Private foundation · EIN 26-0379209 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Caroline M Lowndes Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 18 grants paid, $288K total, median $3,750.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
18
$288K
Median grant
$3,750
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.1M

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Frick CollectionNew York, NYCampaign for the Frick$100K
New York Historical SocietyNew York, NYCampaign for the Future of History$100K
Frick CollectionNew York, NYAnnual Fund$20K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundBoston, MACM Lowndes Fund$15K
Central Park Conservancy IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
New York Historical SocietyNew York, NYCharitable Event$10K
Painting Center IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
The Animal Medical CenterNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYThe Fund for The Met$5,000
The Philanthropy Roundtable IncWashington, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Fund for Park Avenue New York IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Fund for Park Avenue New York IncNew York, NYCharitable Event$1,000
National Society of Colonial Dames in the State ofNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Friends of Gunston HallMason Neck, VAGeneral & Unrestricted$500
Friends of Sulgrave ManorDallas, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$500
Huguenot Society of South CarolinaCharleston, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$500
National Society of the Colonial Dames of AmericaWashington, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$500
National Society of the Colonial Dames of AmericaCharleston, SCThe Powder Magazine$500

By state: New York 11 · Massachusetts 1 · District of Columbia 2 · South Carolina 2 · Virginia 1 · Texas 1

About this foundation

Caroline M Lowndes Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 2008. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Caroline M Lowndes Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Caroline M Lowndes Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $288K across 18 grants, a median of $3,750.

Where does Caroline M Lowndes Foundation Inc give?

New York (11 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants), District of Columbia (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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