The Henry Luce Foundation Inc

EIN 136001282

New York, NY 10165 |(212) 489-7700

https://WWW.HLUCE.ORG
Total Given 2020–2024
$368.3M
3,382 grants · $73.7M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$75K
typical mid grants · $10K–$150K
grant size
47%
supporter · 559/1,199 multi-year
repeat
$1.1B
Assets (2024)
1,199
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person ONLINE PORTAL
Phone (212) 489-7700
Deadlines NONE
How to Apply All inquiries and proposals must be submitted through our on-line portal.
Restrictions The Foundation's Clare Boothe Luce (CBL) Program has very specific eligibility requirements. Please review the CBL guidelines carefully before applying. Grants are made only to institutions and cannot be made directly to individuals, with the sole exception of the Luce Scholars Program; however, individuals may seek funding from Luce-supported programs administered by other organizations. An organization that has an active grant from one of the Foundation's programs should contact the program director before applying for a second grant from that same program. There is no prohibition against an organization with an active grant from one program applying for a grant from a different program. Typically, grants are made to U.S. not-for-profit organizations or their international equivalents. The Foundation does not support healthcare, medical, disaster relief, or international development projects. The Foundation does not support political activities, annual funds, etc.

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $67.6M $1.0B $73.5M 448
2021 $70.5M $1.2B $84.8M 457
2022 $72.1M $1.1B $92.4M 748
2023 $72.9M $1.1B $65.1M 759
2024 $85.2M $1.1B $81.0M 970

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 3382 grants on record

Minimum
$75
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$75K
Average
$109K
75th Pctl
$150K
Maximum
$1.9M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

2.3% of US grants · Rank #8 of 51 states $6.6M across 76 grants 11 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Travis 29 grants · $2.5M
  2. 2 El Paso 7 grants · $1.2M
  3. 3 Bexar 10 grants · $971K
  4. 4 Harris 8 grants · $417K
  5. 5 McLennan 3 grants · $400K
  6. 6 Taylor 5 grants · $375K
  7. 7 Guadalupe 2 grants · $270K
  8. 8 Tarrant 2 grants · $220K
  9. 9 Dallas 6 grants · $202K
  10. 10 Hays 3 grants · $4K
+1 more county · 1 grants · $250

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (3,382 total)

Purpose
First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO $1,900,000 Supporting Community Intellectuals in Native Communities 2023
First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO $1,350,000 Cohort 3-Supporting Public/Community Intellectuals in Native American Communities 2020
American Council of Learned Societies New York, NY $1,250,000 Support for academic fellowships 2024
University of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WI $1,190,000 Social Justice in Southeast Asia 2021
University of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WI $1,045,000 Social Justice in Southeast Asia 2022
American Council of Learned Societies New York, NY $1,000,000 COVID Emergency Grant: ACLS Public Humanities Project 2020
First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO $1,000,000 Cohort 4-Supporting Public/Community Intellectuals in Native American Communities 2021
First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO $1,000,000 Cohort 5- Supporting Public/Community Intellectuals in Native American Communities 2022
National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC $1,000,000 The Under Gods Project 2023
American Council of Learned Societies New York, NY $1,000,000 Support for academic fellowships 2024
American Council of Learned Societies New York, NY $1,000,000 Support for academic fellowships 2024
American Council of Learned Societies New York, NY $1,000,000 Support for academic fellowships 2024
American Council of Learned Societies New York, NY $950,000 COVID Emergency Grant: ACLS Public Humanities Project 2020
University of Washington Seattle, WA $921,000 Tracing Authoritarianism: Linking Southeast Asia with Southeast Asian America Through Archives, Language, and Pedagogy 2020
First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO $900,000 Cohort 2-Supporting Public/Community Intellectuals in Native American Communities 2020
First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO $900,000 Cohort 3-Supporting Public/Community Intellectuals in Native American Communities 2021
University of Hawai'i Foundation Honolulu, HI $873,000 LuceSEA Transitions: Environment, Society, and Change 2020
First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO $850,000 Support for fellowships 2024
The Asia Foundation San Francisco, CA $800,000 Luce Scholars Program (FY22) 2020
The Asia Foundation San Francisco, CA $800,000 Luce Scholars Program (FY23) 2021
Centre for University Core Singapore University of Social Sciences Singapore, None $800,000 Southeast Asia Neighborhoods Network 2.0: Communities of Learning, Research and Teaching Collaborative 2021
East-West Center Honolulu, HI $783,000 Vulnerable Deltas in Southeast Asia: Climate Change, Water Pollution, and Socio-Economic Transformation 2022
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC $770,000 Bringing Southeast Asia Home 2022
James Madison College Michigan State University East Lansing, MI $755,000 Mekong Culture WELL: Advancing Cultural and Interdisciplinary Studies of Water, Ecologies, Land, and Livelihoods Jus 2020
American Council of Learned Societies New York, NY $750,000 Luce/ACLS Program in China Studies 2021