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Lowe - Skilling Foundation

Accepts applications Austin, Texas · EIN 760560164

Lowe - Skilling Foundation is a private foundation in Austin, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $14,092 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $17,100 the year before.

56% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$17,1007$512,306
2024$14,0929$521,241

How to apply

ContactSusan Lowe
1200 Barton Creek Drive 25, Austin, TX 78735
Phone or email(713) 385-3472
What to submitLetter of request
DeadlinesOctober 31

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lowe - Skilling Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas3$7,550
North Carolina4$4,000
Ohio1$2,500
Virginia1$42

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Texas Performing Arts
Austin, TX
General support$5,000
Friends of Austin Animal Center
Austin, TX
General support$2,500
Highland County Humane Society
Hillsboro, OH
General support$2,500
Highland Performing Arts Center
Highlands, NC
General support$1,000
The Bascom Corporation
Highlands, NC
General support$1,000
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc
Asheville, NC
General support$1,000
The Literacy & Learning Center
Highlands, NC
General support$1,000
Texas DPS Troopers Foundation
Austin, TX
General support$50
Marine Corps Association Foundation
Quantico, VA
General support$42

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lowe - Skilling Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: October 31.

How much does Lowe - Skilling Foundation give?

$14,092 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Lowe - Skilling Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Susan Lowe (Pres, Sec, Treas).

What does Lowe - Skilling Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and animals.

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