Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc
Historical FunderWashington, District of Columbia · EIN 13-6081860 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$3.8M
Organizations funded56
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$25.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $12,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | L BROWN |
|---|---|
| Address | 601 13TH ST NW STE 940N, WASHINGTON DC 20005 |
| Phone | 2028728080 |
| Form and materials | NO SPECIAL FORM IS REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION. APPLICATION IS TO BE MADE IN WRITING SETTING FORTH THE NEED, NATURE AND THE AMOUNT OF THE REQUEST PLUS A BUDGET JUSTIFYING THE AMOUNT REQUESTED. ALSO, THE ORGANIZATION'S IRS 501(C)(3) DETERMINATION LETTER AND RELEVANT EXHIBITS SHOULD BE INCLUDED, IF APPLICABLE. |
| Deadlines | GRANT PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE FOUNDATION NO LATER THAN SIX WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRST OF |
| Restrictions | GRANTS ARE MADE TO QUALIFYING ORGANIZATIONS ONLY AND NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
75% of grants went outside District of Columbia.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biobus Inc | New York, NY | Launching biobus's mobile science labs in new england | $200,000 |
| The Halo Trust (USA) Inc | Washington, DC | Next-Generation detection and the application of machine learning to landmine clearance | $199,525 |
| Friends of Ecole Normale Superieure | Timonium, MD | Bridging computational gaps to tackle epidemic spread | $175,230 |
| President and Fellows of Middlebury College James Martin Center for Nonprol | Middlebury, VT | Building global nuclear security expertise:the cns visiting fellows program | $150,000 |
| Resources for the Future | Washington, DC | Lowering expectations of the size of human population | $140,000 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Richard lounsbery award | $131,165 |
| Academie Des Sciences Institut de France | Paris, FR | From enlightenment to ai: 250 years of scientific revolutions across the atlantic podcast series | $130,000 |
| Albertine Foundation | New York, NY | Lafayette fellowship | $125,000 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | Rlf french-american fellowship, dr. A. laudrain | $125,000 |
| Friends of Cs Inc | Red Hook, NY | Celebrating america's 250th with scholarships to study at u.s. universities | $125,000 |
| Institut Du Cerveau Et de LA Moelle Epiniere | Paris, FR | Rlf french-american fellowship, dr. A. levine | $125,000 |
| The University of Alabamam Alabama Water Institute | Tuscaloosa, AL | Determining needs to build the northern gulf of america coastal observatory | $125,000 |
| Universite Grenoble Alpes | Saint Martin Dheres, FR | Rlf french-american fellowship, dr. A. looby | $125,000 |
| Academie Des Sciences Institut de France | Paris, FR | Exhibition on modern microbiology at louis pasteurs house in arbois, france | $105,000 |
| International Documentary Association | Los Angeles, CA | Documentary: bridging oppenheimer's vision of global cooperation through film | $100,000 |
| Internet Archive | San Francisco, CA | Archiving US government web and dataset material | $100,000 |
| Kennan Institute | Washington, DC | Restoring the kennan institute for advanced russian studies | $100,000 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Initiative to develop a joint israelarab science fellowship | $100,000 |
| Trust for the National Mall | Washington, DC | The restoration of lafayette park | $100,000 |
| University of Alabama Alabama Materials Institute | Tuscaloosa, AL | Immersive STEM experience in materials science for teachers | $100,000 |
| Nelson Mandela University | Gqeberha, SF | Promoting african leadership in deep-water exploration | $99,994 |
| Sorbonne Universite Cellf | Paris, FR | Studies of the part of diderot's encyclopedie concerned with technology and production | $99,935 |
| Agence Neo-Caledonienne de LA Biodiversite | Kone, NC | Increasing understanding of groups of species unique to french islands of the south pacific | $98,112 |
| Cientifco Latino Inc | South Ozone Park, NY | Year 2 of seed funding for cientifco latino, inc. | $97,750 |
| Hudson River Park Trust | New York, NY | Lower hudson river edna partnership | $94,990 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Inspiring lives in sciences: conversations with role-model biologists | $70,000 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York, NY | The archival lives of lewis thomas: a biographical inquiry | $69,035 |
| Russian-American Science Association (Rasa) Corp | Brookline, MA | To enhance networking of russian diaspora scientists | $60,000 |
| Fundacion Instituto de Biologia Y Medicina Experimental (Fundacion Ibyme) | Buenos Aires, AR | Support for a laboratory in argentina - rabinovich | $50,000 |
| Ifibyne-Uba-Conicet Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales Uba | Buenos Aires, AR | Support for a laboratory in argentina - kornblihtt | $50,000 |
| Instituto de Biologia Molecular Y Celular de Rosario (Ibr-Conicet) | Santa Fe, AR | Support for a laboratory in argentina - binolfi / de mendoza | $50,000 |
| New York University Grossman School of Medicine | New York, NY | Support for the laboratory of cell biologist dr. david sabatini | $50,000 |
| US Sciences Po Foundation | New York, NY | Franco american scientific traffic - understanding successful exchanges on american campuses | $50,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | Increasing understanding of groups of species unique to french islands of the south pacific | $48,645 |
| Carnegie Council | New York, NY | Seed funds for building an ethical framework for biotechnology in space | $15,000 |
| Mountain Valley Horse Rescue | Mccoy, CO | Feed for horses in recovery | $15,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Through the Harvard Th Chan Scho | Boston, MA | To develop the sholarly basis of a documentary on childhood malnutrition | $15,000 |
| Resources USA Inc | Alexandria, VA | French-American doctoral exchange program through US french embassy | $15,000 |
| Revolution 250 Inc | Boston, MA | Public discussion on the impacts of benjamin franklin on science and libraries | $15,000 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | French-American innovation day: bridging health innovations french and NYC perspectives | $15,000 |
| Swiss Institute | New York, NY | French-American collaboration on artificial intelligence and the writing and reading of poetry | $15,000 |
| The Arms Control Negotiation Academy Woodrow Wilson International Center | Washington, DC | Arms control negotiation academy (acona) educational programs in the summer of 2025 | $15,000 |
| Association Connaissance Et Protection Du Patrimoine Naturel | Etampes, FR | Support for scientific research in djibouti | $12,000 |
| Arms Control Association | Washington, DC | Support for american participation in expert meetings on non-proliferation in beijing | $10,591 |
| Resources USA | Alexandria, VA | To support performance of a play about the life of marquis de lafayette at the french embassy | $10,000 |
| Story Collider | New York, NY | Story collider's live science storytelling events | $10,000 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York, NY | High school catalyst program: biomedical summer research experience for new york high school students | $10,000 |
| Council on Foundations | Washington, DC | General operating support | $6,000 |
| Brooklyn Workforce Innovations Leap Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Pathways to economic mobility | $5,000 |
| St Thomas Episcopal Church | Palm Coast, FL | Memorial fund | $5,000 |
| The Door | New York, NY | Francophone immigration legal services | $5,000 |
| The Id Art Center Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Scholarship for french immersion preschool in new york | $5,000 |
| New York University Grossman School of Medicine | New York, NY | Support for laboratory and research of latin american science | $4,827 |
| Candid | New York, NY | General operating support | $4,500 |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design Foundation | Boston, MA | For acquisition of materials about forgery of documents by the french resistance for safe conduct during world war II | $4,100 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | General operating support | $3,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,784,399 | 56 |
| 2024 | $3,954,807 | 54 |
| 2023 | $3,882,800 | 53 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 12, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611329349104611
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-6081860
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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