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Private foundation (trust)EIN 453983093Est. 2012-05

THE LEWIS AND JOAN LOWENSTEIN FOUNDATION

HOUSTON, TX 77056

Total Assets

$8.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$270K

FY 2024

Grants Made

26

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$10K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$665K

Total Expenses

$490K

Qualifying Distributions

$392K

Distributable Amount

$425K

Min. Investment Return

$433K

Payout rate 92%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.92%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

26 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $11K to maximum $25K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $642K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

138 grants

AMERICAN ASSOCIATES BEN GURION UNIVERSITY
$85K
4 grants
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
$75K
4 grants
AMERICAN TECHNION SOCIETY
$75K
3 grants
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON HOUSTON
$71K
3 grants
JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA
$68K
3 grants
SEVEN ACRES JEWISH SENIOR CARE SERVICES
$63K
3 grants
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON
$63K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
$50K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

138 grants

<$10K
80
grants
$10–50K
58
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Texas
$1.5M
92% of total
District of Columbia
$93K
6% of total
Florida
$36K
2% of total
New York
$2K
0% of total

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