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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4642364

The Lowrie Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $48,559 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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

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

    $48,559

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $683,022

  • Tax year 2024

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $690,594

  • Tax year 2023

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $756,037

  • Tax year 2022

    $45,204

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $770,436

  • Tax year 2021

    $34,350

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $800,037

  • Tax year 2020

    $17,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $828,040

  • Tax year 2019

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $647,365

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    General support

    $17,500
  2. Project BeisbolMargate, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  3. Parrish Little LeagueSalem, OR

    General support

    $7,559
  4. Lake Oswego Little LeagueLake Oswego, OR

    General support

    $5,000
  5. Sport Oregon FoundationPortland, OR

    General support

    $3,000
  6. Because BaseballMcLean, VA

    General support

    $2,500
  7. Oregon Humane SocietyPortland, OR

    General support

    $1,500
  8. Oregon Adaptive SportsBend, OR

    General support

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $17,50053% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $10,00030% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation2 grants $4,00012% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $1,5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon5 grants $18,559
  2. California1 grant $17,500
  3. Florida1 grant $10,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jed LowriePRESIDENT AND TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Milessa LowrieVICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rebecca StruweDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph WellsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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