LOR FOUNDATION INC % Dave Kelly’s recent filings show two charitable contributions of more than $11 million each, both recorded only as “See Attached Schedule.” Those entries make the foundation’s disclosed major giving look highly concentrated, with the available record pointing to large, consolidated grants rather than a broad set of small awards. The recipient detail in the filing is not itemized in the grant descriptions, but the size and structure of the reported contributions indicate that the foundation operates with a very large, selective grantmaking pattern. Alongside those major contributions, the foundation’s active program work is organized around Field Work, a place-based initiative for rural communities. That initiative supports research and projects designed and led locally, with recent cycles focused on water and agriculture and on mental health and social well-being. Field Work also includes smaller Instagrant awards to nonprofit organizations that share learnings from those projects. The combination of large charitable contributions and targeted rural programming gives the foundation a profile that is both concentrated at the top end and specific in its programmatic work.
Field Work is the clearest window into the foundation’s program interests. In water and agriculture, LOR funded farmer- and rancher-led projects in rural parts of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming to improve water efficiency, reliability, quality, crop yield, diversification, and labor efficiency. The health side of Field Work shifted attention to mental health and social well-being in rural communities. The 2025 cycle invested $500,000 in projects and research on mental health, social well-being, suicide prevention, trauma, and rural health. LOR also uses Instagrant awards to move learning outward from Field Work projects. Those small grants support nonprofit organizations that host learning events, share best practices, or tell the story of innovative farmers and ranchers, with past awards up to $5,000.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $11,238,059, and the p25, median, and p75 are all the same, which indicates an extremely concentrated distribution. That pattern matches the recent filing, where the only disclosed grant entries are two very large charitable contributions in the same range. The data also suggests a mix of approaches: major consolidated gifts on one side, and smaller place-based program grants through Field Work and Instagrant on the other. Field Work grants accept unsolicited submissions in some cycles, while the larger charitable contribution entries are reported only as schedule items rather than as named open applications.
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Grant activity is local and overwhelmingly tied to Pennsylvania in the disclosed record: 100% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state, and PA is also the top state by grant count. The grant recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. In the programmatic work, however, Field Work grants are aimed at rural communities in the Mountain West, especially Colorado, Idaho, and Montana, with some cycles also including New Mexico and Wyoming.
The clearest named program is Field Work. Recent cycles funded rural water and agriculture projects, mental health and social well-being work, and small Instagrant awards that help nonprofit organizations share learning from Field Work projects.
The typical grant size is $11,238,059, and the p25, median, and p75 are all the same. That shows the disclosed grant pattern is dominated by very large awards rather than a spread of smaller gifts.
Yes, for some Field Work and Instagrant cycles. The water and health Field Work programs are marked as accepting unsolicited grants, and the Instagrant program is also marked True for unsolicited submissions.
The disclosed grant record is entirely tied to Pennsylvania, which accounts for 100% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Programmatically, Field Work grants are aimed at rural communities in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
The named focus areas are water and agriculture, including water efficiency, reliability, quality, crop yield, diversification, and labor efficiency, plus mental health, social well-being, suicide prevention, trauma, and rural health.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
No grant history is available for this foundation yet.
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