Elaine and Jeffrey Lovell Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes grants only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation should not send it a cold application; the realistic first step is to find a route to an invitation.
- If that invitation comes, a request in the typical band of $1,000 to $50,000 fits, since about 8 in 10 of its grants fall there and the median grant is $5,000, though its largest grant has been $250,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- The filing shows repeat giving is strong, with 96% of grant dollars to organisations going to recipients it had also funded in earlier filings, so new recipients are likely to be the exception.
- Its annual giving has risen in each of the three years reported, to $957,500, and no geographic focus is stated, so grants in Colorado, Florida and California reflect where it has given rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Elaine and Jeffrey Lovell Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) 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 grant record shows a varied portfolio of charitable recipients and purposes. Most listed grants are for general and unrestricted support. Designated gifts have supported university activities, including athletic director discretionary funds and women's basketball and scholarship funds. The recipients include universities, museums, performing arts centres, hospital and education organisations, churches, and community and veterans' charities. The filings also record support for a museum capital campaign, charitable events, education programmes and relief. The foundation gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The records show grants spanning institutional and community organisations, but do not specify a general subject-area strategy or broader eligibility criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Colorado, Florida and California.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 83 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 61% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations Elaine and Jeffrey Lovell Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 34 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University of Colorado Foundation · Women's Basketball Excellence Fund and Golden Buffalo Scholarship Fund$250,0002025 tax year
- University of Colorado Foundation · Women's Basketball Excellence and Golden Buffalo Scholarship Fund$250,0002025 tax year
- University of Colorado Foundation · Athletic Director's Discretionary Fund$150,0002025 tax year
- University of Colorado Foundation · Athletic Director Discretionary Fund$100,0002025 tax year
- Vero Beach Museum of Art · Capital Campaign$50,0002025 tax year
- Vail Valley Foundation · General & Unrestricted$15,0002025 tax year
- First Liberty Institute · General & Unrestricted$12,5002025 tax year
- Vilar Performing Arts Center · General & Unrestricted$12,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jeffrey D Lovell — Director, President, Treasurer
- Elaine W Lovell — Secretary, Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $316,446 | $249,000 | $4,717,184 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $425,723 | $350,000 | $6,161,473 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,062,555 | $957,500 | $6,623,751 | Filing for 2025 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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Contact
- Wilmington, DE