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Ludwig Family Foundation

Accepts applications Sea Island, Georgia · EIN 586405802

Ludwig Family Foundation is a private foundation in Sea Island, Georgia. In tax year 2024 it gave $42,100 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $7,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $37,600 the year before.

50% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$58,56416$288,943
2023$37,60017$257,412
2024$42,10020$275,858

How to apply

ContactLudwig Family Foundation
PO Box 31212, Sea Island, GA 31561
Phone or email(912) 638-3175
What to submitApplications should be submitted in writing.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ludwig Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia8$18,600
North Carolina4$13,500
Michigan1$3,000
Virginia3$2,500
Pennsylvania1$2,000
Florida1$1,000
New York1$1,000
District of Columbia1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Senior Leadership Exchange
Brunswick, GA
General support$7,500
St Simons Community Church
St Simons Island, GA
General support$5,000
First Baptist Church - Highlands
Highlands, NC
General Support$5,000
Samaritan's Purse
Boone, NC
Hurricane relief$5,000
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
General Support$3,000
The Bascom Corporation
Highlands, NC
General support$2,500
Westminster Seminary
Glenside, PA
General support$2,000
Golden Isles Act Inc
Sea Island, GA
General support$1,100
Prison Fellowship Ministries
Lansdowne, VA
General support$1,000
Communities in Schools
Arlington, VA
General support$1,000
Coastal Ga Historical Society
St Simons Is, GA
General support$1,000
Grace House of Brunswick
Brunswick, GA
General support$1,000
St Simons Land Trust
St Simons Island, GA
General Support$1,000
The Gathering Place
Brunswick, GA
General Support$1,000
Wounded Warrior Project
Jacksonville, FL
General Support$1,000
Blue Skies Ministries Inc
Marietta, GA
General support$1,000
Boys Girls Club of the Plataeu
Cashiers, NC
General support$1,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
General support$1,000
The Heritage Foundation
Washington, DC
General support$500
Leadership Institute
Arlington, VA
General support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ludwig Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ludwig Family Foundation give?

$42,100 in tax year 2024, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Ludwig Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists John L Ludwig Sr (Trustee), Nancy G Ludwig (Trustee), John L Ludwig Jr (Trustee) and Mary Elizabeth L James (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Ludwig Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and arts and culture.

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