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The Lux Foundation Inc at a glance

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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 FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$500k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$1.5MArts & Culture$1.2MInternational$837kPhilanthropy$200kPublic Benefit$110kSocial Science$100kScience & Tech$100kHuman Services$25kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k5 grants · $127k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $300k
  • $250k+2 grants · $750k
$50,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$13M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
The Atlantic Council of the United States$500,000
Antiquities Coalition$250,000
The Princes Foundation America Inc$150,000
The American Pops Orchestra$100,000
The Kings Foundation America Inc$50,000
White House Historical Association$47,000
Joeys Foundation Inc$25,000
Institute for A Secure America Inc$25,000
Thurman Brisben Center$20,000
American Library in Paris Inc$10,000
02The need
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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 (FY22–24, $225k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%The Princes Foundation America Inc: $150k → 14%St Josephs House Ltd: $25k → 11%The Kings Foundation America Inc: $50k → 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.
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.

45%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 6 repeat orgs$2.3M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +185% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
13

Total granted

$1.8M
$1.9M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+185%
+3%

Still filing today

100%
62%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $355k 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
Arts & CultureInternationalHuman ServicesEducationPublic BenefitOther
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

  • TA
    THE ANTIQUITIES COALITION
    4× · 2020–2024 · $575k · revenue +426% · 42% of their budget
  • AC
    ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC
    3× · 2021–2024 · $575k · revenue +62%
  • WH
    WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
    4× · 2020–2024 · $422k · revenue +118%

Funded once

  • HU
    Howard University
    one grant, 2021 · $1.5M
  • NG
    NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
    one grant, 2021 · $100k · revenue +3%
  • TU
    The US Institute of Peace
    one grant, 2020 · $100k
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
The International Institute for Strategic Studies - Us

To provide accurate, objective information and analysis on international strategic issues for legislators, diplomats, foreign affairs analysts, international business leaders, economists, the military, defense commentators, journalists,…

International
2
Observer Research Foundation America

Organization mission the observer research foundation america orf america is an independent, non-partisan, and nonprofit organization in washington dc dedicated to addressing policy challenges facing the united states, india, and their…

International
3
Berggruen Institute
Education
4
The Asia Society

The society is an international nonprofit, nonpartisan organization which connects people and institutions in asia and the world to build understanding, address challenges and maximize opportunities.

International
5
Us - China Policy Foundation
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6
Foreign Policy Research Institute

The foreign policy research institute (frpi) is dedicated to producing the highest quality scholarship and nonpartisan policy analysis focused on crucial foreign policy and national security challenges facing the united states. we educate…

International
7
United States National Committee of the Intl Council On Monum & Sites

Us/icomos, u.s. national committee on monuments and sites, promotes the conservation of world heritage and stronger connections to the global heritage community through advocacy, education, and the international exchange of people and…

Arts & Culture
8
The American Federation of Arts Inc

The american federation of arts initiates and organizes a national and international program of art exhibitions, publications, and educational activities to benefit the museum community and enrich the public's experience and understanding…

Arts & Culture
9
International Crisis Group

Crisis group works to prevent and resolve deadly conflict around the world by informing and influencing the perceptions and actions of policymakers and other key conflict actors. to this end, we endeavour to talk to all sides and provide…

International
10
American Foreign Service Association

American foreign service association (afsa) is both the principal advocate for the long-term institutional wellbeing of the professional career foreign service and responsible for safeguarding the interest of afsa members. (continued on…

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11
American Friends of the International Foundation Mozarteum
International
12
Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

The Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE) is dedicated to enhancing the United States' image abroad through American Art. Founded as a public-private, non-partisan partnership in 1986, FAPE works with the U.S. Department…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is American Academy in Rome; the most unlike its peers is National Geographic Society. 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

19 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. 19 of the 25 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
13/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Howard University: $1,494,718 · OtherHoward UniversityAMERICAN POPS ORCHESTRA: $100,000 · OtherAMERICAN POPS ORCHESTRAThe US Institute of Peace: $100,000 · OtherThe US Institute of Peace+5 more: $100,000 · Other+5 moreTHE ANTIQUITIES COALITION: $575,000 · Arts & CultureTHE ANTIQUITIES COALITIONWHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $422,000 · Arts & CultureWHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIA…WORLD MONUMENTS FUND INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureNYC CULTURE CLUB INC: $45,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $35,000 · Arts & CultureATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC: $575,000 · InternationalATLANTIC COUNCIL OF …AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME: $152,000 · InternationalAMERICAN ACADEMY IN …+2 more: $40,000 · InternationalTHE KING'S FOUNDATION AMERICA INC: $200,000 · Human ServicesST JOSEPH'S HOUSE LTD: $25,000 · Human ServicesTHURMAN BRISBEN HOMELESS SHELTER INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: $100,000 · EducationINTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE: $10,000 · EducationCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $70,000 · PhilanthropyInstitute for a Secure America Inc: $50,000 · Public Benefit
Other$1,794,718Arts & Culture$1,127,000International$767,000Human Services$245,000Education$110,000Philanthropy$70,000Public Benefit$50,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE ANTIQUITIES COALITION: $575,000 over 4y, 42% of budgetATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC: $575,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetWHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $422,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetTHE KING'S FOUNDATION AMERICA INC: $200,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetAMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME: $152,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $70,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInstitute for a Secure America Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetWORLD MONUMENTS FUND INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNYC CULTURE CLUB INC: $45,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetTHE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetST JOSEPH'S HOUSE LTD: $25,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetCOUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHURMAN BRISBEN HOMELESS SHELTER INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetMERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN CLUB PRESERVATION FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% 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.

The Goldman Sachs Cha…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNY18.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 The Lux Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Lux Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s 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
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to The Lux Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to The Lux Foundation Inc 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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 25 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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