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The Michael & Carol Lowenstein Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2.8M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
16
Grants FY2024
13
Organizations funded FY2023
23%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$100,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$940,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 23
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$74M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 23% of the organizations The Michael & Carol Lowenstein Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $114k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthArts & CultureEducationRecreation & SportsInternationalCivil RightsOther
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
FY2024still arriving15$1.8M40%
FY202313$664k23%
FY202215$583k27%
FY202111$681k45%
FY202020$1.9M35%
FY201923$1.7M43%
FY201821$688k38%
FY201720$1.3Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Philanthropy$7.9MHealth$4.3MArts & Culture$1.1MEducation$832kInternational$713kYouth Development$707kReligion$607kFood & Nutrition$150kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
WA
IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
RI
CA
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 52 grantees
All grantees of The Michael & Carol Lowenstein Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center$3,202,50040%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$1,420,00060%
Moving Traditions$700,00074%
The Israel Project$525,00036%
Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust$503,93323%
Larchmont Temple Inc$432,7214n/a
White Plains Hospital Medical Center$400,00010%
The Broad Institute Inc$400,00040%
Facing History & Ourselves Inc$317,20060%
Brothers for Life$104,25011%
Feeding Westchester Inc$100,00010%
Weill Medical College of Cornell Univers$100,0001n/a
Braingain Israel Inc$100,000112%
Westchester Jewish Community Services Inc$87,80060%
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc$75,00020%
Candlelighters of New York City Inc$70,00053%
Birthright Israel Foundation$63,00030%
The Afya Foundation of America Inc$50,00011%
Jacob Burns Film Center Inc$39,80040%
American Jewish Committee$37,50030%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$25,00010%
Temple Shaaray Tefila of Westchester$23,6351n/a
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation$22,50040%
Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc$20,00020%
Selfhelp Community Services Inc$13,80040%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$12,50030%
New York Shakespeare Festival$12,00030%
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence$10,00010%
Coney Island Prep Builders Inc$10,00011%
Northwestern University$10,00010%
Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School$10,00010%
The Actors' Fund of America$9,50050%
Signal 30 Troopers Benefit Fund Inc$7,00070%
Whitney Museum of American Art$5,00010%
The Jed Foundation$5,00010%
United States Soccer Federation$5,00010%
Selfhelp Community Services Foundation Inc$4,30020%
Temple Shaaray Tefila Aka Congregation Shaaray Tefila$3,0601n/a
The Summer Camp Inc$3,00030%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$2,75020%
Ramapo for Children Inc$2,50010%
Yonkers Partners in Education Inc$2,5001n/a
New York City Police Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Inc$2,50010%
Join Israel Inc$1,00010%
Carlos Otis Stratton Mountain Clinic Inc$1,00010%
Northern Westchester Hospital Center Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Bedford Playhouse Inc$1,00010%
Friends of Arava the Institute Ltd$1,00010%
The University of Vermont Medical Center$1,00010%
Youth Renewal Fund$1,00010%
Armonk Independent Fire Company Inc$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($399k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Michael & Carol Lowenstein Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: $3,202,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $1,420,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMoving Traditions: $700,000 over 7y, 3.8% of budgetThe Israel Project: $525,000 over 3y, 6.1% of budgetMuseum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust: $503,933 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetWhite Plains Hospital Medical Center: $400,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Broad Institute Inc: $400,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFacing History & Ourselves Inc: $317,200 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetBrothers for Life: $104,250 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFeeding Westchester Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBraingain Israel Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetWestchester Jewish Community Services Inc: $87,800 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCandlelighters of New York City Inc: $70,000 over 5y, 3.1% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $63,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Afya Foundation of America Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetJacob Burns Film Center Inc: $39,800 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $37,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPediatric Cancer Research Foundation: $22,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetSunrise Day Camps Association Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSelfhelp Community Services Inc: $13,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Shakespeare Festival: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGiffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetConey Island Prep Builders Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetNorthwestern University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConey Island Preparatory Public Charter School: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Actors' Fund of America: $9,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSignal 30 Troopers Benefit Fund Inc: $7,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetWhitney Museum of American Art: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Jed Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Soccer Federation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSelfhelp Community Services Foundation Inc: $4,300 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Summer Camp Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $2,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRamapo for Children Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York City Police Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJoin Israel Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCarlos Otis Stratton Mountain Clinic Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNorthern Westchester Hospital Center Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBedford Playhouse Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Arava the Institute Ltd: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Vermont Medical Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYouth Renewal Fund: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 46.

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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.

Jewish Communal FundNY27.9× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The New York Community Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Glff Inc · Fjc · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · The Bessemer Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 The Michael & Carol Lowenstein Foundation Inc

How much does The Michael & Carol Lowenstein Foundation Inc give?
The Michael & Carol Lowenstein Foundation Inc reported 16 grants totaling $2,778,472 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 23 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Michael & Carol Lowenstein Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (48%), Health (26%), Arts & Culture (7%).
Who are The Michael & Carol Lowenstein Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center ($3.2M), United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc ($1.4M), Moving Traditions ($700k).
Does The Michael & Carol Lowenstein Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Michael & Carol Lowenstein Foundation Inc 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.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Michael & Carol Lowenstein Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, The New York Community Trust, National Philanthropic Trust.
Where is The Michael & Carol Lowenstein Foundation Inc based?
The Michael & Carol Lowenstein Foundation Inc is based in CT.

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 66 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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