Carol and Gene Ludwig Family Foundation

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 56-2305290

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$137.5M

+19.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$8.2M

-27.5% YoY

Grant Count

51

-31.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$160K

+5.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$9M$18M$26M$35M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$137,501,113$114,961,194$117,779,702
Revenue$31,966,634$9,043,128$10,119,372
Expenses$9,383,593$11,935,165$11,228,445
Qualifying Distributions$9,153,421$11,886,908$10,970,773
Net Investment Income$31,937,462$9,038,620$10,001,700
Distributable Amount$10,126,685$8,938,678$8,752,168

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$6M$8M$11M100 grants202082 grants202182 grants202274 grants202351 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL$3.0MYALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE$1.4MUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA…$450KHARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL$446KGLADSTONE INSTITUTES$400KBOSTON UNIVERSITY$383KMIT PICOWER INSTITUTE FO…$210KNEW YORK UNIVERSITY GROS…$200KWEILL CORNELL MEDICINE$200KCHARLES R DREW UNIVERSIT…$166K

Grant Size Distribution

389 grants across all recorded years

248<$50K50$50–100K58$100–250K12$250–500K12$500K–1M8$1–5M1$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CAROL LUDWIGPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR25
EUGENE A LUDWIGSECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECTOR1
ROBERT B BARNETT ESQDIRECTOR0.1
MATTHEW GIACOMINIVICE PRESIDENT5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

21states
+13 more states

Cities

AlexandriaArlingtonAtlantaBaltimoreBethesdaBostonBryn MawrCambridgeChicagoChilmarkClevelandColumbusDaly CityDenverEdgartownFairfaxFalls ChurchGermantownHaverfordHempstead

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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