Louis Foundation
Private foundation · Cambridge, MA · EIN 42-6660492 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Louis Foundation
98grants reported
$3,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$5smallest grant
$1.4Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 98 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $7,500 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
48 Lake View Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138-3326
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Children's Hospital | Seattle, WA | $333,333 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $200,000 |
| Cummings 4TH Year Scholarship | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 |
| Bidmc | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Beth Israel | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Epiphany School | Boston, MA | $64,600 |
| Cambridge Community Foundation | Cambridge, MA | $35,000 |
| United Theater Music Program | Westerly, MA | $35,000 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Spring, CO | $30,000 |
| Shady Hill School | Cambridge, MA | $30,000 |
| Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, MD | $29,000 |
| Boston Childrens Hospital | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Louies Huwe1 | Stafford, VA | $25,000 |
| Epiphany School | Boston, MA | $20,000 |
| Arlington Common | Arlington, VT | $20,000 |
| Education Burma Thailand Myanmar | Nicasio, CA | $20,000 |
| Aloha Foundation | Fairlee, VT | $15,000 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $10,095 |
| VT Public | Colchester, VT | $10,000 |
| Wgbh Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Brooks School | North Andover, MA | $10,000 |
| Everscholar Inc | Princeton Junction, NJ | $10,000 |
| Groton School | Groton, MA | $10,000 |
| Johnnycake Center of Westerly | Westerly, RI | $10,000 |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Wgbh | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Wmht | Troy, NY | $10,000 |
| Arlington Common | Arlington, VT | $10,000 |
| United Theater Music Program | Westerly, RI | $10,000 |
| Weekapaug Chapel | Westerly, MA | $6,500 |
| Revels Inc | Watertown, MA | $6,000 |
| Skidmore College | Saratoga Springs, NY | $5,000 |
| Vermont Public Radio | Colchester, VT | $5,000 |
| American Promise | Concord, MA | $5,000 |
| Skidmore College | Saratoga Springs, NY | $5,000 |
| Mfa Patron | Boston, MA | $4,000 |
| American Promise | Concord, MA | $4,000 |
| Mfa Boston | Boston, MA | $4,000 |
| More Than Words Inc | Waltham, MA | $4,000 |
| Weekapaug Foundation for Conservation | Westerly, RI | $4,000 |
| Epiphany School | Boston, MA | $4,000 |
| Mfa Patron | Boston, MA | $4,000 |
| Sponsor Inc | Framingham, MA | $3,000 |
| Cambridge Camping Association | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 |
| Cambridge Homes | Braintree, MA | $3,000 |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | $3,000 |
| Tutoring Plus of Cambridge Inc | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 |
| Vermont Foodbank | Barre, VT | $3,000 |
| Aloha Foundation | Fairlee, VT | $3,000 |
| Cambridge Camping | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 |
| Skidmore College | Saratoga Springs, NY | $2,500 |
| Cambridge Center for Adult ED | Cambridge, MA | $2,000 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $2,000 |
| Pine Cay Project | Lima, OH | $2,000 |
| Riverside Community Care Inc | Dedham, MA | $2,000 |
| Vermont Land Trust | Montpelier, VT | $2,000 |
| Vermont Land Trust | Montpilier, VT | $2,000 |
| Vna Care Network and Hospice | Cambridge, MA | $2,000 |
| Westerly College Club | Westerly, MA | $2,000 |
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