Private foundation · EIN 27-4359837 · Issaquah, Washington · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Lott Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 42 grants paid, $630K total, median $5,000. 74% of grants stayed in Washington.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
42
$630K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in WA
74%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$11M

Grants paid in 2024

42 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Barrow Neurological FoundationPhoenix, AZGeneral support$100K
Jewish Federation of Greater SeattleSeattle, WAGeneral support$75K
Jewish Family ServicesSeattle, WAGeneral support$50K
Ogden Pointe Giving FundOgden, UTGeneral support$42K
Seattle Children's Hospital FoundationSeattle, WAGeneral support$40K
Stroum Jewish Community CenterMercer Island, WAGeneral support$30K
Friendship Circle of WashingtonMercer Island, WAGeneral support$27K
Northwest Parkinson's FoundationMercer Island, WAGeneral support$26K
Stroum Jewish Community CenterMercer Island, WAGeneral support$25K
Camp Solomon SchechterSeattle, WAGeneral support$20K
Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative CongregationMercer Island, WAGeneral support$20K
Stroum Jewish Community CenterMercer Island, WAGeneral support$18K
University of Washington FoundationSeattle, WAGeneral support$15K
Safe Crossing FoundationSeattle, WAGeneral support$15K
Brothers for LifeSeattle, WAGeneral support$10K
Cure Alzheimer's FundWellesley Hills, MAGeneral support$10K
Anti Defamation LeagueNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Cardigan Mountain SchoolCanaan, NHGeneral support$10K
One Roof FoundationSeattle, WAGeneral support$6,000
Jim Saunders Nanea FundKailuakona, HIGeneral support$5,500
Friendship Circle of WashingtonMercer Island, WAGeneral support$5,000
Kuki'o Ho'omana FundKailuakona, HIGeneral support$5,000
Camp Solomon SchechterSeattle, WAGeneral support$5,000
Rave FoundationRenton, WAGeneral support$5,000
Hillel UWSeattle, WAGeneral support$5,000
Stand With USStatesville, NCGeneral support$5,000
Washington State Jewish Historical SocietyMercer Island, WAGeneral support$5,000
UW Foundationstroum Center for Jewish StudiesSeattle, WAGeneral support$5,000
Brothers for LifeSeattle, WAGeneral support$5,000
The Friendship CircleMercer Island, WAGeneral support$5,000
Seattle AquariumSeattle, WAGeneral support$5,000
Stolen YouthSeattle, WAGeneral support$2,591
Type 1 UnitedFederal Way, WAGeneral support$2,575
Holocaust Center for HumanitySeattle, WAGeneral support$2,500
The 5th Avenue TheatreSeattle, WAGeneral support$2,500
Kline Galland CenterSeattle, WAGeneral support$2,500
Yellowstone Club Community FoundationBozeman, MTGeneral support$2,000
Wood River Jewish CommunitySun Valley, IDGeneral support$1,800
Fred Hutch ObiterideSeattle, WAGeneral support$1,500
Rainier ScholarsSeattle, WAGeneral support$1,069
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYGeneral support$1,000
Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative CongregationMercer Island, WAGeneral support$500

By state: Washington 31 · Arizona 1 · Utah 1 · New York 2 · Hawaii 2 · Massachusetts 1

About this foundation

Lott Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Issaquah, Washington, administered in care of Martin Lott, tax-exempt since 2011. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Lott Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Lott Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $630K across 42 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Lott Foundation give?

Washington (31 grants), Arizona (1 grants), Utah (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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