The Lovett Foundation
Winstonsalem, NC · EIN 56-1795876. Reported 120 grants totalling $380,428 to 77 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. The Lovett 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 $2,742. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,055 and $3,500; the smallest was $300 and the largest $20,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookmarks | Winstonsalem, NC | $52,500 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wake Forest University | Winstonsalem, NC | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Summit Schools | Winstonsalem, NC | $27,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| City With Dwellings | Winstonsalem, NC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lead Girls of Nc | Winstonsalem, NC | $13,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Little Theater of Winston-Salem | Winstonsalem, NC | $9,399 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Transplanting Traditions Community Farm | Carrboro, NC | $7,935 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Western Carolina Rescue Ministries | Asheville, NC | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cristo Rey High School | Durham, NC | $6,344 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dance Project Inc | Greensboro, NC | $6,155 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Swingpals Inc | Durham, NC | $6,029 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Arts for Life | Asheville, NC | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Dwelling | Winstonsalem, NC | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jefferson Middle School PTA | Winstonsalem, NC | $5,804 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Law Center of Central Nc | Winstonsalem, NC | $5,784 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Downtown School PTO | Winstonsalem, NC | $5,724 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Changed Choices | Charlotte, NC | $5,620 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Heart Math Tutoring | Charlotte, NC | $5,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Arts in Action | Durham, NC | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Parkway Playhouse of Burnsville | Burnsville, NC | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Me Fine Foundation | Durham, NC | $5,050 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Piedmont Land Conservancy | Greensboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Read Ws | Winstonsalem, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Summit School | Winstonsalem, NC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Roots of Recovery | Hampstead, NC | $4,997 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Alice Aycock Poe Center | Raleigh, NC | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Helping Hands Project | Nashville, NC | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kramden Institute | Durham, NC | $4,405 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Spruce Pine Montessori School | Spruce Pine, NC | $4,214 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Lower Cape Fear | Wilmington, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Imprints Cases | Winstonsalem, NC | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Piedmont Forest School | Rural Hall, NC | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Learning Together | Raleigh, NC | $3,267 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alamance Battleground Friends | Burlington, NC | $3,080 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seeds of Jubilee | Durham, NC | $3,045 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Out at the Movies | Winstonsalem, NC | $3,040 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Helene Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inter-Faith Alliance Corporation | Shelby, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Literacy Together | Asheville, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moore Magnet School | Winstonsalem, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Onslow Country Lgbtq Community Center | Jacksonville, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Piedmont Environmental Initiative | Winstonsalem, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rain Inc | Charlotte, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Refugee Community Partnership | Carrboro, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Haven of Transylvania County | Brevard, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Triad Pride Performing Arts | Greensboro, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greenest | Winstonsalem, NC | $2,924 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hendersonville Theatre | Hendersonville, NC | $2,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kaleideum | Winstonsalem, NC | $2,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Men and Women Uplifting Communities | Newton, NC | $2,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spring Theatre | Winstonsalem, NC | $2,525 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beacon Education | Wilmington, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Wake Education Foundation | Wendell, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gateway Environmental Initiative | Winstonsalem, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stanly Community Christian Ministry | Albermarle, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Interactive Resource Center | Greensboro, NC | $2,321 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Environmental Educators of Nc | Hendersonville, NC | $2,204 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asheville Symphony | Asheville, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Downtown School PTA | Winstonsalem, NC | $1,812 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riverrun International Film Festival | Winstonsalem, NC | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Spirit Gum Theatre Company | Winstonsalem, NC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Piedmont Environmental Alliance | Winstonsalem, NC | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wade Edwards Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arlington Elementary School | Lexington, KY | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Anderson Mill Elementary School | Moore, SC | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Blackstone Valley Prep | Cumberland, RI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy | Cumberland, RI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cedar Fork Elementary School | Morrisville, NC | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cherrywood Elementary School | San Jose, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dutchtown Primary School | Geismer, LA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eaton Elementary School | Lenoir City, NC | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emerson Elementary School | Tulsa, OK | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lightfoot Elementary School | Unionville, VA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Omni Montessori School | Charlotte, NC | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Orange County Academy of Sciences and Art | Laguna Niguel, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Phillips Traditional Elementary School | Des Moines, IA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School | Jackson, NJ | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
28 of 77 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 36%, across 4 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.
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.
- Wake Forest University
PROFESSOR ROBERT LOVETT SCHOLARSHIP FUND - Summit Schools
TO SUPPORT PHILANTHROPY PROJECT AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Bookmarks
TO SUPPORT THE BOOKMARKS FESTIVAL OF BOOKS & AUTHORS - City With Dwellings
TO SUPPORT COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES - Little Theater of Winston-Salem
TO PAY THE SPRING INTERN AND SUPPORT THE 2023-2024 SEASON - Piedmont Land Conservancy
SUPPORT STUART AND EMMA THOMAS TRAIL
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 76 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 | 23 | $72,965 | $2,500 |
| 2021 | 22 | $68,716 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 29 | $87,459 | $2,700 |
| 2023 | 23 | $76,498 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 23 | $74,790 | $3,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in North Carolina. 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 $2,742. 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 North Carolina.
- 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 The Lovett Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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: 10 Stump Tree Lane, Winstonsalem, NC, 27106. 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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