Illinois · Private foundation
The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $14k
- Granted FY2023
- 10
- Grants FY2023
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 11%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
96% of The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 10 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 8 organizations, $14k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2023
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $3,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 14
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 6
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 11% of the organizations The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 9 | $14k | 11% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $17k | 27% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $13k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 14 | $15k | 21% |
| FY2019 | 12 | $15k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc | $10,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $10,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Uc Santa Barbara Foundation | $6,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Climate Emergency Fund | $5,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Art into Acres | $5,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland | $4,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Terma Foundation | $4,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Center for Community Stewardship | $3,600 | 5 | 0% |
| The Walking Classroom Institute | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Fund for Santa Barbara Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc | $10,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $10,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Uc Santa Barbara Foundation | $6,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Climate Emergency Fund | $5,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Art into Acres | $5,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland | $4,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Terma Foundation | $4,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Center for Community Stewardship | $3,600 | 5 | 0% |
| The Walking Classroom Institute | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Fund for Santa Barbara Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| George Mark Childrens Fund | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago French Bulldog Rescue Inc Nfp | $1,250 | 2 | 0% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Institute for Nonprofit News | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Washington Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($23k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation with peer funders
About The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation
- How much does The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation give?
- The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $14,150 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 14 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (81%), Environment (6%), Health (5%).
- Who are The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Center for Biological Diversity Inc ($11k), Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated ($10k), Uc Santa Barbara Foundation ($6k).
- Does The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Network for Good, National Philanthropic Trust, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation based?
- The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation is based in IL.
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