The Lucretia Philanthropic Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the sensible first step is to build a connection and wait to be invited.
- Its filings show no stated geographic focus, though most grants go to organisations in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut, so those locations are where your work would be closest to its existing giving.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $2,000 and $220,000, and the median grant is $25,000, so a modest request near that level is typical, though its largest grant was $400,000.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it has funded recently, so this is a relationship-led funder with an established set of grantees, and a new applicant should expect a long lead time.
Overview
The Lucretia Philanthropic Foundation is a US private foundation based in Woburn, MA.
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 filings record almost all grants as general support, with a small number directed to K–12 outreach and a Ghana programme. Recipients include international relief and child-focused charities, housing and homelessness services, arts and cultural groups, educational institutions, religious organisations, journalism and publishing bodies, and groups addressing trafficking. Its giving therefore reaches a varied range of charitable organisations rather than a formally stated funding field. The filings do not set out general eligibility criteria or a defined grantmaking geography; they show grants to organisations in several states. The record describes its giving, not a public route by which organisations can apply.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 95% 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 128 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 6%
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 95% of grant dollars went to organisations The Lucretia Philanthropic 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 39 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Doctors Without Borders · General support$355,0002024 tax year
- Save the Children Federation · General support$260,0002024 tax year
- Lift Up the Vulnerable · General support$250,0002024 tax year
- Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill · General support$250,0002024 tax year
- Touch Foundation · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Restore New York City · General support$150,0002024 tax year
- Breaking Ground · General support$120,0002024 tax year
- Covenant House · General support$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- John Van Rens — Assistant Secretary / Assistant Treasurer
- Sarah Lutz — President / Secretary and Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,257,630 | $2,692,300 | $55,545,845 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,024,802 | $3,269,600 | $58,032,102 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,267,843 | $2,466,025 | $64,403,398 | 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.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Woburn, MA