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The Lowell Institute: 13 grants to organizations, $2.3 million (tax year ended July 2025)
The Lowell Institute, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $2,270,141 in its tax year ended July 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on June 23, 2026. The largest was $998,356 to WGBH in Boston, MA for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 042105771
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $49,903,740
- Grants paid
- $2,270,141
- Tax year ended
- July 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended July 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed June 23, 2026, IRS object ID 202601749349100805. It reported $2,270,141 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WGBH | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $998,356 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Education | $404,245 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Science | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $301,415 | apps.irs.gov |
| Worldboston Inc | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $105,417 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard University Extension School | Cambridge, MA | General Purpose | $100,542 | apps.irs.gov | |
| John F Kennedy Library Foundation | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | General Purpose | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cambridge Forum | Cambridge, MA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Public Library Fund | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $32,666 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paul Revere Memorial Association | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended July 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202541569349100714. It reported $2,301,235 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Education | $656,908 | apps.irs.gov |
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Animal-related | $452,304 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Science | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $299,325 | apps.irs.gov |
| WGBH | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $249,818 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard University Extension School | Cambridge, MA | General Purpose | $100,494 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Worldboston Inc | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $92,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| John F Kennedy Library Foundation | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | General Purpose | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Revolutionary Spaces Inc | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $71,626 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cambridge Forum | Cambridge, MA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Public Library Fund | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $29,460 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paul Revere Memorial Association | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles River Museum | Waltham, MA | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,161,153 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $882,366 |
| Animal-related | $452,304 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $4,571,376 |
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- Who funds animal-related in Massachusetts
Updated June 23, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.