Ladera Foundation

The information for Ladera Foundation is as of the organization's most recent filing in December 2019. This organization is located in Boston, MA and has been in existence for 10 years, following its founding in 2009.

Organization Classification

The IRS classifies organizations according to the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) system. The NTEE system helps the IRS assign a 3-character code to each organization to describe the organization's activities.

The Ladera Foundation's NTEE code is T22. The "T" tells us that the organization is classified along with Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations. The "22" tells us that the organization is a Private Independent Foundation. The NTEE describes Private Independent Foundations as private foundations that make grants based on charitable endowments and are generally endowed, usually from a single individual or family. They are focused primarily on grantmaking and generally do not actively raise funds or seek public financial support.

Every organization is also governed by a specific section of the Internal Revenue Code. This organization happens to be a 501(c)(3) organization. The IRS describes these organizations as those engaged in Religious, Educational, Charitable, Scientific, Literary, Public Safety, Amateur Sports, or Prevention of Cruelty to Children or Animals work.

Grant History

Our dataset has five years of grant history for the Ladera Foundation. In that time, they have awarded 140 grants, with an average check size of $17,536. The most common sector for grants was Education (25), followed by Environment (19) and Arts, Culture & Humanities (16). Additionally, the organization most frequently awards grants in the state of Massachusetts (63), California (43), and Washington DC (9). Other states receiving grants include Florida (2), New York (9), Virginia (5), Maine (2), Maryland (1), Alabama (1), Washington (1), Ohio (3), and Alaska (1).