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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-6064982

Luck Companies Foundation

A private foundation in Richmond, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 27 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Luck Companies Foundation
PO Box 29682
Richmond, VA 23242
(804) 476-6438
[email protected]
Form and materials
By application at www.luckcompanies.com/our-impact
Deadlines
The foundation accepts rolling admissions, and as such, has no submission deadline.
Restrictions
We have areas of preference, but we do give outside of these areas on occasion. Our focus areas are values-based leadership and environmental stewardship.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,041,680

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $9,314,563

  • Tax year 2024

    $570,551

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $10,005,234

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,199,346

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $9,966,209

  • Tax year 2022

    $884,878

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $10,508,953

  • Tax year 2021

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $11,519,194

  • Tax year 2020

    $889,299

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $11,702,280

  • Tax year 2019

    $799,667

    Grants listed
    159
    Assets, end of year
    $11,810,621

  • Tax year 2017

    $844,278

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $11,833,886

Grants paid in 2025

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $404,520
  2. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $164,500
  3. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $125,000
  4. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $90,000
  5. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $49,500
  6. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $47,500
  7. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $32,500
  8. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $22,500
  9. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $17,500
  10. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $15,500
  11. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $13,000
  12. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $13,000
  13. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $11,000
  14. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $6,000
  15. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $5,700
  16. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $5,600
  17. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $5,400
  18. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $4,750
  19. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $3,000
  20. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $2,000
  21. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $2,000
  22. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    To aid the mission of supporting the community

    $1,000
  23. Southern Documentary FumdBurlington, NC

    Matching gift-community

    $58
  24. Capital Region Land ConservancyRichmond, VA

    Matching gift-community

    $50
  25. Palmetto ProjectN Charleston, SC

    Matching gift-community

    $41
  26. American WhitewaterSpringfield, OR

    Matching gift - community

    $35
  27. Women's Rights and Empowerment NetworkColumbia, SC

    Matching gift - community

    $26

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking22 grants $1,041,470100% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $85<1% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $26<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia23 grants $1,041,520
  2. South Carolina2 grants $67
  3. North Carolina1 grant $58
  4. Oregon1 grant $35

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Charles S Luck IVPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Douglas Dr PalmoreSECRETARY AND DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wanda OrtwineTREASURER AND DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lisa P LuckVICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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