Illinois · Private foundation
Lowell L Bryan Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $10k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2026
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2025
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Lowell L Bryan Foundation’s FY2026 grant dollars went to Ocean Reef Community Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2026 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2026
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2021 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 0% of the organizations Lowell L Bryan Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 1 | $42 | 0% |
| FY2025 | 1 | $175k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $100k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $200k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touch Health Inc | $275,042 | 3 | 5% |
| Davidson College | $200,000 | 1 | 0% |
About Lowell L Bryan Foundation
- How much does Lowell L Bryan Foundation give?
- Lowell L Bryan Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $10,042 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2025.
- What does Lowell L Bryan Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2026, its largest causes are International (58%), Education (42%).
- Who are Lowell L Bryan Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2026: Touch Health Inc ($275k), Davidson College ($200k).
- Does Lowell L Bryan Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Lowell L Bryan Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Lowell L Bryan Foundation based?
- Lowell L Bryan Foundation is based in IL.
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