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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 76-0560164

Lowe - Skilling Foundation

A private foundation in Austin, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $14,092 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Susan Lowe
1200 Barton Creek Drive 25
Austin, TX 78735
(713) 385-3472
Form and materials
Letter of request
Deadlines
October 31
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $14,092

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $579,546

  • Tax year 2023

    $17,100

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $570,611

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,850

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $574,094

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,770

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $353,769

  • Tax year 2020

    $48,050

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $315,526

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Texas Performing ArtsAustin, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  2. Friends of Austin Animal CenterAustin, TX

    General support

    $2,500
  3. Highland County Humane SocietyHillsboro, OH

    General support

    $2,500
  4. Highland Performing Arts CenterHighlands, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  5. The Bascom CorporationHighlands, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  6. The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina IncAsheville, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  7. The Literacy & Learning CenterHighlands, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  8. Texas DPS Troopers FoundationAustin, TX

    General support

    $50
  9. Marine Corps Association FoundationQuantico, VA

    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. Animals2 grants $5,00062% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $1,04213% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,00012% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,00012% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $50<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas3 grants $7,550
  2. North Carolina4 grants $4,000
  3. Ohio1 grant $2,500
  4. Virginia1 grant $42

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Susan LowePRES, SEC, TREAS Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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