The Lorenzo Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an unsolicited application is unlikely to be considered, and the filing gives no further application steps.
- Its grants cover hospitals, colleges and universities, museums, cultural and scholarly societies, research institutes, and local community and environmental organisations, so a small charity should judge its fit against that mix.
- Where a connection already exists, about 8 in 10 of its 32 grants fall between $500 and $15,000, with a median of $2,500, so a modest request suits it, though that band is typical rather than a ceiling, as its largest grant was $71,000.
- Repeat support is significant: 58% of its grant dollars in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded earlier, so giving leans towards existing relationships.
- Its geographic focus is not stated; its grants have mostly gone to New York, New Jersey, Texas, Massachusetts and Minnesota, but that is not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
The Lorenzo Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Houston, TX.
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 do not state a general funding field or a broader programme. They describe the grants as annual fundraising and show support for a varied mix of charitable organisations, including hospitals and medical centres, colleges and universities, museums, cultural and scholarly societies, research and policy institutes, and local community and environmental organisations. The grant record includes recurring support as well as contributions to organisations in several states. The foundation’s application information says that it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The available material does not explain how organisations are selected, set out other eligibility conditions, or state a geographic preference or grant-size range.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Massachusetts and Minnesota.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 58% 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 32 grants to organisations were $2,500 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: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 54% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 58% of grant dollars went to organisations The Lorenzo Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $2,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Hispanic Society of America · Annual fundraising$50,0002024 tax year
- Witherspoon Institute · Annual fundraising$15,0002024 tax year
- Griswold Center for Economics · Annual fundraising$15,0002024 tax year
- Mount Sinai Hospital · Annual fundraising$10,0002024 tax year
- The Friends of the NHA · Annual fundraising$5,0002024 tax year
- Sustainable Nantucket · Annual fundraising$2,5002024 tax year
- Columbia College Annual Fund · Annual fundraising$2,5002024 tax year
- Nella Victory Fund · Annual fundraising$2,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Timon F Lorenzo — Director
- Nicole P Lynch — Director
- Sharon N Lorenzo — Director
- Francisco A Lorenzo — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $107,456 | $99,000 | $1,808,996 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $80,657 | $76,250 | $2,115,923 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $106,083 | $105,000 | $2,564,651 | 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
- Houston, TX