Steve & Amy Louis Foundation

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Private Foundation
Naples, FloridaSmallEIN: 364301692
Education NonprofitsConservation GroupsArts and Culture Nonprofits

The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes, with a strong emphasis on education, conservation, and the arts. Its mission reflects a commitment to enhancing educational opportunities, promoting environmental conservation, and fostering cultural initiatives. The foundation provides financial assistance to a diverse range of recipients, including educational institutions, conservation groups, and arts organizations. While it operates primarily out of Florida, its funding extends to various states across the country.

Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026

Ideal Applicant

An established, legally recognized charity with a clear institutional profile in education, museums, conservation, or arts that is already visible to trustees or intermediary organizations.

Good Fit

  • Large institutional program or capital/project need (e.g., higher education, museum, major conservation effort).
  • Existing relationship or introduction to trustees, officers, or prior grantees.
  • Track record of past work and capacity to manage larger one-time grants.
  • Presence in states and sectors the foundation has supported (education, conservation, arts).

Geography

Broad

Recent filings show grants to organizations in nine different states, with the largest share going to a Colorado recipient but overall multi-state giving.

Recipient Variety

Moderate

The latest year lists 16 distinct grantees and the multi-year record shows a mix of returning and new recipients, but dollars are highly concentrated (the top five received 94% of 2024 funding).

New Applicants

Restrictive

The foundation declares it funds only preselected organizations and no public contact or submission route is visible; although new recipients appear in the filings, they likely enter via invitation or trustee selection rather than an open application process.

Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026