Lutz Family Charitable Trust
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of community-focused initiatives. Its mission encompasses educational initiatives, disability support services, environmental conservation, and the arts, reflecting a commitment to enhancing community well-being and cultural enrichment. The foundation provides grants to organizations that serve individuals with disabilities, support educational programs, and promote environmental protection, among other causes. It primarily serves communities in Wisconsin and New Jersey, with a focus on local projects that contribute to community development and cultural vitality.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-mid sized local or regional nonprofit with clear community-focused projects in education, arts, disability services, or conservation that fits the foundation’s demonstrated grant sizes and geography.
Good Fit
- • Project-level requests for community programming, capital or program support in education, arts, camps, or local conservation.
- • An organization based or operating in one of the states already funded (WI, NJ, FL) or with a clear local partner there.
- • Funding requests in the foundation's typical range (many grants around $10k–$25k, with occasional larger awards).
- • Existing local credibility or ties to intermediaries that have received grants from the foundation.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year reached four states (WI, NJ, FL, IL); the footprint is multi-state but regionally concentrated rather than national.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 13 distinct recipients across diverse missions (education, arts, disability services, conservation and community projects) and only three recurring grantees across the three-year history, indicating a broadly distributed recipient set for this foundation's size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of turnover exists—10 new recipients in the latest year—so new organizations have entered the portfolio, but the foundation states it only funds preselected applicants and has no public application path, so unfamiliar applicants cannot rely on an open application process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
