Loud Hound Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 81-3588263. Reported 86 grants totalling $43.8M to 61 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Loud Hound Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations Loud Hound Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 3 grants totalling $250,000 to them. That is 1% of the $30.1M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundswell Fund | grantmaking organization | California | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Robin Hood Foundation | federated giving programme | New York | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| The Clear Fund | grantmaking organization | California | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $100,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $400,000; the smallest was $1,500 and the largest $5,000,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $8,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Way to Rise | Washington, DC | $6,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $6,100,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Miami Foundation | Miami, FL | $5,250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund | Washington, DC | $4,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Blue Meridian Partners Inc | New York, NY | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Internews Network | Arcata, CA | $1,400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chalkbeat Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bay Area Community Services Inc | Oakland, CA | $750,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Civic News Company | New York, NY | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Solutions Journalism Network Inc | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 3RD Street Youth Center & Clinic | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chinatown Community Development Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation | Oakland, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Healthright 360 | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mission Economic Development Agency | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hamilton Families | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | $125,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central City Hospitality House | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dish Sf | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Groundswell Fund | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Housing Consortium of the East Bay | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make the Road New York | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Star Fund Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Presson South Inc | Atlants, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Resource Generation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Mary's Center | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bvm Capacity Building Institute | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| BYP100 Education Fund | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Economic Security Project | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fund for Public Education | Jackson, WY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Highlander Research and Education Center | New Market, TN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jobs With Justice Education Fund | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Low Income Housing Coalition and Low Income Housing | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| People's Action Institute | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scripted Inc (code Nation) | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| State Voices | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Clear Fund (givewell) | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Praxis Project Inc | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kqed Inc | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jazz Foundation of America Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Music USA Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Humane Technology | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New World Symphony | Miami Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waves for Development International | Ballston Spa, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bolinas Museum | Bolinas, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
18 of 61 (30%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 41%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- Amalgamated Charitable Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR WAY TO RISE'S WORK IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN - Way to Rise
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN - Blue Meridian Partners Inc
TO SUPPORT SCALABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS FACING YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN POVERTY - New Venture Fund
CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY'S WORK FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN - Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
WAY TO RISE PROJECT - GENERAL SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN - The Miami Foundation
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF NEWSMATCH IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 72 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | $10.1M | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 17 | $10.8M | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 6 | $9,450,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | 25 | $13.3M | $250,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Loud Hound Foundation has 16 of them, worth $46.4M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Meridian Partners Inc | New York, NY | $12.0M |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $9,000,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $6,000,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | $4,000,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 |
| The Miami Foundation | Miami, FL | $3,000,000 |
| Way to Rise | Washington, DC | $2,500,000 |
| Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 |
| The Miami Foundation | Miami, FL | $1,500,000 |
| Chalkbeat Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 |
| Internews Network | Arcata, CA | $800,000 |
| The Miami Foundation | Miami, FL | $750,000 |
| Chalkbeat Inc | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| Internews Network | Arcata, CA | $400,000 |
| Civic News Company | New York, NY | $250,000 |
Where its money goes
58% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Loud Hound Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1660 Bush St Suite 300, San Francisco, CA, 94109. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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