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Louisiana Tech University Foundation Inc directs major annual support to Louisiana Tech University, with its largest recent grant reaching $28,554,891 in 2025. The foundation’s recent record shows a clear institutional pattern: grants are used for scholarships, equipment, supplies, facilities, and other items that promote, improve, or sustain the university. That makes the foundation less a broad community grantmaker and more a vehicle for strengthening one higher-education institution through restricted-purpose support. The 2024 and 2023 grants followed the same model, with $14,267,657 and $13,443,495 awarded respectively to Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. Those awards point to a consistent funding relationship centered on student aid and campus support rather than a wide mix of external nonprofits. The foundation also operates scholarship programs through AcademicWorks, including Foundation Scholarships and Endowed Scholarships, which connects its grantmaking to direct student financial support. Across the available data, every recent grant stayed in Louisiana and every listed recipient was Louisiana Tech University in Ruston.
Student scholarships are a core theme. Through the Foundation Scholarships program, Louisiana Tech University Foundation Inc awards financial aid to students using the AcademicWorks scholarship portal, and its Endowed Scholarships program also provides ongoing student support. Beyond scholarships, the foundation funds campus needs at Louisiana Tech University. A 2025 grant of $28,554,891 went to Louisiana Tech University for scholarships, equipment, supplies, facilities, and other items to promote, improve, or sustain the university. The same purpose language appears in its earlier institutional support as well. In 2024, it gave $14,267,657 to Louisiana Tech University for the same broad set of needs, showing support for both academic resources and operational sustainability. The foundation also identifies higher education, university programs, alumni engagement, academic equipment and supplies, and campus facilities development among its focus areas.
Recent grant sizes cluster tightly around large institutional awards: the 25th percentile is $13,855,576, the median is $14,267,657, and the 75th percentile is $21,411,274. The latest 990 year on file is 2025, and the recent grants list shows the same recipient appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating a recurring relationship rather than one-off gifts. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. It also operates scholarship programs administered through AcademicWorks, including Foundation Scholarships and Endowed Scholarships, which are open to unsolicited applications.
$28.6M
$134.5M
$45.8M
$34.3M
Most grants fall between $13.9M and $21.4M, with a median of $14.3M.
25th Percentile
$13.9M
Median
$14.3M
75th Percentile
$21.4M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in LA.
TIMOTHY J CUTT
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Grantmaking is entirely local and entirely in-state in the available record: 100% of grants went to recipients in Louisiana, and the top state by grant count is LA. The recent grants all went to Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, matching the foundation’s HQ city. The recipient country distribution is fully domestic, with all three listed grants going to US recipients. The pattern points to concentrated support for one Louisiana institution rather than a multi-state or international portfolio.
Its grants are restricted-purpose institutional awards to Louisiana Tech University for scholarships, equipment, supplies, facilities, and other items that promote, improve, or sustain the university. The foundation also administers scholarship programs through AcademicWorks, including Foundation Scholarships and Endowed Scholarships.
The recent grants show a p25 of $13,855,576, a median of $14,267,657, and a p75 of $21,411,274. The largest listed recent grant is $28,554,891 in 2025 to Louisiana Tech University.
The recent grants list shows one recipient: Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. Across the listed grants, every award went to that institution, and the recipient country distribution is 100% US.
Yes. The foundation’s Foundation Scholarships program awards financial aid to students through the AcademicWorks scholarship portal, and its Endowed Scholarships program also provides ongoing student support through the same portal.
No grants in the provided record go outside Louisiana. The geographic scope of giving is local, the top state by grant count is LA, and all three listed recent grants went to a recipient in Ruston, Louisiana.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY | RUSTON, LA | $28,554,891 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, FACILITIES, AND OTHER ITEMS TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, OR SUSTAIN THE UNIVERSITY. |
| LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY | RUSTON, LA | $14,267,657 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, FACILITIES, AND OTHER ITEMS TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, OR SUSTAIN THE UNIVERSITY. |
| LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY | RUSTON, LA | $13,443,495 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, FACILITIES, AND OTHER ITEMS TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, OR SUSTAIN THE UNIVERSITY. |
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY
$28,554,891SCHOLARSHIPS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, FACILITIES, AND OTHER ITEMS TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, OR SUSTAIN THE UNIVERSITY.
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY
$14,267,657SCHOLARSHIPS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, FACILITIES, AND OTHER ITEMS TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, OR SUSTAIN THE UNIVERSITY.
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY
$13,443,495SCHOLARSHIPS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, FACILITIES, AND OTHER ITEMS TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, OR SUSTAIN THE UNIVERSITY.