Funding search · EIN 813676636 · Los Altos Hills, CA
The Lou Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 44
- grants reported
- $141,630
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $598
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Chinese Junior Golf Foundation3 grants · $40,000
- Chp 11-99 Foundation1 grant · $25,000
- Mvla2 grants · $22,500
- The Uc Davis Foundation1 grant · $10,000
- Stanford University1 grant · $10,000
- Alumni Association of Ruc Bay Area1 grant · $8,075
- Stanford University1 grant · $6,000
- Omniware Networks3 grants · $6,000
- United Service Organizations5 grants · $3,951
- Intersection for the Arts1 grant · $1,888
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $25,000
Chp 11-99 Foundation · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
General
- $20,000
Chinese Junior Golf Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2022
General
- $11,250
Mvla · Los Altos, CA · 2023
General
- $11,250
Mvla · Mountain View, CA · 2022
General
- $10,000
Chinese Junior Golf Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2024
General
- $10,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
Xie Exhibition Fund
- $10,000
The Uc Davis Foundation · Davis, CA · 2024
General
- $10,000
Chinese Junior Golf Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2023
General
- $8,075
Alumni Association of Ruc Bay Area · Los Altos, CA · 2023
General
- $6,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
Art program
- $2,000
Omniware Networks · Los Altos, CA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Omniware Networks · Los Altos, CA · 2023
General
- $2,000
United Service Organizations · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Omniware Networks · Los Altos, CA · 2022
General
- $1,888
Intersection for the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Art program
- $1,001
Impulse Youth Arts Organization · Buena Park, CA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Lapoa · Los Altos, CA · 2024
General
- $1,000
United Service Organizations · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Lahs · Los Altos, CA · 2023
Musical
- $1,000
Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2023
General
- $975
Gunn High School · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
Music Program
- $696
United Service Organizations · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General
- $500
National Police Association · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $500
Colel Chabad · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General
- $500
Lapoa · Los Altos, CA · 2023
General
- $200
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General
- $185
National Police Association · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $160
Wounded Warriors Project · Sacramento, CA · 2024
General
- $155
United Service Organizations · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General
- $120
Wounded Warriors Project · Sacramento, CA · 2024
General
- $105
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2024
General
- $105
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2023
General
- $100
National Police Association · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $100
Shriners Children'S Northern Califo · Sacramento, CA · 2024
General
- $100
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2024
General
- $100
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General
- $100
United Service Organizations · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General
- $100
United States Deputy Sheriff'S Asso · Wichita, KS · 2024
General
- $100
Wounded Warriors Project · Sacramento, CA · 2024
General
- $100
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General
- $100
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2023
General
- $30
Nra · Fairfax, VA · 2023
General
- $25
Paralyzed Veterans of America · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $10
Disabled American Veterans · Oakland, CA · 2024
General
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