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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0507248

Lowey Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Rye, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $233,600 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $233,600

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $413,041
  • Tax year 2023

    $177,650

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $515,710
  • Tax year 2022

    $156,609

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $579,323
  • Tax year 2021

    $132,472

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $688,329
  • Tax year 2020

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $679,189
  • Tax year 2019

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $734,299
  • Tax year 2018

    $189,818

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $779,071

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. World Learning Inc - Experiment in International LivingBrattleboro, VT

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $60,000
  2. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose

    $30,000
  3. City Parks FoundationNew York, NY

    An unrstricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $20,000
  4. Film Independent CoLos Angeles, CA

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $20,000
  5. Westchester Community College FoundationValhalla, NY

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $20,000
  6. American Jewish Historical SocietyNew York, NY

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $18,000
  7. Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts IncKatonah, NY

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $15,000
  8. Partnership with ChildrenNew York, NY

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $15,000
  9. Westchester Medical CenterValhalla, NY

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $10,000
  10. Yale Cancer CenterNew Haven, CT

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $10,000
  11. Sesame WorkshopNew York, NY

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $5,000
  12. Springboard 2000 Enterprises IncMcLean, VA

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $3,100
  13. The Ellen Hermanson FoundationNew York, NY

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $3,000
  14. National Breast Cancer CoalitionWashington, DC

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $2,500
  15. Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center IncWesthampton Beach, NY

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $38,00034% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $30,00027% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00018% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $20,00018% of the total
  5. Jobs and employment1 grant $3,1003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York9 grants $108,000
  2. Vermont1 grant $60,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $30,000
  4. California1 grant $20,000
  5. Connecticut1 grant $10,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $3,100
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Stephen LoweyPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Nita LoweyVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Douglas LoweySECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dana Lowey LuttwayDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jacqueline M LoweyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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