Forrest C & Frances H Lattner Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation is by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small nonprofit should not send an application unprompted, even though the filing lists June 30 and December 31 deadlines.
- Its recorded giving covers environmental and marine work, plastic-pollution initiatives, coastal resilience, organic farming and food, education, health and social services, community development, sport and culture, so check your work against those areas first.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $2,000 and $75,000, the median is $20,000, and half of its grants are $20,000 or less, though the largest was $300,000, so a request near the $20,000 median fits the usual pattern.
- Repeat funding matters, since 68% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so building a relationship before asking is the realistic route.
- Only organisations meeting specified US tax-law requirements are eligible for its charitable distributions, and the filing gives no geographic focus, so its recorded grants in Vermont, California, Rhode Island, District of Columbia and the United States are a guide rather than a rule.
Overview
Forrest C & Frances H Lattner Foundation is a US private foundation based in East Greenwich, RI.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filing says that charitable distributions are made only to organisations meeting specified US tax-law requirements. Its recorded grants cover environmental and marine work, plastic-pollution initiatives, coastal resilience, organic farming and food, education, health and social services, community development, sport and culture. Recipient types include schools, environmental and watershed organisations, community-development bodies, shelters, health charities, sports groups and cultural organisations. Grant purposes range from general and operating support to projects involving ocean-climate programmes, pollution, coastal resilience, watershed restoration, food education and emergency aid. The recipient-state table records grants across 22 states, so the recorded giving is not limited to the foundation's home state.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Vermont, California, Rhode Island, District of Columbia and the United States.
How to apply
The filing lists four items: certification, application, project-description and budget pages; the organisation's latest 501(c)(3) ruling; its latest financial statements or tax return; and a list of officers and directors.
Deadlines: June 30 and December 31.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 68% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 204 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 14%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 68% of grant dollars went to organisations Forrest C & Frances H Lattner Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 62 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $11,250 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- California Community Church · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- WOG Community Development Corporation · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Surfrider Foundation · Plastic pollution initiative$165,0002024 tax year
- Ocean Conservancy · Trash free seas ocean climate programs$165,0002024 tax year
- Land Web · General support$125,0002024 tax year
- Real Organic Project · General support and fundraising$100,0002024 tax year
- Providence Country Day · General support$75,0002024 tax year
- Save the Bay · Advocacy, restoration and engagement$75,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Douglas W Hollenbeck — Trustee
- David W Hollenbeck — Chairman
- Drew H Hollenbeck — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,124,654 | $3,057,500 | $54,901,634 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,753,420 | $2,685,766 | $57,880,196 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,192,722 | $2,025,000 | $62,675,333 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
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Applying to Forrest C & Frances H Lattner Foundation?
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- East Greenwich, RI
Applying to Forrest C & Frances H Lattner Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (561) 266-9494
- DWHOLLENBECK@MAC.COM
- East Greenwich, RI