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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 57-1027898

The Lowndes Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $935,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $935,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $13,579,576

  • Tax year 2023

    $935,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $12,780,378

  • Tax year 2022

    $955,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $11,974,167

  • Tax year 2021

    $805,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $12,958,589

  • Tax year 2020

    $830,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $11,320,114

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Foundation for Economic EducationAtlanta, GA

    Contribution

    $100,000
  2. The Clemson Institute for the Study of CapitalismClemson, SC

    Contribution

    $100,000
  3. Palmetto Promise InstituteColumbia, SC

    Contribution

    $100,000
  4. The Independent InstituteOakland, CA

    Contribution

    $75,000
  5. Cato InstituteWashington, DC

    Contribution

    $70,000
  6. MERCATUS CENTER George Washington UnivArlington, VA

    Contribution

    $50,000
  7. Heritage FoundationWashington, DC

    Contribution

    $50,000
  8. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    Contribution

    $50,000
  9. Students for LibertyMC Lean, VA

    Contribution

    $50,000
  10. The Federalist SocietyWashington, DC

    Contribution

    $50,000
  11. Atlas NetworkArlington, VA

    Contribution

    $50,000
  12. The Ludwig Von Mises InstituteAuburn, AL

    Contribution

    $50,000
  13. Institute of Humane StudiesArlington, VA

    Contribution

    $50,000
  14. Institute for JusticeArlington, VA

    Contribution

    $30,000
  15. Judicial WatchWashington, DC

    Contribution

    $30,000
  16. SC Public Interest FoundationGreenville, SC

    Contribution

    $25,000
  17. US Term Limits FoundationWashington, DC

    Contribution

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs3 grants $150,00031% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $100,00021% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $100,00021% of the total
  4. Social science2 grants $100,00021% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $30,0006% of the total
  6. Science and technology1 grant $5,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia5 grants $230,000
  2. South Carolina3 grants $225,000
  3. District of Columbia5 grants $205,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $100,000
  5. California1 grant $75,000
  6. Alabama1 grant $50,000
  7. Michigan1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • William Lowndes IIIPRES/TREAS, AS REQUIRED Hours 0Pay $0
  • Henrietta M LowndesSEC/TRUSTEE, AS REQUIRED Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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