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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-6116252

Lowell L Bryan Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $10,042 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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 2025

    $10,042

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $11,758
  • Tax year 2023

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $133,371
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $192,189
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $187,383
  • Tax year 2020

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $183,422
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $363,545

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ocean Reef Community FoundationKey Largo, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  2. Touch Health IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $42

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,000100% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $42<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $10,000
  2. New York1 grant $42

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Amanda B BriggsCO-TRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Lowell L BryanCO-TRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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