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Screen a listThe Lowell Festival Foundation
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$1.6Mrevenue
FY2025 · +23% in 3 yrs37staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−2.2%
Months of reserve4.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−1.1%
Middle half of peersMedianLowell Festival
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.7M spent
Programs$1.4M83%Management and general$187k11%Fundraising$92k5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$23k in FY2023, −$125k in FY2024 and −$36k in FY2025. Cash covers 4.4 months, above the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Funders stay
5 of the 8 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 3 of its 4 returns, 1% of revenue in FY2020. $1.3M is traced federal awards from Department of the Interior.
990 Part VIII · USAspending13funders
$58ka year, last 3 years
41%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Lowell General HospitalStopped after FY2020$47k$36k$31k$13k–Richard K & Nancy L Donahue Charitable FoundationOn and off$15k$20k$20k$20k$10kJeanne D'Arc Credit UnionOn and off$18k$19kDemoulas FoundationOn and off$5k$5k$15kJoseph P Donahue Charitable FoundationOn and off$3k$3k$3k$4k$4kAubert J Fay Charitable FundOn and off$4k$5kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$15k$15k$30k$40k3 other fundersUp to $8k a year each$8k$100$1k$741$2k$750$1k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped