Lowell Five Charitable Foundation Inc
Tewksbury, MA · EIN 81-5403578. Reported 121 grants totalling $649,065 to 76 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Lowell Five Charitable Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $4,275. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $7,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $27,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lowell Plan | Lowell, MA | $57,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell | Lowell, MA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Local City and Town Scholarships | Lowell, MA | $42,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Other Various Donations | Lowell, MA | $39,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Merrimack Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau | Lowell, MA | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Town of Dracut | Dracut, MA | $30,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Lowell Community Foundation | Lowell, MA | $27,875 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Teamwork | Lowell, MA | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Town of Wilmington | Wilmington, MA | $22,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua | Nashua, NH | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc | Lowell, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Andover Farmers Market | North Andover, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bank | Lowell, MA | $14,639 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chelmsford Parade Committee | Chelmsford, MA | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Town of Chelmsford | Chelmsford, MA | $10,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill | Haverhill, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Groton Elders | West Groton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Strongwater Farm | Tewksbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Groton | Groton, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership | Lowell, MA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Town of North Andover | North Andover, MA | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Lowell | Lowell, MA | $8,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Lowell, MA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Bankers Association Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harbor Care | Nashua, NH | $5,850 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Joseph Middlemiss Big Heart Foundation | Dracut, MA | $5,787 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Wish Project | Lawrence, MA | $5,573 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| House of Hope | Lowell, MA | $5,572 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New England First Responder Coalition | Nashua, NH | $5,386 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foster Kids of the Merrimack Valley | Methuen, MA | $5,381 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Age Span | Lawrence, MA | $5,301 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catie's Closet | Dracut, MA | $5,213 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alternative House | Lowell, MA | $5,162 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Liv for Liv | Westford, MA | $5,127 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Table of Plenty | Chelmsford, MA | $5,095 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Center for Hope and Healing | Lowell, MA | $5,094 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Billerica Boys and Girls Club | Billerica, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coalition for a Better Acre | Lowell, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North Andover Historical Society | North Andover, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Tyngsborough | Tyngsborough, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter | Nashua, NH | $4,803 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Plus Company | Tewksbury, MA | $4,532 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Pepperell | Pepperell, MA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Dyslexia Center Inc Boston North | Lowell, MA | $4,275 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell | Westford, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lamprey Health Care | Nashua, NH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southern New Hampshire Services Inc | Peterborough, NH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Jv Fletcher Library Foundation | Westford, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Littleton | Littleton, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Strongwater | Tewksbury, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Owl Diner Charities | Lowell, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Sun Santa Fund | Lowell, MA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Collegiate Charter School of Lowell | Lowell, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Middlesex Community College | Lowell, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Tewksbury | Tewksbury, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Billerica Community Farmers Market | Billerica, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Nashua | Nashua, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dracut Scholarship Foundation | Dracut, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity | Hollis, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Learn | Lowell, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tewksbury Memorial High School | Tewksbury, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Plus Company | Nashua, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Billerica | Billerica, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tyngsboro Scholarship Trust | Tewksbury, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lowell Alliance | Lowell, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nashoba Valley Technical High School | Westford, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nmrs Scholarship Foundation | Townsend, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pepperell Exchange Club | Pepperell, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shawsheen Valley Techical High School | Billerica, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westford Food Pantry | Westford, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boy Scout Troop 250 | Waltham, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Haverhill | Haverhill, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haverhill Council on Aging | Haverhill, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Immaculate Conception Parish | Lowell, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pepperell Plus Inc | Pepperell, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Dunstable | Dunstable, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
27 of 76 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 48%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 47 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | $167,249 | $4,585 |
| 2022 | 26 | $157,921 | $5,198 |
| 2023 | 25 | $148,525 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 46 | $175,370 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 92% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $4,275. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lowell Five Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 30 International Place, Tewksbury, MA, 01876. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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