Massachusetts · Public charity
Lowell Sun Charities Inc
Raise funds for charitable causes as well as needy families in the greater lowell area.
- $256k
- Granted FY2020
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2020
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Lowell Sun Charities Inc’s FY2026 grant dollars went to Greater Lowell Community Foundationinc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2026 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year Lowell Sun Charities Inc named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $80k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Itemized, FY2020
- $80k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2020
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $20,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 6
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- Total assets, FY2020
- $284k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 50% of the organizations Lowell Sun Charities Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 36% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 6 | $59k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $53k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $23k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $34k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lowell General Hospital | $106,350 | 8 | 0% |
| Middlesex Community College Foundation C/O Jackson Chege | $25,800 | 4 | 1% |
| The Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd | $24,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Project Learn Inc | $17,750 | 2 | 2% |
| Lowell Plan Inc | $16,750 | 2 | 2% |
| D'Youville Senior Care Foundation Inc | $15,250 | 2 | 2% |
| See a New Sun Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 24% |
| The Lowell Festival Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Megan House Foundation Inc | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell Inc | $5,350 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lowell General Hospital | $106,350 | 8 | 0% |
| Middlesex Community College Foundation C/O Jackson Chege | $25,800 | 4 | 1% |
| The Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd | $24,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Project Learn Inc | $17,750 | 2 | 2% |
| Lowell Plan Inc | $16,750 | 2 | 2% |
| D'Youville Senior Care Foundation Inc | $15,250 | 2 | 2% |
| See a New Sun Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 24% |
| The Lowell Festival Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Megan House Foundation Inc | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell Inc | $5,350 | 1 | 0% |
| Catie's Closet Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lowell Sun Charities Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Richard K & Nancy L Donahue Charitable Foundation · Demoulas Foundation · Eastern Bank Foundation · Lowell Five Charitable Foundation Inc · Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc · The Lowell General Hospital · Aubert J Fay Charitable Fund · We Share A Common Thread Foundation Inc · Greater Lowell Community Foundation Inc · Marty Meehan Educational Foundation Inc · Greater Lowell Health Alliance Chna 10 Inc · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)
How this is measured
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About Lowell Sun Charities Inc
- How much does Lowell Sun Charities Inc give?
- Lowell Sun Charities Inc reported 7 itemized grants totaling $79,500, out of $256,102 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Lowell Sun Charities Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (41%), Philanthropy (18%), Education (17%).
- Who are Lowell Sun Charities Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Lowell General Hospital ($106k), Middlesex Community College Foundation C/O Jackson Chege ($26k), The Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd ($24k).
- Does Lowell Sun Charities Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lowell Sun Charities Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Richard K & Nancy L Donahue Charitable Foundation, Demoulas Foundation, Eastern Bank Foundation.
- Where is Lowell Sun Charities Inc based?
- Lowell Sun Charities Inc is based in MA.
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