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Loweth-Alvord Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$53k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
39
Grants FY2025
38
Organizations funded FY2024
13%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$6,500
Organizations funded a year
31 to 41
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$1.2M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 13% of the organizations Loweth-Alvord Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
EducationHousing & ShelterEnvironmentInternationalHealthPhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving38$51k11%
FY202438$49k13%
FY202341$48k27%
FY202234$49k15%
FY202141$51k34%
FY202031$43kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Religion$69kEducation$53kHuman Services$23kInternational$21kYouth Development$20kEnvironment$19kPhilanthropy$16kHousing & Shelter$14kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
MN
NY
MA
IA
PA
CT
MD
NC
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St Marks Episcopal Church$20,5004n/a
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$15,0006n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$14,00060%
Maine Maritime Academy$14,0006n/a
St Marks Episcopal Church$12,2502n/a
Groton Scholarship Fund Inc$7,00065%
Hartwick College$6,00050%
Groton Open Space Association Inc$6,00033%
Community Counseling Center$6,00060%
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc$5,50060%
Show all 45 grantees
All grantees of Loweth-Alvord Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St Marks Episcopal Church$20,5004n/a
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$15,0006n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$14,00060%
Maine Maritime Academy$14,0006n/a
St Marks Episcopal Church$12,2502n/a
Groton Scholarship Fund Inc$7,00065%
Hartwick College$6,00050%
Groton Open Space Association Inc$6,00033%
Community Counseling Center$6,00060%
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc$5,50060%
The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra Inc$5,50041%
Brigade Boys & Girls Club Inc$5,00050%
North Carolina Symphony Society Inc$4,50010%
Young Scientist Academy$4,50052%
Cape Fear Clinic Inc$4,00050%
Safe Futures Inc$3,75060%
First Fruit Ministries$3,50060%
Kids Making It Inc$3,50050%
International Rescue Committee INC$3,50040%
Mystic Garden Club$3,00024%
Cape Fear Literacy Council$2,50040%
West End House Camp Inc$2,50020%
June 10 Inc$2,50041%
United States Association for UNHCR$2,50030%
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center$2,25040%
Save the Kid Fund Inc$2,25041%
Good Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington Inc$2,25020%
Always Home Inc$2,00020%
Cape Fear Community College Foundation Inc$2,00030%
Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity Inc$1,80030%
Northfield Mount Hermon School$1,50020%
NourishNC Inc$1,50030%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution$1,50020%
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Inc$1,00010%
Wilmington Kiwanis Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Smart Start of New Hanover County$1,00010%
The Trustees of Mount Holyoke College$1,00020%
River Legacy Foundation$1,00030%
Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry Inc$1,00020%
Phoenix Employment Services of Wilmingto Inc DBA StepUp Wilmington$1,00020%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$1,00010%
The Hill School of Wilmington Inc$50010%
The Green Chair Project$50020%
Eden Village of Wilmington$50010%
Carolinas District Kiwanis Foundation Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($107k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Loweth-Alvord Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $14,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGroton Scholarship Fund Inc: $7,000 over 6y, 4.9% of budgetHartwick College: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGroton Open Space Association Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetCommunity Counseling Center: $6,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetFood Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc: $5,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wilmington Symphony Orchestra Inc: $5,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetBrigade Boys & Girls Club Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Carolina Symphony Society Inc: $4,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Scientist Academy: $4,500 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetCape Fear Clinic Inc: $4,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSafe Futures Inc: $3,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFirst Fruit Ministries: $3,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetKids Making It Inc: $3,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMystic Garden Club: $3,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetCape Fear Literacy Council: $2,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWest End House Camp Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJune 10 Inc: $2,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDenison Pequotsepos Nature Center: $2,250 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSave the Kid Fund Inc: $2,250 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetGood Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington Inc: $2,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlways Home Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCape Fear Community College Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCape Fear Habitat for Humanity Inc: $1,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNorthfield Mount Hermon School: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNourishNC Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLawrence Memorial Hospital Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSmart Start of New Hanover County: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trustees of Mount Holyoke College: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRiver Legacy Foundation: $1,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPhoenix Employment Services of Wilmingto Inc DBA StepUp Wilmington: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Hill School of Wilmington Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Green Chair Project: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEden Village of Wilmington: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCarolinas District Kiwanis Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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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.

The Landfall Foundation IncNC38.7× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Landfall Foundation Inc · New Hanover Community Endowment Inc · North Carolina Community Foundation · United Way of the Cape Fear Area Inc · Cape Fear Memorial Foundation · Corning Incorporated Foundation · The Eshelman Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · The True North Foundation Co Amy Brown North · The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Myrtle and Rt Sinclair Jr Charitable Foundation 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.

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About Loweth-Alvord Foundation

How much does Loweth-Alvord Foundation give?
Loweth-Alvord Foundation reported 39 grants totaling $52,700 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 31 and 41 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Loweth-Alvord Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (23%), Education (18%), Human Services (7%).
Who are Loweth-Alvord Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: St Marks Episcopal Church ($21k), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($15k), Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($14k).
Does Loweth-Alvord Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Loweth-Alvord Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Loweth-Alvord Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Landfall Foundation Inc, New Hanover Community Endowment Inc, North Carolina Community Foundation.
Where is Loweth-Alvord Foundation based?
Loweth-Alvord Foundation is based in NC.

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 73 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.

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