Skip to content

· Private foundation

David & Shirley Lowe Family Fdn 14537900

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$432k
Granted FY2025still arriving
19
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$369k
Largest
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Religion$630kEducation$183kHealth$90kArts & Culture$44kHuman Services$24kYouth Development$14kMembership Benefit$10kHousing & Shelter$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k16 grants · $32k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $31k
  • $250k+1 grant · $369k
$2,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HOLY ROSARY CHURCH$369,311
EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR CLINTON STUDENT$20,000
HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL$11,350
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH URICH MO$5,000
CRUISIN TO CLINTON$5,000
OSCEOLA ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH$5,000
BREAKTHROUGH T1D$5,000
CHILDRENS HAVEN OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI$2,500
THE DOOR OF HOPE$2,250
DIOCESE KANSAS CITY-ST JOSEPH$2,000
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 1896$1,000
OUR LADY OF PRESENTATION CATHOLIC CHURCH$1,000
UNBOUND$676
HENRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY$500
HOSPICE SUPPORT FOUNDATION$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 97% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%UNBOUND: $506 → 16%HOSPICE SUPPORT FOUNDATION: $500 → 6%BRIGHT FUTURES: $10k → 14%GOLDEN VALLEY DOOR OF HOPE: $1k → 14%Catholic Charities Kansas City-St Joseph: $1k → 15%GOLDEN VALLEY DOOR OF HOPE: $850 → 14%SAMARITAN CENTER: $550 → 14%THE SAMARITAN CENTER: $500 → 14%GOLDEN VALLEY DOOR OF HOPE: $500 → 14%The Samaritan Center: $500 → 14%The Samaritan Center: $500 → 14%GOLDEN VALLEY DOOR OF HOPE: $300 → 14%SAMARITAN CENTER: $300 → 14%SAMARITAN CENTER: $300 → 14%GOLDEN VALLEY DOOR OF HOPE: $250 → 14%GOLDEN VALLEY DOOR OF HOPE: $100 → 14%GOLDEN VALLEY DOOR OF HOPE: $100 → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
MI
NY
IA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
MO
KS
TN
OK
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$830k · 30 repeat orgs$166k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +19% since the first grant, against +15% for those funded once.

30 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 17 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

30
68

Total granted

$830k
$149k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+15%

Still filing today

33%
26%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementCrime & LegalEducationPublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    3× · 2019–2024 · $10k · revenue +99%
  • HC
    HENRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
    4× · 2022–2025 · $7k · revenue +48%
  • GV
    GOLDEN VALLEY DOOR OF HOPE
    6× · 2017–2024 · $3k · revenue +19%

Funded once

  • SF
    STATE FAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
    one grant, 2018 · $30k
  • MC
    Mayo Clinic
    one grant, 2023 · $25k
  • MV
    MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE
    one grant, 2024 · $13k · revenue +22%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
2
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
3
St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Franci s

To continue christ's healing love through delivery of competent & compassionate healthcare in an environment sensitive to the needs of all people. the hospital is committed to providing a broad range of quality inpatient and outpatient…

Health
4
Truman Medical Center Incorporated

University health is an academic health center providing accessible, state-of-the-art quality healthcare to our community regardless of the ability to pay.

Health
5
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…

Health
6
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
7
Bionexus Kc

We inspire thinkers from different disciplines to combine their efforts for a common purpose: healthcare innovation.(continued on schedule o)from bioinformatics to cancer research and beyond, we stimulate collaboration and help bring…

Science & Tech
8
St Martin Hospital Inc

To improve, maintain and restore the health of the people in the communities we serve.

Health
9
The Christ Hospital

Improve the health of our community and create patient value by providing exceptional outcomes and the finest experiences, all in an affordable way.

Health
10
City of Hope

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION

Health
11
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

—
12
St Charles Hospital Foundation

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Golden Valley Door of Hope. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

34 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 34 of the 107 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/34
Grantees still filing
26/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HOLY ROSARY CHURCH: $586,811 · OtherHOLY ROSARY CHURCHSTATE FAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $30,000 · Other+85 more: $194,165 · Other+85 moreEDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR CLINTON STUDENTS INC: $120,000 · Crime & LegalEDUCATION FOU…MAYO CLINIC: $25,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $9,950 · HealthSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $5,000 · HealthCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · Health+5 more: $3,050 · HealthBRIGHT FUTURES CONNECTIONS FOR SUCCESS: $10,000 · Human ServicesGOLDEN VALLEY DOOR OF HOPE: $3,350 · Human ServicesTHE SAMARITAN CENTER INC: $2,650 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF KANSAS CITY - ST JOSEPH INC: $1,000 · Human Services+2 more: $1,006 · Human ServicesMISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE: $12,500 · EducationHENRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $6,750 · Arts & CultureVETERANS COMMUNITY PROJECT: $5,000 · Public Benefit
Other$810,976Crime & Legal$120,000Health$46,000Human Services$20,506Education$12,500Arts & Culture$6,750Public Benefit$5,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR CLINTON STUDENTS INC: $120,000 over 2y, 61% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $9,950 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHENRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $6,750 over 4y, 4.4% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVETERANS COMMUNITY PROJECT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAROLD AND MICKEY SMITH JEWISH ACADEMY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST MICHAEL'S VETERANS CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGOLDEN VALLEY DOOR OF HOPE: $3,350 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetVITAE FOUNDATION: $3,175 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S HAVEN OF SOUTHWEST MISSO: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SAMARITAN CENTER INC: $2,650 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEART OF AMERICA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $1,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Kidney Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Mercy Hospital: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF KANSAS CITY - ST JOSEPH INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnbound: $506 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAwaken Project: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOUTPACING MELANOMA FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWORD ON FIRE CATHOLIC MINISTRIES: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER CLINTON AREA CHAMBER OF: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTRUMAN LAKE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MISSOURI INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLINTON ANIMAL RESCUE ENDEAVOR: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR CLINTON STUDENTS INC ↗
  • Who funds MAYO CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds BRIGHT FUTURES CONNECTIONS FOR SUCCESS ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds HENRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds VETERANS COMMUNITY PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds HAROLD AND MICKEY SMITH JEWISH ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds ST MICHAEL'S VETERANS CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds GOLDEN VALLEY DOOR OF HOPE ↗
  • Who funds VITAE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S HAVEN OF SOUTHWEST MISSO ↗
  • Who funds CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE SAMARITAN CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Community Foundation of the Ozarks IncMO22.5× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc · The Gus S Wetzel Family Foundation · Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · Truman Lake Community Foundation · John J Sullivan Jr Foundation John Houlehan & Mark Henke-Trustees · Servant Foundation · Lindon Q Skidmore Charitable Trust · Orscheln Industries Foundation Inc · Je and le Mabee Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization David & Shirley Lowe Family Fdn 14537900 funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from David & Shirley Lowe Family Fdn 14537900. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 107 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on David & Shirley Lowe Family Fdn 14537900’s filings →

More from the funding graph