The Louderback Family Foundation

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Private Foundation
Wilmington, DelawareSmallEIN: 853958981
Ocean Cleanup OrganizationsYouth Development OrganizationsFoster Care and Child Welfare AgenciesCancer Support GroupsEnvironmental Conservation Groups

This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes. Its mission appears to focus on youth development, environmental conservation, and health-related initiatives, as evidenced by its funding of organizations that promote ocean cleanup, youth empowerment, and cancer support. The foundation serves a diverse range of populations, including children, youth, and communities in need. It demonstrates a commitment to general and unrestricted funding, allowing recipient organizations the flexibility to address their specific needs. The foundation's activities reflect a broader concern for social welfare and environmental sustainability.

Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026

Ideal Applicant

An established nonprofit with a visible track record in areas the foundation has funded (youth development, environmental conservation, foster care/family services, ocean cleanup), ideally active in California or otherwise locally connected to the foundation’s network.

Good Fit

  • Organization operates or runs projects in California or in one of the other states the foundation has supported.
  • Work aligns with prior funded categories (youth programs, environment/conservation, foster care/child welfare, ocean cleanup).
  • Request is for general operating or broadly stated program support.
  • Organization is known to local funders or can be introduced via shared networks or prior grantees.
  • Capacity to absorb mid-sized grants (roughly $10k–$75k range).

Geography

Moderate

Grants appear across seven states, indicating a multi‑state footprint, but giving is heavily weighted to California where about 60% of dollars were awarded.

Recipient Variety

Broad

The latest year shows 26 distinct recipients and 18 new grantees, with only eight returning recipients across the two observed years, indicating a broadly distributed recipient set for this foundation's size.

New Applicants

Moderate

The foundation states it funds only preselected recipients and lacks a public submission route, which limits unsolicited entry; however, behavioral evidence shows many new grantees in the latest year, so newcomers can be added but likely via invitation or network introduction rather than an open application.

Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026