Missouri · Nonprofit
L-A-D FOUNDATION INC
L-A-D FOUNDATION INC (Missouri) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,911,503 to it, the largest being LEO DREY PIONEER FOUNDATION ($1,708,253). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $964k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $1.9M
- Net assets
- $375M
What L-A-D Foundation Inc does
Programs
Sustainable timber and forest management & demonstration - the foundation objectives are carried out through the conservation management practices, and public demonstration of these practices on more than 140,000 acres of timber and forestland known as pioneer forest. The organization provides the research and ultimately the working model necessary to educate, present, and put into practice the sustainable forestry model. Pioneer forest, a working forest, provides a successful public demonstration of how to selectively harvest trees (timber) from the forest, while maintaining the forest benefits on every acre.
$1,078,608 spentStewardship of exemplary natural and cultural areas in missouri - in addition to practicing exemplary stewardship on pioneer forest, the foundation also manages more than 4,000 acres located in ten counties of missouri. Thirteen areas are designated missouri natural areas. Seven of these are donation leased to the missouri department of conservation for public access and education. Two areas, a state park known as grand gulf located in oregon county, and dillard mill, a state historic site located in crawford county, are donation leased to the missouri department of natural resources as part of missouri's state park system. Finally, a trail system on a large area of pioneer forest is donation leased to the mo dept of natural resources providing public access to this part of the working forest and serving as a large primitive outdoor recreation area.
$540,671 spentOutreach & education - promotion and support for conservation of natural resources and natural areas for the benefit of the public through non-legislative actions. The foundation supports education and non-profit programs focused on conservation in the missouri ozark region. The foundation produces materials, speaks in public forums, and engages with the ozark community to educate the public about the foundation's successful conservation methods.the foundation also makes small grants to various non-profit organizations to support projects with a focus on the missouri ozark region, and the conservation of natural areas. Funds are administered as contributions to qualified organizations, focused on recreation, research, preservation, and conservation activities. The foundation has discretionary control over the timing, purpose, amount of contributions, and recipients.
$198,586 spent
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-PF.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $260M to $376M (+45%).
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $151k → $434k.
From the IRS filings of L-A-D FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
L-A-D FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 89% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 53% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
89% of L-A-D FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Missouri funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
L-A-D FOUNDATION INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 4,237 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,237 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like L-A-D FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Missouri
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds L-A-D FOUNDATION INC?
- L-A-D FOUNDATION INC (Missouri) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,911,503 to it, the largest being LEO DREY PIONEER FOUNDATION ($1,708,253). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does L-A-D FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $1,911,503 in grants to L-A-D FOUNDATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of L-A-D FOUNDATION INC?
- LEO DREY PIONEER FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,708,253 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like L-A-D FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Missouri. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing