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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-2537870

Lowman-Howell Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Elmira, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $320,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $320,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,091,468

  • Tax year 2024

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,046,892

  • Tax year 2023

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,959,410

  • Tax year 2022

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,004,206

  • Tax year 2021

    $130,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,206,174

  • Tax year 2020

    $119,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,983,446

  • Tax year 2019

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,917,982

  • Tax year 2018

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,951,777

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tanglewood Nature CenterElmira, NY

    Treetop walkway project

    $50,000
  2. Elmira CollegeElmira, NY

    Unrestricted gift

    $50,000
  3. Quarry Farm FoundationElmira, NY

    Unrestricted gift

    $50,000
  4. City of Light EndowmentElmira, NY

    Endowment fund

    $30,000
  5. Chemung County Historical SocietyElmira, NY

    Unrestricted gift

    $25,000
  6. Arnot Art MuseumElmira, NY

    Unrestricted gift

    $25,000
  7. Clemens Performing Arts CenterElmira, NY

    Unrestricted gift

    $25,000
  8. Finger Lakes Land TrustIthaca, NY

    Unrestricted gift

    $25,000
  9. John W Jones MuseumElmira, NY

    Unrestricted gift (1 of 3)

    $25,000
  10. Historic ElmiraElmira, NY

    Unrestricted gift

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $75,00031% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $65,00027% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $50,00021% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,00021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $320,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Katherine H RoehlkePRES/TREAS/D Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • John R AlexanderSECRETARY/DI Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Thomas L RoehlkeDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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