Henry Luce Foundation

A national grantmaking foundation established in 1936 by Time co-founder Henry R. Luce, advancing knowledge and ideas across American art, Asia, theology and religion, Indigenous knowledge, democracy, and women in science, including the Luce Scholars program.

Financial profile

Henry Luce Foundation · EIN 13-6001282 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$65,053,694$62,248,104$1,044,197,204Dec 2023
FY2022$92,432,116$59,746,032$1,025,515,389Dec 2022
FY2021$84,818,070$59,578,242$1,186,445,684Dec 2021
FY2020$73,513,240$59,161,582$999,421,134Dec 2020
FY2019$27,173,520$52,614,686$897,869,717Dec 2019
FY2014$46,864,168$47,716,222$845,667,425Dec 2014

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Peer societies

Five societies Henry Luce Foundation is read alongside.

Who backs HLF

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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The outside view

A national grantmaking foundation established in 1936 by Time co-founder Henry R. Luce, advancing knowledge and ideas across American art, Asia, theology and religion, Indigenous knowledge, democracy, and women in science, including the Luce Scholars program.

  • Authority
  • Build
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Legacy

Faithful to what was handed down.

The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.

Also reads toward The Frontier and The Guild.

Strengths

→Unmatched continuity and a trusted name.
→Decisions honor a long arc, not a news cycle.
→Members feel part of something lasting.

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