, print, and digital media that people view millions of times each month. we…

Religion
12
Atlantic University Inc

Provide post-secondary education of excellence.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Anc Highlands-Cashiers Hospital 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

28 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 28 of the 43 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/28
Grantees still filing
15/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST SIMONS COMMUNITY CHURCH: $57,500 · OtherST SIMONS COMMUNITY CHURCHCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH INC: $44,250 · OtherCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH INCIndividual grant recipient: $37,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientFirst Baptist Church - Highlands: $15,000 · OtherFirst Baptist Church - Highlands+22 more: $44,764 · Other+22 moreTHE GATHERING PLACE INC: $6,500 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $5,000 · ReligionPROMISE KEEPERS: $2,500 · ReligionThe Bascom Corporation: $6,500 · Arts & CultureCoastal Georgia Historical Society: $4,000 · Arts & CulturePerforming Arts Center Inc: $3,000 · Arts & CultureHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $7,500 · EducationCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS: $2,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $1,000 · EducationBoys & Girls Club of The Plateau Inc: $1,000 · EducationPALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY INC: $500 · EducationMARS HILL UNIVERSITY: $500 · EducationMAP International Inc: $6,500 · InternationalGRACE HOUSE OF BRUNSWICK INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesGOLDEN ISLES YMCA FOUNDATION INC: $500 · Human ServicesST SIMONS LAND TRUST INC: $5,000 · Environment
Other$199,014Religion$14,000Arts & Culture$13,500Education$12,500International$6,500Human Services$5,500Environment$5,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Bascom Corporation: $6,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMAP International Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GATHERING PLACE INC: $6,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST SIMONS LAND TRUST INC: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGolden Isles ACT Inc: $4,200 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetPRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES: $4,064 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCoastal Georgia Historical Society: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPerforming Arts Center Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGRACE HOUSE OF BRUNSWICK INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetPROMISE KEEPERS: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlue Skies Ministries Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of The Plateau Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREENE COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCASA GLYNN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLeadership Institute: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT VERITAS: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOLDEN ISLES YMCA FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMARS HILL UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Sara H Woodruff Found…Arthur and Lindee Luc…Julia Terrill Thomas …Davis Love III Founda…The Woodcrest Foundat…Al Williams Jr Family…Communities of Coasta…The Community Foundat…Georgia Power Foundat…Raymond James Charita…The Community Foundat…The Ayco Charitable F…
Sara H Woodruff FoundationIL17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sara H Woodruff Foundation · Arthur and Lindee Lucas Family Foundation Inc · Julia Terrill Thomas Foundation Inc · Davis Love III Foundation · The Woodcrest Foundation · Al Williams Jr Family Foundation Inc · Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · The Ayco Charitable 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 Ludwig Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ludwig Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Palm Beach Atlantic University Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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.

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 43 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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