The Llewellyn Foundation
Springfield, OH · EIN 31-1534056. Reported 185 grants totalling $3,760,600 to 100 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. The Llewellyn 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $12,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $3,000 and the largest $100,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Children | Portland, OR | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ccf | Cambridge, MA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Edvestors | Boston, MA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Esac Housing Assistance | Jamaica Plain, MA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mystic River Watershed Association | Arlington, MA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lovin' Spoonfuls | Boston, MA | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cycle Kids | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trinity Boston Connects | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 826 Boston | Roxbury, MA | $77,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City Sprouts | Cambridge, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children West | Missoula, MT | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Poverello Center | Missoula, MT | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry Mt | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Food Project | Lincoln, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ecology Project International | Missoula, MT | $72,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Home Resource | Missoula, MT | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Missoula Interfaith Colaborative | Missoula, MT | $67,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Food and Agriculture | Missoula, MT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Found in Translation | Dorchester, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Homeword | Missoula, MT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ijnr | Madison, WI | $58,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Missoula Writing Colaborative | Missoula, MT | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA Missoula | Missoula, MT | $53,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bottom Line | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Breakthrough Greater Boston | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clark Fork Coalition | Missoula, MT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Families for a Liveable Climate | Missoula, MT | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children Boston | Roxbury, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hope Rescue Mission | Missoula, MT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners Hope Foundation | Missoula, MT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bsfi | San Antonio, TX | $48,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Common Good Msla | Missoula, MT | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mnhc | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club Missoula | Missoula, MT | $43,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Building Audacity | Lynn, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Citizen Schools | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mbhi | Dallas, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Soft Landing | Missoula, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trust Montana | Missoula, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Empower Mt | Missoula, MT | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friendship Works | Boston, MA | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Climate Smart Missoula | Missoula, MT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mist Free Cycles | Missoula, MT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Missoula Children's Theater | Missoula, MT | $33,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell | Lowell, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Access of Newton | Newton, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Glen Helen Association | Yellow Springs, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mountain Home Montana | Missoula, MT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Red Willow Learning Center | Missoula, MT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wmciopen Air | Missoula, MT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| World Food Program USA | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Missoula Food Bank | Missoula, MT | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Better Big Sky Worc Ed Proj | Settle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bitterroot Water Forum | Hamilton, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jeanette Rankin Peace Center | Missoula, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montana Food Bank Network | Missoula, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montana Land Reliance | Helena, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sociedad Latina | Roxbury, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Homes | Missoula, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts Missoula | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Blackfoot Challenge | Ovando, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brightways Learning | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Oncology Camp | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crayons to Classroms | Dayton, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Garden City Harvest | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mt Free Press | Helena, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Somerville Cambridge Elder Services | Somerville, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wild Rockies Field Institute | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Sw Oh | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Access | Issaquah, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Flagship After School | Missoula, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Msu Warc | Corvallis, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Housing Partnership of | Springfield, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| U Mass Memorial | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Western Montana Mental Health Cente | Missoula, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Air | Missoula, MT | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| About Fresh | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bbbs of Northwest Mt | Kalispell, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chickadee Cs | Missoula, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dayton Children's Hospital | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haitian Community Help & Support | Springfield, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Learning Center at Red Willow | Missoula, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maine Community Foundation | Ellsworth, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Missoula Aging Services | Missoula, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Aid Alliance | Missoula, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Mt | Billings, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Recycling Works | Missoula, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roxy Theater | Missoula, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Springfield, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Brennan Center | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tumblewheel Studios | Belfry, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zumix | East Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mud | Omaha, NE | $9,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Missoula Art Museum | Missoula, MT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alternative Energy Resources Org | Helena, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friend's of Missoula Parks | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kids Read Now | Troy, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mother's Milk Bank of Mt | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Every Child a Reader | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
52 of 100 (52%) 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 55%, 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- YWCA Missoula
CHILD CARE CENTER MURAL, WRAP AROUND - Montana Food Bank Network
CAPITAL CLEANING & GLEANING - Youth Homes
THERAPEUTIC SHELTER PILOT - Empower Mt
RURAL AND TRIBAL SPECIALIST - Community Food and Agriculture
REBRAND AND FISCAL OPERATION - Citizen Schools
BPS HUB SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 87 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | $915,500 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 42 | $886,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 48 | $938,500 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 51 | $1,020,600 | $20,000 |
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. 44% of this one's giving went to organizations in Montana. 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 $20,000. 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 Montana.
- 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 The Llewellyn Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: P O Box 1408, Springfield, OH, 45501. 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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