Lorna Jordan Charitable Organization
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and says it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations, so an organisation that has not been preselected should not apply.
- The filing gives no further application steps, so there is no published route in and no timing to plan around.
- Where an organisation has been invited, a request in the region of the typical grant band of $10,000 to $100,000 fits its pattern, with a median grant of $30,000 and half of its grants at $30,000 or less.
- About 18% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the previous filing, so an existing relationship matters.
- No geographic focus is stated, and the grants shown mainly in Washington, New York and California do not limit who may apply.
Overview
Lorna Jordan Charitable Organization is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
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 filed grants are mostly recorded as general and unrestricted support. Recipient organisations include arts and cultural organisations, legal assistance and youth-support organisations, food providers, housing programmes, community organisations, and health and social-service organisations. Other grants support named projects involving sustainability in prisons, arts, assistance dogs, and health and freedom; these individual awards do not establish broader stated priorities. Several grants are designated for employee or employee-and-volunteer wellness at recipient organisations. The filing says the foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Washington, New York and California.
How to apply
Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted. The filing gives no further public application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 18% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 71 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 18% of grant dollars went to organisations Lorna Jordan Charitable Organization had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 8% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 49 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $75,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Evergreen State College Foundation · Sustainability in Prisons Project$150,0002024 tax year
- Renton Regional Community Foundation · General & Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Rehabilitation Through the Arts · General & Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Food Lifeline · General & Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Queer|Art · General & Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Legal Counsel for Youth and Children · General & Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Helpline House · Capital Campaign fund$100,0002024 tax year
- Eastside Legal Assistance Program · General & Unrestricted$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
- Daniel Winterbottom — Director, Vice President
- Sarah Holt Hopper — Director, Secretary, Treasurer
- John Creahan — Director, President
- Andrea Caupain Sanderson — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $120,527 | $0 | $50,790,149 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,644,379 | $660,000 | $55,141,452 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,544,387 | $2,735,000 | $57,060,879 | 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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- Wilmington, DE