Lowell Institute
Private foundation · Boston, MA · EIN 04-2105771 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Lowell Institute
45grants reported
$75Kmedian award
$31Klower quartile
$6,000smallest grant
$6.7Mtotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in MA. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 961019
Boston, MA 02196-1019
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 26 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wgbh | Boston, MA | $998,356 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $656,908 |
| Wgbh | Boston, MA | $569,322 |
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | $452,304 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $451,017 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $404,245 |
| Museum of Science | Boston, MA | $301,415 |
| Museum of Science | Boston, MA | $300,000 |
| Museum of Science | Boston, MA | $299,325 |
| Wgbh | Boston, MA | $249,818 |
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | $200,000 |
| Worldboston Inc | Boston, MA | $105,417 |
| Harvard University Extension School | Cambridge, MA | $100,542 |
| Harvard University Extension School | Cambridge, MA | $100,494 |
| Harvard University Extension School | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 |
| Worldboston Inc | Boston, MA | $92,300 |
| John F Kennedy Library Foundation | Boston, MA | $90,000 |
| John F Kennedy Library Foundation | Boston, MA | $90,000 |
| John F Kennedy Library Foundation | Boston, MA | $90,000 |
| Worldboston Inc | Boston, MA | $89,000 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $75,000 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $75,000 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $75,000 |
| Revolutionary Spaces Inc | Boston, MA | $71,626 |
| Cambridge Forum | Cambridge, MA | $60,000 |
| Cambridge Forum | Cambridge, MA | $60,000 |
| Cambridge Forum | Cambridge, MA | $60,000 |
| Revolutionary Spaces Inc | Boston, MA | $58,000 |
| Boston Public Library Fund | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Boston Public Library Fund | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Boston Public Library Fund | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | $40,000 |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | $40,000 |
| Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University | Boston, MA | $32,666 |
| Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University | Boston, MA | $31,000 |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | $30,000 |
| Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University | Boston, MA | $29,460 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | $13,500 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | $13,000 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | $13,000 |
| Paul Revere Memorial Association | Boston, MA | $11,000 |
| Charles River Museum | Waltham, MA | $10,000 |
| Charles River Museum | Waltham, MA | $10,000 |
| Paul Revere Memorial Association | Boston, MA | $9,000 |
| Paul Revere Memorial Association | Boston, MA | $6,000 |
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