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Arthur J and Josephine W Lowell Charitable

Preselected recipients only Cincinnati, Ohio · EIN 366911813

Arthur J and Josephine W Lowell Charitable is a private foundation in Cincinnati, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $163,482 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $7,072 and the largest $56,579. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $150,731 the year before.

8% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$128,00013$2.5 million
2023$150,73112$3.0 million
2024$163,48213$3.2 million

How to apply

Arthur J and Josephine W Lowell Charitable says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Arthur J and Josephine W Lowell Charitable funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida7$100,515
Illinois1$14,145
Rhode Island1$14,145
Maryland1$12,035
Iowa1$12,034
District of Columbia1$7,072
North Carolina1$3,536

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Annual fund$56,579
Muscular Dystrophy Assoc
Providence, RI
Annual fund$14,145
Alzheimers Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc
Chicago, IL
Annual fund$14,145
American Heart Association Inc
St Petersburg, FL
Annual fund$12,112
American Cancer Society Inc
Hagerstown, MD
Annual fund$12,035
American Nat'l Red Cross
Boone, IA
Annual fund$12,034
United Negro College Fund
Washington, DC
Annual fund$7,072
The Salvation Army
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Annual fund$7,072
Archdiocese of Miami
Miami Shores, FL
Annual fund$7,072
Junior Achievement of South FL
Coconut Creek, FL
Annual fund$7,072
Covenant House of Florida Inc
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Annual fund$7,072
United States Power Squadrons
Raleigh, NC
Annual fund$3,536
United Way of Broward County
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Annual fund$3,536

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Arthur J and Josephine W Lowell Charitable accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Arthur J and Josephine W Lowell Charitable give?

$163,482 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $7,072.

Who runs Arthur J and Josephine W Lowell Charitable?

Its 2024 filing lists Fifth Third Bank N A (Co-Trustee), Janet Jo Faris (Co-Trustee) and David T Hughes (Co-Trustee).

What does Arthur J and Josephine W Lowell Charitable fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and human services.

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