Live Oak Foundation
Ocala, FL · EIN 23-6424637. Reported 143 grants totalling $1,098,300 to 66 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Live Oak Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $2,500; the smallest was $50 and the largest $350,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Museum of Racing | Saratoga Springs, NY | $465,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame | Saratoga Springs, NY | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter, FL | $102,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fair Hill Foundation Inc | Elkton, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Jupiter Island Historical Society Inc | Hobe Sound, FL | $50,800 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Jupiter Medical Center Foundation | Jupiter, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grayson -Jockey Club Research Foundation | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Double H Ranch | Lake Luzerne, NY | $24,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Best | Saratoga Springs, NY | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Everglades Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hobe Sound Community Chest | Hobe Sound, FL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Belmont Child Care Association | Elmont, NY | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Treasure Coast Hospice | Fort Pierce, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ny Women's Foundation | New York, NY | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Florida | Tallahassee, FL | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| 564 Preservation Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Agnes Irwin School | Rosemont, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery | New York, NY | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fresh Rx Inc | Boynton Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nature Conservancy | Altamonte Springs, FL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Little Club 1896 Foundation | Saratoga Springs, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| China Institute in America | New York, NY | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Race Track Chaplaincy Ny Division | Elmont, NY | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Christ Memorial Chapel | Holland, MI | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St James' Church | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Beatrix Farrand Society | Bar Harbor, ME | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Equine Advocates | Valatie, NY | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Racing Medication and Testing Consortium | Lexington, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Childrens Hospital Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout, MO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hobe Sound Nature Center | Hobe Sound, FL | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Skete Monasteries | Cambridge, NY | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Blair Fund | Blairstown, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation | Saratoga Springs, NY | $1,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hope for Depression Research Foundation | New York, NY | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jupiter Island Garden Club | Hobe Sound, FL | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rodeheaver Boys Ranch Inc | Palatka, FL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Corporation of Yaddo | Saratoga Springs, NY | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $1,200 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Banner Lake Club | Hobe Sound, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Clinic Florida | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Stuart, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jesup Memorial Library | Bar Harbor, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jupiter Island Arts Council | Hobe Sound, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse Artcenter | Tequesta, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Loblolly Community Foundation | Hobe Sound, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | Bar Harbor, ME | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Marion County Sheriffs Ofc | Ocala, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saratoga Warhorse Foundation | Saratoga Springs, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jockey Safety Net Fdn | New York, NY | $900 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Dunbar Early Learning Center | Hobe Sound, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ocala Horse Alliance LLC | Ocala, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New York Landmarks Conservancy | New York, NY | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jennifer Field Foundation | White Stone, VT | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judicial Watch Inc | Washington, DC | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Ranson, WV | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
45 of 66 (68%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 53%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 75 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 38 | $490,750 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | 30 | $135,450 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 35 | $239,250 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 40 | $232,850 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 64% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Live Oak Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 7340 Nw US Highway 27 Suite 201, Ocala, FL, 34482. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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