New York · Private foundation
The Lux Foundation Inc
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.
- $1.2M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2024
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $500,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 8
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $13M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations The Lux Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 42% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $110k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 9 | $1.2M | 56% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $260k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $310k | 40% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $1.9M | 75% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $467k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Antiquities Coalition | $575,000 | 4 | 42% |
| Atlantic Council of the United States Inc | $575,000 | 3 | 1% |
| White House Historical Association | $422,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The King's Foundation America Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 13% |
| American Academy in Rome | $152,000 | 2 | 1% |
| American Pops Orchestra | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Geographic Society | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Institute for a Secure America Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 5% |
| World Monuments Fund Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Washington Political Film Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Antiquities Coalition | $575,000 | 4 | 42% |
| Atlantic Council of the United States Inc | $575,000 | 3 | 1% |
| White House Historical Association | $422,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The King's Foundation America Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 13% |
| American Academy in Rome | $152,000 | 2 | 1% |
| American Pops Orchestra | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Geographic Society | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Institute for a Secure America Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 5% |
| World Monuments Fund Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Washington Political Film Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| NYC Culture Club Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 27% |
| Joey's Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Daily Caller News Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| St Joseph's House Ltd | $25,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Council on Foreign Relations Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Thurman Brisben Homeless Shelter Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Meridian International Center | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Republican Institute | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Metropolitan Club Preservation Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.6M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Lux Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 16 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.
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How this is measured
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About The Lux Foundation Inc
- How much does The Lux Foundation Inc give?
- The Lux Foundation Inc reported 10 grants totaling $1,177,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 8 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The Lux Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (33%), Arts & Culture (27%), International (18%).
- Who are The Lux Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: The Antiquities Coalition ($575k), Atlantic Council of the United States Inc ($575k), White House Historical Association ($422k).
- Does The Lux Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Lux Foundation Inc 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 Lux Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
- Where is The Lux Foundation Inc based?
- The Lux Foundation Inc is based in NY.
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