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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-5403578

Lowell Five Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Tewksbury, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 46 grants and $223,556 paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Jason K Stephens
30 International Place
Tewksbury, MA 01876
(978) 452-1300
[email protected]
Form and materials
Not yet determined
Deadlines
Not yet determined
Restrictions
Not yet determined

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $223,556

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $4,003,440
  • Tax year 2024

    $175,370

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $3,360,666
  • Tax year 2023

    $148,525

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,272,179
  • Tax year 2022

    $157,921

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,059,589
  • Tax year 2021

    $167,249

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,755,843
  • Tax year 2020

    $155,391

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,425,508
  • Tax year 2019

    $146,409

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $3,377,649
  • Tax year 2018

    $51,954

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,112,970

Grants paid in 2025

46 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. City of LowellLowell, MA

    Donation

    $55,000
  2. Boys and Girls Club of Greater NashuaNashua, NH

    Donation

    $22,000
  3. Greenpath Financial WellnessConcord, NH

    Donation

    $15,000
  4. North Andover Farmers MarketNorth Andover, MA

    Donation

    $15,000
  5. Lowell Community Charter Public SchoolLowell, MA

    Donation

    $10,000
  6. Greater Merrimack Valley Convention & Visitors BureauLowell, MA

    Donationdonation

    $10,000
  7. Merrimack Valley Food BankLowell, MA

    Donation

    $10,000
  8. Newhouse Wildlife RescueChelmsford, MA

    Donation/scholarship

    $6,373
  9. Kids in Disability SportsLowell, MA

    Donation

    $6,339
  10. Lantern Light FoundationMarlborough, MA

    Donation

    $6,269
  11. Greater Lowell Technical High School Charitable FoundationTyngsboro, MA

    Donation/scholarship

    $6,000
  12. Greater Lowell Community FoundationLowell, MA

    Donation

    $5,500
  13. Boys and Girls Club of Greater HaverhillHaverhill, MA

    Donation

    $5,000
  14. Lowell Youth LacrosseLowell, MA

    Donation

    $5,000
  15. Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill, MA

    Donation

    $5,000
  16. Town of DracutDracut, MA

    Donations

    $5,000
  17. Town of TyngsboroughTyngsborough, MA

    Donation

    $5,000
  18. Chelmsford Parade CommitteeChelmsford, MA

    Donation

    $3,000
  19. Lowell Folk Festival CommitteeLowell, MA

    Donation

    $3,000
  20. Merrimack Valley Housing PartnershipLowell, MA

    Donation

    $3,000
  21. Town of WilmingtonWilmington, MA

    Donation/scholarship

    $3,000
  22. Middlesex Community College FoundationLowell, MA

    Donation/scholarship

    $2,500
  23. Town of ChelmsfordChelmsford, MA

    25 bryant lane

    $2,000
  24. Friends of Tewksbury Patriotic Activities CommitteeTewksbury, MA

    Donation

    $1,500
  25. City of NashuaNashua, NH

    Donation/scholarship

    $1,000
  26. Dracut Scholarship FoundationDracut, MA

    Donation

    $1,000
  27. North Chelmsford Village AssociationN Chelmsford, MA

    Donation

    $1,000
  28. Pepperell Fourth of July CommitteePepperell, MA

    Donation

    $1,000
  29. Tewksbury Memorial High SchoolTewksbury, MA

    Donation

    $1,000
  30. The Lapointe FoundationLawrence, MA

    Donation/scholarship

    $1,000
  31. Tyngsboro Scholarship TrustTyngsborough, MA

    25 bryant lane

    $1,000
  32. Town of North AndoverNorth Andover, MA

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  33. Billerica Community Farmers MarketBillerica, MA

    Donation

    $1,000
  34. MCCF Living the Dream Partners FundLowell, MA

    Donation

    $500
  35. Mount Pleasant Scholarship FundLowell, MA

    Donation/scholarship

    $500
  36. Nashoba Valley Technical High SchoolWestford, MA

    Donation/scholarship

    $500
  37. NMRS Scholarship FoundationTownsend, MA

    Donation/scholarship

    $500
  38. Shawsheen Valley Techical High SchoolBillerica, MA

    Scholarship

    $500
  39. Boy Scout Troop 25Dracut, MA

    Donation

    $250
  40. Immaculate Conception ParishLowell, MA

    Donation

    $250
  41. St Rita's ParishLowell, MA

    Donation

    $250
  42. Beacon HospiceLawrence, MA

    Scholarship

    $250
  43. Pepperell Business AssociationPepperell, MA

    Donation

    $225
  44. Varnum Brook Elementary SchoolPepperell, MA

    Donation

    $150
  45. Neama ScholarshipBraintree, MA

    Donation/scholarship

    $100
  46. Wilminton Fire Fighters AssocationWilmington, MA

    Donation

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $25,00036% of the total
  2. Youth development2 grants $11,33916% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $9,00013% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation3 grants $9,00013% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $6,3739% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,5008% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $3,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts43 grants $185,556
  2. New Hampshire3 grants $38,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Jason K StephensPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Edward J CampanellaTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Kathleen M DechiricoCLERK Hours 5Pay $0
  • Steven C SaroDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Alison E KalmanDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Maura D SweeneyDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

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