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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 43-6055404

Lowenstein Brothers Foundation

A private foundation in Overland Park, KS. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $4.8 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 31, 2025), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Lon J Lowenstein
12709 Woodward Street
Overland Park, KS 66213
(913) 338-0264
[email protected]
Form and materials
Letter requerst
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

    $4,772,981

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,699,788
  • Tax year 2022

    $230,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,435,167
  • Tax year 2021

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,451,583
  • Tax year 2020

    $300,750

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,548,776
  • Tax year 2019

    $275,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,676,686
  • Tax year 2018

    $305,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,720,838

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Houston Jewish Community FoundationHouston, TX

    General support

    $1,344,560
  2. Jewish United Fund of MetropolitanChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,344,560
  3. American Endowment FoundationHudson, OH

    General support

    $1,344,560
  4. Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas CityOverland Park, KS

    General support

    $739,301

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $4,772,981100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $1,344,560
  2. Ohio1 grant $1,344,560
  3. Texas1 grant $1,344,560
  4. Kansas1 grant $739,301

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Lon J LowensteinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Glenn L LowensteinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Reed H LowensteinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • John A LowensteinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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