American Philosophical Society
PHILADELPHIA, PA
$399.3KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Americas scientific revolutionaries: programming to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence
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Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-6081860 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- L Brown
- Phone
- (202) 872-8080
- Deadlines
- Grant proposals should be submitted to the foundation no later than six weeks prior to the first of
- Application materials
- No special form is required for application. Application is to be made in writing setting forth the need, nature and the amount of the request plus a budget justifying the amount requested. Also, the organization's IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter and relevant exhibits should be included, if applicable.
- Restrictions
- Grants are made to qualifying organizations only and not to individuals.
Original filing text
- Contact
- L BROWN
- Address
- 601 13TH ST NW STE 940N WASHINGTON, DC, 20005
- Phone
- 2028728080
- Deadlines
- GRANT PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE FOUNDATION NO LATER THAN SIX WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRST OF
- Application materials
- NO SPECIAL FORM IS REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION. APPLICATION IS TO BE MADE IN WRITING SETTING FORTH THE NEED, NATURE AND THE AMOUNT OF THE REQUEST PLUS A BUDGET JUSTIFYING THE AMOUNT REQUESTED. ALSO, THE ORGANIZATION'S IRS 501(C)(3) DETERMINATION LETTER AND RELEVANT EXHIBITS SHOULD BE INCLUDED, IF APPLICABLE.
- Restrictions
- GRANTS ARE MADE TO QUALIFYING ORGANIZATIONS ONLY AND NOT TO INDIVIDUALS.
Reported organization name: RICHARD LOUNSBERY FOUNDATION INC
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | $3.8M |
| 2024 | 54 | $4M |
Where Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Center for Strategic & International Studies
WASHINGTON, DC
$250KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Understanding and strengthening us-latin america educational exchange from a public diplomacy perspective
Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress
WASHINGTON, DC
$250KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Celebrating american innovation over the past 250 years
Columbia University Teachers College
NEW YORK, NY
$210KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
1776: seedtime of american education - programming to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence
Alumnusb (Universidad Simon Bolivar Alumni Association of America Inc)
WALTHAM, MA
$200KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Inter-institutional collaboration project for early career scientists from argentina, uruguay, chile and bolivia in the fields of science and technology
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (110 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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