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The Lowell Institute Grants

Private foundation · EIN 04-2105771 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$4.6M
Grants reported
29
Median grant
$75K
Future commitments
None reported

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202413$2.3M
202316$2.3M

Where The Lowell Institute gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
WGBHBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2024$998.4K
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2023$656.9K
New England AquariumBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2023$452.3K
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2024$404.2K
Museum of ScienceBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2024$301.4K
Museum of ScienceBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2023$299.3K
WGBHBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2023$249.8K
WorldBoston IncBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2024$105.4K
Harvard University Extension SchoolCambridge, MAGeneral Purpose2024$100.5K
Harvard University Extension SchoolCambridge, MAGeneral Purpose2023$100.5K
WorldBoston IncBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2023$92.3K
John F Kennedy Library FoundationBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2023$90K
John F Kennedy Library FoundationBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2024$90K
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MAGeneral Purpose2024$75K
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MAGeneral Purpose2023$75K
Revolutionary Spaces IncBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2023$71.6K
Cambridge ForumCambridge, MAGeneral Purpose2024$60K
Cambridge ForumCambridge, MAGeneral Purpose2023$60K
Boston Public Library FundBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2024$50K
Boston Public Library FundBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2023$50K
Peabody Essex MuseumSalem, MAGeneral Purpose2023$40K
Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk UniversityBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2024$32.7K
Peabody Essex MuseumSalem, MAGeneral Purpose2024$30K
Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk UniversityBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2023$29.5K
Boston UniversityBoston, MAGeneral Purpose2024$13.5K

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Lowell Institute's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.

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