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Lovell Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Cincinnati, Ohio · EIN 043555494

Lovell Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Cincinnati, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $135,922 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $30,375 and the largest $60,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $132,800 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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
2023$125,0004$2.7 million
2024$132,8008$2.7 million
2025$135,9224$2.8 million

How to apply

Lovell Charitable Foundation 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 Lovell Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts4$135,922

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Salt Pond Areas Bird Sanctuaries Inc
West Falmouth, MA
Support of daily operations$60,000
Falmouth Historical Society DBA Falmouth Museums on the Green
Falmouth, MA
Support of daily operations$35,750
Cape Cod Theatre Project
Falmouth, MA
Support of daily operations$25,000
Falmouth Education Foundation Inc
Falmouth, MA
Support of daily operations$15,172

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lovell Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Lovell Charitable Foundation give?

$135,922 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $30,375.

Who runs Lovell Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Fifth Third Bank NA (Co Trustee) and Barrie Murray (Co Trustee).

What does Lovell Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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