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The Lowe Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Lowe Foundation Inc

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.

$25k
Granted FY2026still arriving
1
Grants FY2026still arriving
1
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2026.

Education$146kArts & Culture$3kHealth$2kInternational$1kCivil Rights$1kFood & Nutrition$950Housing & Shelter$800Human Services$500Other$0
02FY2026 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$106k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ASU FOUNDATION$25,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $100) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES: $100 → 11%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

NY
MA
PA
CA
VA
MD
AZ
DC
AL
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.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$156k · 24 repeat orgs$625 to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +13% since the first grant, against -17% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2026, 23 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
7

Total granted

$156k
$625

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
-17%

Still filing today

63%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25’26
InternationalArts & CultureHealthEducationFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
    6× · 2021–2026 · $146k · revenue +94%
  • MA
    MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger
    4× · 2021–2024 · $400 · revenue +10%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $400 · revenue +20%

Funded once

  • AC
    AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC
    one grant, 2024 · $100 · revenue -81%
  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE INC
    one grant, 2024 · $100 · revenue -17%
  • BO
    BUREAU OF JEWISH EDUCATION OF GREATER PHOENIXgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $100 · revenue +39%
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
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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2
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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3
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
4
National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated

The national council of jewish women is a grassroots nonpartisan organization of volunteers and advocates who strive for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children and families.

Community Improvement
5
Jewelers of America Inc

Jewelers of america, the most trusted and influential voice of the jewelry industry, empowers and unites its members through expert guidance and advocacy, driving excellence, integrity, and success in an ever-changing marketplace.

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6
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Chartered by a unanimous act of congress, the museum is america's national institution for the documentation, study, interpretation, and education of holocaust history and serves as our country's memorial to the victims of the holocaust.…

Arts & Culture
7
American Israel Public Affairs Committee

To strengthen and expand the u.s.-israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of the united states and israel.

International
8
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
9
Repair the World

Repair the world mobilizes jews and their communities to take action to pursue a more just world, igniting a lifelong commitment to service. we believe service in support of social change is vital to a flourishing jewish community and an…

Community Improvement
10
Minneapolis Jewish Federation

Minneapolis jewish federation is a nonprofit organization that promotes a culture of philanthropy, leverages resources to meet local and global jewish needs, and facilitates community planning to ensure a thriving and secure future.

Philanthropy
11
The Jewish Publication Society

Our mission has always been to enhance jewish literacy through the publication of great books.

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12
Jewish War Veterans of the Usa National Memorial Inc

The mission of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA National Memorial, Inc., doing business as the National Museum of American Jewish Military History, is to preserve, interpret, and share the history of Jewish Americans who have served in…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Family and Children's Service Inc; the most unlike its peers is Rosies House a Music Academy for Children Inc. 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

20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 31 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
12/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY: $146,000 · EducationARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITYFRIENDS OF AZ PBS: $700 · OtherUS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM: $500 · OtherHILLEL: $400 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $400 · OtherMAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger: $400 · OtherDUET PARTNERS IN HEALTH & AGING INC: $400 · OtherMEMORIAL KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $400 · OtherANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $400 · OtherFPRAZ 895: $400 · OtherArizona Jewish Historical Society: $400 · OtherCASS: $400 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $300 · OtherSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $300 · Other+6 more: $525 · OtherHIAS INC: $550 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $400 · InternationalCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $400 · InternationalSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $400 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC: $400 · Arts & CultureWEITZMAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY: $300 · Arts & CultureARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $400 · HealthJBI INTERNATIONAL INC: $400 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $100 · HealthST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE: $550 · Food & NutritionRosies House A Music Academy for Children Inc: $400 · Housing & Shelter
Education$146,000Other$5,925International$1,350Arts & Culture$1,100Health$900Food & Nutrition$550Housing & Shelter$400

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY: $146,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHIAS INC: $550 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE: $550 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRosies House A Music Academy for Children Inc: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDUET PARTNERS IN HEALTH & AGING INC: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetArizona Jewish Historical Society: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJBI INTERNATIONAL INC: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWEITZMAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUREAU OF JEWISH EDUCATION OF GREATER PHOENIX: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIERRA CLUB: $25 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.

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.

Jewish Community Foun…Arizona Community Fou…Fidelity Investments …
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater PhoenixAZ13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 2 of 2Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix · Arizona Community Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 The Lowe Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Lowe Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 88%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
  • National Yiddish Book Center Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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.
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How do I get to The Lowe Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Lowe Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 31 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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