The Louis Calder Foundation
EIN 136015562Total Given 2020–2024
$68.7M
367 grants · $13.7M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$100K
typical big bets · $30K–$200K
grant size
53%
supporter · 75/142 multi-year
repeat
$194.2M
Assets (2024)
142
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
M ALEXANDER CALDER
Phone
(720) 943-9865
Deadlines
HTTPS://WWW.LOUISCALDERFOUNDATION.ORG
How to Apply
HTTPS://WWW.LOUISCALDERFOUNDATION.ORG
Restrictions
HTTPS://WWW.LOUISCALDERFOUNDATION.ORG
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.3M | $188.5M | $11.7M | 114 |
| 2021 | $12.4M | $216.3M | $22.0M | 82 |
| 2022 | $15.7M | $170.4M | $15.9M | 59 |
| 2023 | $15.5M | $171.4M | $11.7M | 62 |
| 2024 | $13.7M | $194.2M | $13.0M | 50 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 367 grants on record
Minimum
$155
25th Pctl
$30K
Median
$100K
Average
$187K
75th Pctl
$200K
Maximum
$4.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
1.6% of US grants
· Rank #18 of 32 states
$1.1M across
6 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Hidalgo
- 2 Bexar
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (367 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Fund Inc | Broomfield, CO | $4,000,000 | SCHOOL GROWTH | 2022 |
| Charter Fund Inc | Broomfield, CO | $3,000,000 | GROWTH OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | 2023 |
| Charter Fund Inc | Denver, CO | $2,000,000 | GROWTH OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | 2024 |
| Array Education Inc | New York, NY | $1,250,000 | FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE LITERACY GROUP, SCIENCE OF READING | 2024 |
| Charter Fund Inc | Broomfield, CO | $1,000,000 | GROWTH OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | 2023 |
| Charter Fund Inc | Denver, CO | $1,000,000 | GROWTH OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | 2024 |
| Charter Fund Inc | Broomfield, CO | $1,000,000 | SCHOOL GROWTH | 2022 |
| Jeremiah Program | Minneapolis, MN | $800,000 | TWO-GENERATION FAMILY LEARNING | 2024 |
| Array Education Inc | New York, NY | $750,000 | FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE LITERACY GROUP, SCIENCE OF READING | 2024 |
| Achievement First Inc | New Haven, CT | $700,000 | SCIENCE OF READING | 2023 |
| Republic Schools Inc | Nashville, TN | $600,000 | OPENING OF REVIVE PREP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND GROWTH AT SMILOW COLLEGIATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN JACKSON, MS | 2020 |
| Republic Schools Inc | Nashville, TN | $600,000 | OPENING OF REVIVE PREP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND GROWTH AT SMILOW COLLEGIATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN JACKSON, MS | 2021 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | $600,000 | EXPANSION OF EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM | 2021 |
| Together Education Inc | New York, NY | $600,000 | EXPANSION OF EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM | 2021 |
| Colorado Schools Fund | Denver, CO | $600,000 | GROWTH OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | 2024 |
| Seton Education Partners | New York, NY | $500,000 | CAPACITY BUILDING FOR GROWTH OF THE CHARTER NETWORK TO NEW REGIONS | 2020 |
| Achievement First Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $500,000 | OPENING OF AF PROMESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ANOTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 2020 |
| Achievement First Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $500,000 | OPENING OF AF PROMESA AND ENVISION ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS | 2021 |
| Achievement First Inc | New Haven, CT | $500,000 | SCIENCE OF READING | 2023 |
| Building Responsible Intelligent Creative Kids | Newark, NJ | $500,000 | GROWTH OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | 2023 |
| Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | $500,000 | SCIENCE OF READING | 2024 |
| Tntp Inc | New York, NY | $465,000 | DEVELOPMENT OF ACCELERATION DASHBOARD | 2021 |
| Tntp Inc | New York, NY | $465,000 | ACCELERATED LEARNING | 2022 |
| Kipp New York Inc | New York, NY | $450,000 | SCIENCE OF READING | 2023 |
| Kipp New York Inc | New York, NY | $450,000 | SCIENCE OF READING | 2022 |