L Brands Foundation
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-1387703. Reported 112 grants totalling $45.2M to 76 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For L Brands Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a support organization for one specific institution (NTEE T11).
- How spread out its giving is. 76 distinct organizations, with 80% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is extreme concentration. A grantmaker sending three quarters of its money to one organization is in practice a support fund for that organization, whatever its classification says, and an unsolicited request is very unlikely to go anywhere.
- How much its list changes. 13% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $7,500 and the largest $10.0M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Foundation | Columbus, OH | $36.2M | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ohio State University Foundation | Columbus, OH | $1,516,287 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Central Ohio Inc | Columbus, OH | $1,272,739 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $1,050,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nationwide Childrens Hospital Inc | Columbus, OH | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin County Historical Society | Columbus, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mid-Ohio Foodbank | Grove City, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $435,623 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way Worldwide | Alexandria, VA | $273,564 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts Seal of Ohio Council Inc | Columbus, OH | $270,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Besa Community Inc | Columbus, OH | $215,225 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wexner Center Foundation | Columbus, OH | $155,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Columbus Partnership | Columbus, OH | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $112,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Arts Project Inc | Columbus, OH | $100,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Celebrateone | Columbus, OH | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Veterans Memorial and Museum Operating Corporation | Columbus, OH | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of New York City | New York, NY | $73,572 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The United Way of the Greater Dayton Area | Dayton, OH | $60,350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus Inc | Columbus, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Columbus Arts Council Inc | Columbus, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women in Need Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Equitas Health Inc | Columbus, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | Columbus, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Domestic Violence Hotline | Austin, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence | Columbus, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lifecare Alliance | Columbus, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbus Police Foundation | Reynoldsburg, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbus Symphony Orchestra Inc | Columbus, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Directions for Youth & Families Inc | Columbus, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Furniture Bank of Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minority Corporate Counsel Association Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marburn Academy Inc | New Albany, OH | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | Alexandria, VA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Center for Healthy Families Inc | Columbus, OH | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio | Columbus, OH | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Flying Horse Farms | Mount Gilead, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harmony Project Productions Inc | Columbus, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stonewall Columbus Inc | Columbus, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| After-School All-Stars Ohio | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alvis Inc | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbus State Community College Development Foundation Inc | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dress for Success Columbus | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Columbia, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kaleidoscope Youth Center Inc | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| P a S T Foundation | Columbus, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbus Council on World Affairs | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbus School for Girls | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbus Zoological Park Association | Powell, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Corporate Angel Network Inc | Danbury, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jeanne B Mccoy Community Center for the Arts Corporation | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lincoln Theatre Association | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Albany Community Foundation | New Albany, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohio Newsboys Association Inc | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Opera Association of Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio | Akron, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus Inc | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ruling Our Experiences Inc | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| She Has a Name | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Short North Stage Inc | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Simon Youth Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Stephens Community House | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ballet Metropolitan Inc | Columbus, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbus Childrens Theatre | Columbus, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| I Know I Can | Columbus, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jazz Arts Group of Columbus | Columbus, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maryhaven Inc | Columbus, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Momentum-Excellence Inc | Columbus, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Schools Network Inc | Columbus, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
14 of 76 (18%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 67 of 76 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | $34.6M | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 18 | $640,000 | $13,750 |
| 2023 | 1 | $9,976,871 | $9,976,871 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $15,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from L Brands Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I 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: 1234 East Broad St, Columbus, OH, 43205.
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