About Ladybug Foundation
Ladybug Foundation concentrates its giving on school-based wellness, providing large-scale support to organizations that improve nutrition and physical activity in K–12 settings. All recorded funding goes to Wellness In The Schools, indicating a strategic, mission-driven commitment to expanding school wellness programming rather than a broad portfolio across causes or geographies.
Focus Areas
K–12 school nutrition and healthy meal programsSchool-based physical activity and movement educationScaling national school wellness programs and capacity-building
Who They Fund
Indigenous communities (Lakota, children/families covered by ICWA)forest-dependent and rural communitiescoastal and fishing communities / marine ecosystemslow-income communities impacted by environmental hazardspatients/communities served by local clinicssmallholder farmers / agroecology practitioners
About Ladybug Foundation
Ladybug Foundation Inc’s largest recent grants go to school wellness, with two consecutive $600,000 general operating awards to Wellness In The Schools in New York and additional support in 2025. That same pattern points to a funder that backs a narrow set of organizations with sizable, repeated commitments rather than a wide grant portfolio. The foundation’s school-based work centers on nutrition and physical activity in K–12 settings, matching its stated focus on building healthier meal and movement programs in schools. Outside that core area, Ladybug Foundation Inc has also funded environmental and civic-advocacy work, including climate and forest protection, public health, reproductive health, and Indigenous rights. Recent awards include repeat support for Rainforest Action Network, Common Cause Education Fund, and People for the American Way Foundation, along with targeted grants to World Central Kitchen Inc and National Indian Child Welfare Association. The mix suggests a grantmaker that uses both general operating and project support to reinforce a small number of aligned organizations over multiple years.
What Ladybug Foundation Funds
In school wellness, Ladybug Foundation Inc gave $600,000 in 2023 and $600,000 in 2024 to Wellness In The Schools for general operating support, plus $200,000 in 2025 for the same purpose. Those awards align with the foundation’s stated concentration on K–12 nutrition and physical activity. Beyond schools, the foundation supports environmental and climate work. It gave $250,000 in 2025 to Rainforest Action Network for general operating support and pass-through funding, after a $150,000 award in 2023 that also referenced the Keep Forests Standing Campaign. Its grantmaking also reaches policy and rights work. Ladybug Foundation Inc awarded $100,000 in both 2023 and 2024 to National Indian Child Welfare Association for the Protect ICWA Campaign, and it gave $200,000 in 2025 to Groundswell Fund for the Birth Justice Fund.
How Ladybug Foundation Gives
Ladybug Foundation Inc’s recent grant sizes cluster around a relatively narrow range: p25 is $15,000, median grant size is $40,000, and p75 is $50,000. The recent grants list also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including several 2023–2025 renewals. That pattern points to sustained support rather than one-time giving. The foundation is a regular funder and a DAF-classified grantmaker, and it does not make program-related investments. Its active programs are invitation-only, and both listed programs say they do not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.4M
Total Assets
$41.8M
Total Revenue
$2.5M
Total Expenses
$5.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $50K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Regional21 states funded
About 12% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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