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Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-6081860 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $7.7M
- Grants reported
- 110
- Median grant
- $50K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| 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
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | AMERICAS SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONARIES: PROGRAMMING TO CELEBRATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | 2024 | $399.3K |
| CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE PRESIDENCY & CONGRESS | WASHINGTON, DC | CELEBRATING AMERICAN INNOVATION OVER THE PAST 250 YEARS | 2024 | $250K |
| CENTER FOR STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | WASHINGTON, DC | UNDERSTANDING AND STRENGTHENING US-LATIN AMERICA EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE FROM A PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PERSPECTIVE | 2024 | $250K |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | 1776: SEEDTIME OF AMERICAN EDUCATION - PROGRAMMING TO CELEBRATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | 2024 | $210K |
| ALUMNUSB (UNIVERSIDAD SIMON BOLIVAR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC) | WALTHAM, MA | INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION PROJECT FOR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS FROM ARGENTINA, URUGUAY, CHILE AND BOLIVIA IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 2024 | $200K |
| FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | SUPPORT FOR FRENCH FILM PROJECT AIMED AT CREATING AWARENESS IN THE U.S. ABOUT THE VULNERABILITY OF THE POLYNESIAN ATOLL ECOSYSTEMS | 2024 | $200K |
| BIOBUS INC | NEW YORK, NY | LAUNCHING BIOBUS'S MOBILE SCIENCE LABS IN NEW ENGLAND | 2025 | $200K |
| THE HALO TRUST (USA) INC | WASHINGTON, DC | NEXT-GENERATION DETECTION AND THE APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING TO LANDMINE CLEARANCE | 2025 | $199.5K |
| FRIENDS OF ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE | TIMONIUM, MD | BRIDGING COMPUTATIONAL GAPS TO TACKLE EPIDEMIC SPREAD | 2025 | $175.2K |
| UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND | KINGSTON, RI | SUPPORT FOR BUILDING A NEW COALITION OF US OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL OCEAN SCIENCE CHALLENGES OF TODAY | 2024 | $152.6K |
| MYRIAD USA | NEW YORK, NY | SUPPORT FOR BIOICE-EXPLORING: LOOKING FOR BIOLOGICAL MARKERS IN ICE CORES TO UNCOVER ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE TO CHANGE | 2024 | $150K |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE JAMES MARTIN CENTER FOR NONPROL | MIDDLEBURY, VT | BUILDING GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY EXPERTISE:THE CNS VISITING FELLOWS PROGRAM | 2025 | $150K |
| INTERSPECIES IO INC | DOVER, DE | SUPPORTING OUR UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS OF OTHER SPECIES | 2024 | $150K |
| THE JEWISH MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | SUPPORT FOR AN EXHIBITION ABOUT JEWISH VISUAL CULTURE IN COLONIAL AMERICA AND THE REVOLUTION | 2024 | $150K |
| RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE | WASHINGTON, DC | LOWERING EXPECTATIONS OF THE SIZE OF HUMAN POPULATION | 2025 | $140K |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | WASHINGTON, DC | RICHARD LOUNSBERY AWARD | 2025 | $131.2K |
| ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES INSTITUT DE FRANCE | PARIS | FROM ENLIGHTENMENT TO AI: 250 YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC PODCAST SERIES | 2025 | $130K |
| ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES | PARIS | RICHARD LOUNSBERY AWARD | 2024 | $130K |
| FRIENDS OF CS INC | RED HOOK, NY | CELEBRATING AMERICA'S 250TH WITH SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDY AT U.S. UNIVERSITIES | 2025 | $125K |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | RLF FRENCH-AMERICAN FELLOWSHIP, DR. A. LAUDRAIN | 2025 | $125K |
| ALBERTINE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | LAFAYETTE FELLOWSHIP | 2025 | $125K |
| UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES | SAINT MARTIN DHERES | RLF FRENCH-AMERICAN FELLOWSHIP, DR. A. LOOBY | 2025 | $125K |
| INSTITUT DU CERVEAU ET DE LA MOELLE EPINIERE | PARIS | RLF FRENCH-AMERICAN FELLOWSHIP, DR. A. LEVINE | 2025 | $125K |
| ALEX FOUNDATION | SWAMPSCOTT, MA | COMPARING GREY PARROTS' INTELLIGENCE TO THAT OF HUMAN CHILDREN AND ADULTS | 2024 | $125K |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMAM ALABAMA WATER INSTITUTE | TUSCALOOSA, AL | DETERMINING NEEDS TO BUILD THE NORTHERN GULF OF AMERICA COASTAL OBSERVATORY | 2025 | $125K |
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
- 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.
About this data
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 e-file archive.