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Lotz Family Foundation

Accepts applications Fort Lauderdale, Florida · EIN 261590575

Lotz Family Foundation is a private foundation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $65,500 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $84,375 the year before.

29% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$84,37517$774,786
2024$65,50014$791,630

How to apply

ContactPhilip A Wendy D Lotz
3055 Harbor Drive Unit 803, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone or email(203) 570-2865
What to submitBy written request only

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lotz Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Rhode Island.

StateGrantsAmount
Rhode Island10$31,500
Minnesota1$25,000
New York1$5,000
California1$2,000
Massachusetts1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bella Mente Quantum Racing Association
Minneapolis, MN
To improve the quality of competition saling in the united states, thruogh youth development$25,000
Newport Hospital Foundation
Newport, RI
To provide healthcare and services to the public$10,000
Sail Newport
Newport, RI
To promote and operate affordable public sailing instruction and rental programs, and to create opportunities to attract new sailors to the sport.$10,000
Windward Mark Sailing Foundation
Oyster Bay, NY
To educate and train elite athletes$5,000
Herreshoff Marine Museum
Bristol, RI
To assist in the education and inspiration of the public through presentations of the history and innovative work of the heffeshoff manufacturing company and the america's cup competition$2,500
Save the Bay
Providence, RI
To protect and improve narragansett bay, and inspire environmental stewardship among those who live in and vist the narragansett bay region$2,500
Babson College
Babson Park, MA
To fund higher education programsto fund higher education programs$2,000
Chinese Imersion School PTA
San Francisco, CA
To provide funds for student enrichment programs$2,000
Lime Rock Foundation
Newport, RI
To provide funds for the purpose of restoring, maintaining, and preserving the historically and architecturally significant bulidings, the ilyc club house, and the supporting marine elements$2,000
Aquidneck Land Trust
Middletown, RI
To preserve and steward aquidneck island's open spaces for lasting benefit of the community, while connecting with the land that defines the island's natural character$1,000
Martin Luther King Center
Newport, RI
To nurnish, educate, and support the newport county residents, to improvie their economic, social, and physical wellbeing.$1,000
Sail to Prevail
Newport, RI
To provide therapeutic services to develop independent living skills for disabled individuals$1,000
Seaman's Church Institute
Newport, RI
To protect, preserve, and enhance the maritime culture of newport and narragansett bay by providing education, hospitality, and a safe haven for those who work, live, and play on or by the sea.$1,000
Rose Island Lighthouse & Fort Hamilton Trust
Newport, RI
To preserve the historic and enviromental integrity of the island, and maintain and operate its ligthhouse for public access$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lotz Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Lotz Family Foundation give?

$65,500 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Lotz Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Philip A Lotz (Trustee) and Wendy D Lotz (Trustee).

What does Lotz Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and arts and culture.

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