The Jordan and Andrea Lott Foundation concentrates its giving on education, with large, targeted gifts to independent K–12 schools and higher education institutions. Grants are few but sizable, supporting a local Seattle-area independent school and university programs (including repeat support to USC) and occasionally routing gifts through a donor-advised vehicle. Their profile suggests a preference for institutional operating or program support over broad community funding.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants (6 grants totaling $570K) with several large, single-purpose awards and repeat funding to select higher-education recipients; geographically centered on the Seattle region but willing to support out-of-state university partners.
Jordan and Andrea Lott Foundation’s clearest pattern is a small number of large, general-support grants to education institutions, led by a $250,000 award to The Open Window School in Bellevue. The foundation also shows repeated support for the University of Southern California, with three $50,000 grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating a continuing relationship rather than a one-time gift. Its giving is not broad-based; instead, it concentrates on a few organizations and funds them at levels that can meaningfully support operating or program needs. Alongside K–12 and university giving, the foundation has also backed select nonprofit partners through general-support grants, including The Nature Conservancy and the US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation. A smaller $120,000 grant to Schwab Charitable Fund appears in the recent record as a donor-advised vehicle used for giving. Taken together, the record points to a foundation that prefers institutional support, often through unrestricted or flexible grants, and makes relatively few awards compared with the size of those awards.
Education is the foundation’s central theme. A $250,000 general-support grant to The Open Window School in Bellevue anchors its K–12 giving, while a separate $50,000 grant to Uw Foundation supports university-level activity at the University of Washington. Higher education also appears in the repeated grants to the University of Southern California, with $50,000 awarded in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Beyond education, the foundation has made general-support gifts to environmental groups. The Nature Conservancy received $25,000 in 2024 and $15,000 in 2025. The record also includes a $10,000 grant to the US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation, showing occasional support for athletic or public-facing institutional programs.
Typical awards are substantial: the grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $8,750, a median of $37,500, and a 75th percentile of $67,500. The recent record includes both one-time gifts and repeated support, most clearly the University of Southern California, which received three consecutive $50,000 general-support grants from 2023 through 2025. The foundation appears to use flexible grant terms, since the listed awards are labeled general support. It also routed one grant through Schwab Charitable Fund, indicating use of a donor-advised vehicle in at least one case.
$140K
$3M
$107K
$163K
Most grants fall between $9K and $68K, with a median of $38K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$38K
75th Percentile
$68K
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Notable grantees: The Open Window School, University of Southern California, UW Foundation, Schwab Charitable Fund
The foundation gives mostly in the United States, and 25% of grants went to recipients in Washington. Bellevue and Seattle appear multiple times in the recent record, alongside Los Angeles, Arlington, Colorado Springs, Missoula, and Ketchum. California is the top state by grant count, driven in part by repeated support to Los Angeles-based recipients. Outside Washington, the grants spread across several states rather than clustering in one region.
The recent record is centered on education institutions. The Open Window School in Bellevue received a $250,000 general-support grant, the University of Southern California received three $50,000 grants across 2023 to 2025, and Uw Foundation received $50,000 in 2025.
Yes. The University of Southern California appears in three consecutive years, receiving $50,000 in 2023, $50,000 in 2024, and $50,000 in 2025. The Nature Conservancy also received more than one grant, at $25,000 in 2024 and $15,000 in 2025.
The typical grant size sits in the mid-five-figure range. The distribution provided shows p25 at $8,750, a median of $37,500, and p75 at $67,500. The recent record also includes a $250,000 award at the high end.
Most grants go to U.S. recipients, with 14 grants in the United States. Washington accounts for 25% of grants, and California is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Bellevue, Seattle, Los Angeles, Arlington, Colorado Springs, Missoula, and Ketchum.
Yes. One recent grant went to Schwab Charitable Fund in San Francisco for $120,000 in 2023, which shows use of a donor-advised vehicle alongside direct grants to operating nonprofits and schools.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UW FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE OPEN WINDOW SCHOOL | BELLEVUE, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| US OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KINDERING | BELLEVUE, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE OPEN WINDOW SCHOOL | BELLEVUE, WA | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WOOD RIVER JEWISH COMMUNITY | KETCHUM, ID | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $120,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION | MISSOULA, MT | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAMP SOLOMON SCHECHTER | SEATTLE, WA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
GENERAL SUPPORT
KINDERING
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WOOD RIVER JEWISH COMMUNITY
$500GENERAL SUPPORT