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Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation

Annual Giving
$8.9M

Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation

Quick Stats

  • Annual Giving: $8.9 million (FY 2024)
  • Total Assets: $38.95 million (unaudited, as of December 31, 2024)
  • Success Rate: Not available
  • Decision Time: Not applicable (no longer accepting applications)
  • Grant Range: Not available
  • Geographic Focus: United States

Contact Details

Overview

The Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation is a New York-based private foundation currently in a strategic spend-down phase. With approximately $38.95 million in unaudited assets as of December 31, 2024, the foundation distributed approximately $8.9 million in grants during that fiscal year. The foundation's mission supports health and racial equity outcomes for all people to foster and sustain safe and healthy communities. They envision an equitable and just society free of systemic barriers. The foundation has shifted its focus to two primary areas: ending solitary confinement and community violence intervention, employing strategies including advocacy, field building, media and narrative change, and policy work.

Funding Priorities

Priority Areas

The foundation focuses exclusively on two interconnected areas:

  1. Ending Solitary Confinement - Supporting efforts to eliminate the practice of solitary confinement in correctional facilities
  2. Community Violence Intervention - Funding programs and initiatives that address and prevent community violence

Strategic Approaches

The foundation employs four key change levers:

  • Advocacy & Organizing
  • Field Building
  • Media, Communications, & Narrative Change
  • Policy

What They Don't Fund

Information not available from current sources.

Governance and Leadership

The foundation operates with a commitment to several core beliefs:

  • The field should drive change
  • Directly impacted individuals should shape policy narratives
  • Equity should not be limited by race, gender, economics, or legal status
  • Systems should treat individuals with honesty, respect, and dignity
  • Philanthropy supports change through leadership investment and calculated risks

Specific leadership and board member information was not available from current sources.

Application Process & Timeline

How to Apply

This foundation is no longer accepting applications. The Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation is currently in a strategic spend-down phase and has closed its application process to new applicants. The foundation states on its website that it is "no longer accepting applications" and indicates that "more information coming soon" regarding their spend-down process.

Decision Timeline

Not applicable - the foundation is not accepting new applications.

Success Rates

Not available.

Reapplication Policy

Not applicable - the foundation is not accepting applications.

Application Success Factors

As the foundation is no longer accepting applications, success factors are not applicable. However, organizations working in the areas of ending solitary confinement and community violence intervention may want to monitor the foundation's website for any future updates about their spend-down process or potential final grant opportunities.

Key Takeaways for Grant Writers

  • The foundation is in active spend-down mode with no new applications being accepted
  • Focus areas are highly specialized: ending solitary confinement and community violence intervention
  • The foundation distributed $8.9 million in FY 2024 from assets of approximately $38.95 million
  • They prioritize directly impacted individuals shaping policy narratives
  • The foundation values field-driven change and calculated risks in philanthropy
  • Organizations should monitor their website for potential updates about the spend-down process

References

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