Luther I Replogle Foundation
Potomac, MD · EIN 36-6141697. Reported 314 grants totalling $2,802,463 to 136 recipients across tax years 2020-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Luther I Replogle Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $104,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American School of Classical Studies at Athens | Princeton, NJ | $324,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $212,933 | 8 | 6 | 2025 |
| Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being | Chicago, IL | $153,000 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| John Carter Brown Library | Providence, RI | $85,000 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | $72,000 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| Reach Education Inc | Washington, DC | $68,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Law Center of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $62,500 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| Ampersand Families | Roseville, MN | $61,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Storycatchers Theatre | Chicago, IL | $61,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | Notre Dame, IN | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shout Mouse Press | Washington, DC | $58,500 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $57,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center | Washington, DC | $51,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| High Jump | Chicago, IL | $51,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Reset | Washington, DC | $51,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lost Boyz Inc | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Access Youth | Washington, DC | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Zoom House | Minneapolis, MN | $38,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Horizons Greater Washington | Washington, DC | $36,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Greater DC Diaper Bank | Washington, DC | $33,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Scholarchips Inc | Washington, DC | $32,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Critical Exposure | Washington, DC | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Homeless Children's Playtime Project | Washington, DC | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Girls Dream Code | Woodbury, MN | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Negotiation Works | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Together We Bake | Alexandria, VA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Amplified Voices | Chicago, IL | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| CASA for Children of DC | Washington, DC | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family & Youth Initiative | Washington, DC | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Creatempls | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gift of Adoption Fund | Northbrook, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope House | Washington, DC | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peace of Mind Inc | Washington, DC | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation STEM Education Center | Minneapolis, MN | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Because I Can | Greenbelt, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Breaking Free Inc | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Chicago Arts and Music Project (camp) | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Chicago Heightening Opportunity and Potential for Educational Success (hope | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse DC | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Project Education Plus | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington Urban Debate League | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | St Paul, MN | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dld 4 Youth | Maywood, IL | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Locust United Methodist Church | Columbia, MD | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Bcauseican Inc | Greenbelt, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Common Good City Farm | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Edmund Burke School | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sitstayread | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spur Local (formerly Catalogue for Philanthropy) | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| US Naval Academy Foundation | Severna Park, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Words Beats and Life | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Workforce and Human Development Services Dba the Journey Forward | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation | Elizabeth, IL | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Dld for Youth | Maywood, IL | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Woman Warrior Dba Porchlight Wellness | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bay Area Community Services | Oakland, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| New York Avenue Presbyterian Church | Washington, DC | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Catalogue for Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Heightening Opportunity and Potential for Educational Success | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chicago Metamorphosis Orchestra Project (chimop) | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christopher Dunn | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City Surf Project | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Create Mpls | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Foundry United Methodist Church | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Homes for Families | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leveling the Playing Field | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Math Circles of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maureen Danzot | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Playtime Project | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regina Dominican High School | Wilmette, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | Ely, MN | $9,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| So Others Might Eat | Washington, DC | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bay Cove Human Services Inc | Boston, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope House | Crownsville, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| King Edwards Inc | Towson, MD | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Roxie Theater | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Techbridge Girls | Oakland, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Youth Programs | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Way to Grow | Minneapolis, MN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hearts and Noses Hospital Troupe | Needham, MA | $5,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Academy of Diplomacy | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Arts and Music Project | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Hopes for Kids | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Home Run Baseball Camp | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Life Scholar Project LLC | Gainesville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Manna Food Center | Gaithersburg, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sit Stay Read | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Strive Tutoring | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Banyan Community | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Community Foundation of Howard County (md) | Columbia, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Dwelling Place | Montgomery Village, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wilderness Leadership Learning Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grip Outreach for Youth | Chicago, IL | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Role Model Movement Inc Nfp Dba My Block My Hood My City | Chicago, IL | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Nonviolent Communication | Austin, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Focus on Children | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northeastern Minnesotians for Wilderness | Ely, MN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| DC Scores | Washington, DC | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ny Avenue Presbyterian Church | Washington, DC | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Social Capital Inc | Woburn, MA | $3,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Inc | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Federal City Performing Arts Association Gay Men's Chorus of Washington DC | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Hennepin County Library | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Harbor Cov | Chelsea, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Men & Women in Prison Ministries | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Agencia Alpha Inc | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Common Ground Meditation Center | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Woodstock School | Mukilteo, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Immigrant Family Services Institute (ifsi-Usa) | Hyde Park, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lysoa Inc | Lynn, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| N Street Village | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Hampshire Food Bank | Manchester, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Somerville Bike Kitchen | Somerville, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wildflyer Coffee | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scholarship Fund of Alexandria | Alexandria, VA | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cornerhouse | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Justice Resource Institute | Needham, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Harriet Environmental Council | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mpt Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Save the Boundary Waters | Ely, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sierra Club-North Star Chapter | St Paul, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| So Others May Eat | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Some Inc (so Others Might Eat) | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Thirdpath Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woburn Public Library | Woburn, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
74 of 136 (54%) received money in more than one year over the 6 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 64%, across 5 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- University of Notre Dame Du Lac
ISTHMIA ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROGRAM - Storycatchers Theatre
YOUTH ARTS AND PERFORMANCE - John Carter Brown Library
MAPS OF THE NEW WORLD PROJECT - Merit School of Music
MARY HERRON REPLOGLE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS - University of Minnesota Foundation
PREPARE2NSPIRE: CASCADING MATH TUTORING FOR URBAN YOUTH - Maureen Danzot
2022 LUTHER I. REPLOGLE AWARD AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 201 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 39 | $455,000 | $8,500 |
| 2021 | 55 | $497,947 | $7,500 |
| 2022 | 59 | $494,087 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 54 | $449,004 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | 57 | $457,504 | $7,500 |
| 2025 | 50 | $448,921 | $6,500 |
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.
Where its money goes
31% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Luther I Replogle Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 6 returns (tax years 2020-2025). 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: 1201 Seven Locks Rd 360, Potomac, MD, 20854. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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