The Ludes Family Foundation
Marion, MA · EIN 04-3448695. Reported 93 grants totalling $142,000 to 83 organizations across tax years 2022-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Ludes Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,500; the smallest was $500 and the largest $15,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southcoast Health System Inc | Fairhaven, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Bedford Whaling Museum | New Bedford, MA | $11,000 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Sisters' School | New Bedford, MA | $6,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alma Del Mar Foundation | New Bedford, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mercy Ships | Lindale, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Illinois University | Champaign, IL | $3,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $3,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Marion Coa | Marion, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Gabriel's Episcopal Church | Marion, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Des Moines, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Bay Food Pantry & Thrift | Bristol, RI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gather - Portmouth's Food | Portsmouth, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sippican Lands Trust | Marion, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tabor Academy | Marion, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Family Pantry- Damien's Pantry | Wareham, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater New Bedford | New Bedford, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Nurse Home Care | Fairhaven, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Taber Library | Marion, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nativity Preparatory School | New Bedford, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Bedford Star Kids | New Bedford, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Family Pantry - Damiens Place | Wareham, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Marion Institute Inc | Marion, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zeiteron | New Bedford, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Farmland Trust | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buzzards Bay Musicfest Inc | Marion, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cross Roads House | Portsmouth, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Discovery Language Academy | New Bedford, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Bay Food Pantry & Thrift Shop | Bristol, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Enviromental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Jack Foundation | New Bedford, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Franklin, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gather - Portsmouth's Food | Portsmouth, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gifts to Give | Acushnet, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Seacoast Community Health | Somersworth, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joslin Diabetes Center | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lahey Hospital and Medical Center | Burlington, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marion Art Center | Marion, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marion Natural History Museum | Marion, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moses Brown School | Providence, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nbso | New Bedford, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Generation Inc | Greenland, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rhode Island Kids Count | Providence, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army - Eastern Territory | West Nyack, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sippican Historical Society | Marion, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sippican Project Grow | Marion, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smile Train Inc | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Massachusetts | Hathorne, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St John's Episcopal Church | Sandwich, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tenacity Inc | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Chase Homes for Children | Portsmouth, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tke Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wolfe's Neck Center | Freeport, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA Southcoast Inc | New Bedford, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adaptive Sports Center | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christopher's Haven | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coast Guard Foundation | Stonington, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Boating Center Inc | Padanaram, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cure Alzheimer's Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horizons for Homeless Children | Roxbury, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New England Life Flight Inc | Bedford, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opl Charities | Portsmouth, NH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | Topeka, KS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Paus Fund | Marion, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rainforest Trust | Warrenton, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunshine Foundation | Southhampton, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Biodiversity Group | Tucson, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| USO | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waterorg | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whale and Dolphin Conservation | Plymouth, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whale Dolphin Conservation | Plymouth, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women's Fund Southcoast | New Bedford, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
1 of 83 (1%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- St Jude Childrens Research Hospital
For Denison University's Tri Delta fundraising
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 52 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 91 | $139,000 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 62% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Ludes Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 417, Marion, MA, 02738. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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