Funding search · EIN 426660492 · Cambridge, MA
The Louis 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.
- 138
- grants reported
- $1.7M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $3,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Seattle Children'S Hospital1 grant · $333,333
- International Rescue Committee1 grant · $200,000
- Epiphany School4 grants · $142,600
- Cummings 4th Year Scholarship1 grant · $100,000
- Aloha Foundation3 grants · $76,000
- Beth Israel1 grant · $75,000
- Bidmc1 grant · $75,000
- Cambridge Community Foundation2 grants · $60,000
- Boston Children'S Hospital2 grants · $50,000
- Shady Hill School3 grants · $46,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 138 grants.
- $333,333
Seattle Children'S Hospital · Seattle, WA · 2025
Charitable
- $200,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Cummings 4th Year Scholarship · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $75,000
Beth Israel · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $75,000
Bidmc · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $64,600
Epiphany School · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $58,000
Aloha Foundation · Fairlee, VT · 2022
Charitable
- $54,000
Epiphany School · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $35,000
Cambridge Community Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $35,000
United Theater Music Program · Westerly, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $30,000
Colorado College · Colorado Spring, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $30,000
Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $29,000
Johns Hopkins · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Charitable
- $25,000
Boston Childrens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $25,000
Louies Huwe1 · Stafford, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Cambridge Community Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Epiphany School · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $20,000
Arlington Common · Arlington, VT · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Education Burma Thailand Myanmar · Nicasio, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Aloha Foundation · Fairlee, VT · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Colorado College · Colorado Spring, CO · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,095
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Vt Public · Colchester, VT · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Arlington Common · Arlington, VT · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
United Theater Music Program · Westerly, RI · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Brooks School · North Andover, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Everscholar · Princeton Junction, NJ · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Groton School · Groton, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Johnnycake Center of Westerly · Westerly, RI · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Wmht · Troy, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Education Burma Thailand Myanmar · Nicasio, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $6,500
Weekapaug Chapel · Westerly, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $6,000
Revels · Watertown, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $6,000
Cambridge Camping Association · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $6,000
Mfa Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $6,000
Vermont Foodbank · Barre, VT · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
American Promise · Concord, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Vermont Public Radio · Colchester, VT · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Brooks School · North Andover, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Everscholar · Princeton Junction, NJ · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Groton School · Groton, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Johnnycake Center of Westerly · Westerly, RI · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
More Than Words · Waltham, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Vermont Public Radio · Colchester, VT · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Charitable
- $4,000
Mfa Patron · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $4,000
Epiphany School · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $4,000
Mfa Patron · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $4,000
American Promise · Concord, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $4,000
Mfa Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $4,000
More Than Words · Waltham, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $4,000
Weekapaug Foundation for Conservation · Westerly, RI · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Sponsor · Framingham, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $3,000
Aloha Foundation · Fairlee, VT · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Cambridge Camping · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Cambridge Camping Association · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Cambridge Homes · Braintree, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Tutoring Plus of Cambridge · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Vermont Foodbank · Barre, VT · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Revels · Watertown, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $2,000
Alzheimer'S Association Fund · Newton, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Pine Cay Project · Lima, OH · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Cambridge Center for Adult Ed · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Literacy Volunteers of Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Pine Cay Project · Lima, OH · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Riverside Community Care · Dedham, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Vermont Land Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Vna Care Network and Hospice · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Westerly College Club · Westerly, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Westerly Hospital · Westerly, RI · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Westerly Land Trust · Westerly, RI · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Bridges Homeward · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Pine Cay Project · Lima, OH · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Tutoring Plus of Cambridge · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Vna Care Network and Hospice · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Weekapaug Foundation for Conservation · Westerly, RI · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Pmc Jimmy Fund · Brookline, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Pine Cay Project · Lima, OH · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Breakthrough Greater Boston · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Ebtm · Nicasio, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Johnnycake Center of Westerly · Westerly, RI · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Ocean Community Ymca · Wyoming, RI · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Revels · Watertown, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
United Counseling Service · Bennington, VT · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Vt Food Bank · Brattleboro, VT · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Vt Public · Colchester, VT · 2024
Charitable
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