Richard Lounsbery Foundation
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About Richard Lounsbery Foundation
The Richard Lounsbery Foundation appears to concentrate its giving on scholarly and public-facing programs that highlight the history and role of science in society. Its single reported grant funded anniversary programming at a learned society, suggesting an interest in supporting major public humanities/science events and institutional scholarship rather than broad grassroots service delivery.
Focus Areas
Public programming on history of science and technologySupport for learned societies and scholarly institutionsCommemorative anniversary projects tied to civic or scientific heritage
Who They Fund
early‑career scientists (including Latin America & Caribbean)threatened/displaced scholars (e.g., from Ukraine and Russia)K–12 teachers and pre‑college studentsinternational academic communities (French‑American networks, diaspora scientists)museum and cultural heritage institutions
About Richard Lounsbery Foundation
The Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc channels large gifts into science, scholarship, and Franco-American exchange, with recent funding reaching from a $399,300 grant to the American Philosophical Society for programming around the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence to major support for scholar rescue and NATO-related science initiatives. That mix shows a funder that moves between public-facing commemoration, academic exchange, and international scientific cooperation rather than a narrow service model. Its grant list includes work tied to threatened scholars, early-career research networks, and cultural-heritage science. In 2023, the foundation gave $300,000 to the Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund for threatened and displaced scholars from Ukraine and Russia, and another $200,000 to American Councils for International Education for displaced Ukrainian and Russian academic fellowships. The foundation also supported science diplomacy and security-focused research, including grants to the Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation NATO Science and Tech Org and the National Academy of Sciences for early-career scientific networks in Eastern Europe. Across the record, the foundation backs institutions that can convene researchers, shape public understanding, and build international ties. Its support extends to museums, universities, learned societies, and policy-oriented organizations, often through project-based grants that connect science to history, education, diplomacy, or cultural heritage.
What Richard Lounsbery Foundation Funds
One clear thread is French-American intellectual cooperation. The foundation created short-term fellowship programs for sabbaticals, and its general grantmaking also prioritizes projects that advance Franco-American cooperation and bilateral research. A second area is science diplomacy and international collaboration. It gave $250,000 to the Center for Strategic & International Studies for work on U.S.-Latin America educational exchange from a public diplomacy perspective, and $133,490 to the Federation of American Scientists for a trilateral NATO working group on the future of arms control. The foundation also supports STEM education and scientific capacity building. It awarded $210,000 to Columbia University Teachers College for 1776: Seedtime of American Education, and $200,000 to the Smithsonian Institution for Earths History Smithsonian Sciences Education Academy for Teachers in St. Paul, Minnesota. A fourth pattern is biology applied to cultural heritage. New York University received $146,636 for Art Bio Matters 2023 to promote the study and scientific analysis of biological materials in cultural heritage.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.8M
Total Assets
$22.1M
Total Revenue
$4.2M
Total Expenses
$4.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12K and $119K, with a median of $41K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$41K
75th Percentile
$119K
Geographic Reach
National22 states funded
About 22% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Richard Lounsbery Foundation Funds
Top 10 recipient countries by grant volume for Richard Lounsbery Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 171 | $11.7M | 49.4% |
| 2 | France |
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