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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-2630153

Lowy Foundation USA Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $1.9 million 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

    $1,948,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,687,588

  • Tax year 2024

    $975,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,825,716

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,325,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,095,547

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,987,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $937,722

  • Tax year 2021

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,787,384

  • Tax year 2020

    $539,406

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,858,281

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,096,450

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,397,816

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Friends of Tel Aviv UniversityNew York, NY

    General

    $1,500,000
  2. Friends of United HatzalahNew York, NY

    General

    $430,000
  3. Hatzolah AirMongaup Valley, NY

    General

    $18,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $1,500,00078% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $430,00022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $1,948,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Peter LowyDIRECTOR/CO-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • David LowyDIRECTOR/CO-PRES/SEC/TREAS Hours 1Pay $0
  • Frank LowyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steven LowyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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