Funding search · EIN 043401997 · Lowell, MA

Greater Lowell Community Foundation

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

372
grants reported
$12.1M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$16,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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2 grants matching “geneal · $133,800

  • $52,500

    International Institute of New Engl · Boston, MA · 2023

    Geneal support

  • $81,300

    International Institute of New Engl · Boston, MA · 2022

    Geneal support

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Merrimack Repertory Theatre Inc (3 grants · $380,380
  • Community Teamwork Inc (Cti)3 grants · $321,924
  • Coalition for a Better Acre Inc (2 grants · $303,217
  • Merrimack Valley Food Bank1 grant · $277,348
  • Caties Closet2 grants · $275,267
  • Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership1 grant · $275,086
  • University of Massachusetts Lowell2 grants · $265,995
  • Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell3 grants · $253,584
  • Immaculate Conception Church3 grants · $253,404
  • Lowell Catholic High School3 grants · $226,189

Giving over time

$2.2M
2022
$3.3M
2023
$2.8M
2024
$3.9M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 372 grants.

  • $277,348

    Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2025

    Agriculture, Fishing, & Forestry - K31 Food Banks, Pantries

  • $275,086

    Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership · Lowell, MA · 2025

    HUMAN SERVICES - L00 Housing General

  • $229,842

    Immaculate Conception Church · Lowell, MA · 2023

    Religion

  • $228,767

    Caties Closet · Dracut, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $212,900

    Umass Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2025

    EDUCATION - B00 General

  • $190,159

    University of Massachusetts Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $188,749

    Girls Incorporated of Greater Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2025

    Human Services - O20 Youth Centers and Clubs

  • $182,116

    New England Quilt Museum · Lowell, MA · 2025

    ARTS & CULTURE - A00 General

  • $178,000

    Umass Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2024

    For the concert

  • $171,940

    Merrimack Repertory Theatre Inc (Mrt) · Lowell, MA · 2025

    ARTS & CULTURE - A00 General

  • $161,978

    Merrimack Repertory Theatre Inc ( · Lowell, MA · 2024

    To support student m

  • $152,383

    Coalition for a Better Acre Inc ( · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support, diy

  • $150,834

    Coalition for a Better Acre Inc ( · Lowell, MA · 2022

    General support, diy

  • $150,000

    Lowell Waterways Vitality Initiativ · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $146,214

    Hidden Battles Foundation · Dracut, MA · 2025

    Public Affairs - W30 Veteran's Affairs

  • $124,400

    Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2023

    Youth centers

  • $121,007

    Utecinc · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $114,927

    Merrimack Repertory Theatre Inc ( · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $114,560

    Community Teamwork Inc (Cti) · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $110,892

    Community Teamwork Inc (Cti) · Lowell, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $103,475

    Merrimack Repertory Theatre Inc ( · Lowell, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Lowell Cemetery · Lowell, MA · 2025

    ENVIRONMENT - C00 General

  • $97,483

    Catie'S Closet · Dracut, MA · 2024

    Catie's closet meeti

  • $96,472

    Community Teamwork Inc (Cti) · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Cdbg

  • $95,371

    Lowell Art Association · Lowell, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $95,000

    Lowell Community Health Center · Lowell, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $92,750

    Lowell Transitional Living Center · Lowell, MA · 2024

    To support our annua

  • $92,341

    Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2025

    Human Services - O20 Youth Centers and Clubs

  • $91,679

    Coalition for a Better Acre · Lowell, MA · 2025

    Human Services - P85 Homeless Services

  • $89,684

    Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Cdbg

  • $87,102

    Dwelling House of Hope · Lowell, MA · 2024

    For a new freezer

  • $85,420

    Lowell Community Health Center (Lch · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $84,157

    International Institute of New Engl · Boston, MA · 2024

    Support and stabilit

  • $83,500

    Dwelling House of Hope · Lowell, MA · 2025

    Agriculture, Fishing, & Forestry - K10 Food Security

  • $81,785

    Lowell Art Association Inc Dba Whistler House Museum of Art · Lowell, MA · 2025

    ARTS & CULTURE - A00 General

  • $81,704

    University of Massachusetts Foundat · Lowell, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $81,300

    International Institute of New Engl · Boston, MA · 2022

    Geneal support

  • $80,846

    Lowell Catholic High School · Lowell, MA · 2024

    To assist cross coun

  • $78,282

    Lowell Catholic High School · Lowell, MA · 2025

    EDUCATION - B00 General

  • $76,353

    Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Cdbg

  • $75,836

    University of Massachusetts Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2024

    To benefit he mary j

  • $75,000

    Town of Dracut · Dracut, MA · 2025

    ARTS & CULTURE - A00 General

  • $75,000

    Lowell Youth Leadership Program in · Lowell, MA · 2023

    Human services

  • $73,841

    Lowell Catholic High School · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $73,106

    Open Table · Concord, MA · 2024

    Cdbg

  • $71,502

    Lowell Catholic High School · Lowell, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $71,000

    Gaining Ground · Concord, MA · 2024

    Cdbg may 2024

  • $69,195

    New England Quilt Museum · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $68,644

    Maine Community Foundation · Ellsworth, ME · 2022

    General support

  • $68,225

    Girls Inc of Greater Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $67,880

    New England Quilt Museum · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $66,893

    New England Quilt Museum · Lowell, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $65,788

    United Way of Ma Bay & Merrimack Va · Beverly, MA · 2024

    Receive earnings for

  • $64,878

    University of Massachusetts Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2025

    EDUCATION - B00 General

  • $64,279

    Lowell Art Association · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $58,921

    Coalition for a Better Acre · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Cdbg

  • $58,187

    Lowell Art Association · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $57,500

    Alternative House · Lowell, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $57,453

    Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2025

    Human Services - P84 Immigrant Services

  • $56,751

    Utec · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $56,400

    Community Teamwork Inc (Cti) · Lowell, MA · 2025

    Human Services - P85 Homeless Services

  • $55,000

    Ywca of Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Cdbg may 2024

  • $55,000

    The Center for Hope and Healing in · Lowell, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $53,300

    Lowell Festival Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2025

    ARTS & CULTURE - A00 General

  • $53,230

    Utec · Lowell, MA · 2025

    Human Services - O23 Youth Services

  • $52,500

    International Institute of New Engl · Boston, MA · 2023

    Geneal support

  • $52,229

    Arts & Business Council of Gr Bost · Boston, MA · 2023

    General expenditure

  • $51,142

    D'Youville Life & Wellness Community Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2025

    Human Services - P81 Elderly Services

  • $50,796

    Life Connection Center · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,500

    Catie'S Closet · Dracut, MA · 2025

    Human services - p00 general

  • $50,000

    Troubled Water · Dracut, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    American Legion Post 247 · Lowell, MA · 2022

    Human services

  • $50,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Greater Biller · Billerica, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $49,615

    Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust · Lowell, MA · 2024

    2023 distribution

  • $49,130

    Open Table · Concord, MA · 2025

    Agriculture, Fishing, & Forestry - K31 Food Banks, Pantries

  • $48,844

    Free Soil Arts Collective · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $47,068

    Mill City Grows · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $46,500

    Caties Closet · Dracut, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $45,624

    Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2022

    General support

  • $45,500

    Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $45,000

    Dwelling House of Hope · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $43,038

    Mill City Grows · Lowell, MA · 2025

    Agriculture, fishing, & forestry - k00 general

  • $42,500

    Lowell Community Health Center · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $41,056

    Recreational Adult Resource Associa · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $40,297

    D'Youville Life & Wellness · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $40,265

    Lowell Festival Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2023

    Art & culture

  • $40,000

    Saint Anthony Parish · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $39,500

    Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $39,000

    Gaining Ground · Concord, MA · 2025

    Agriculture, fishing, & forestry - k00 general

  • $38,442

    Merrimack Valley Housing Partnershi · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Expanding affordable

  • $37,643

    Lowell Transitional Living Center · Lowell, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $37,500

    Lowell Waterways Vitality Initiativ · Lowell, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $37,000

    Open Pantry of Greater Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2025

    Agriculture, Fishing, & Forestry - K31 Food Banks, Pantries

  • $36,300

    Merrimack Valley Housing Partnershi · Lowell, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $35,500

    Lowell Festival Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2024

    For boardinghouse pa

  • $35,000

    Dream Diner Foundation · Tyngsboro, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $34,500

    Lowell Plan · Lowell, MA · 2023

    Homless services

  • $34,204

    Life Connection Center · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Cdbg

  • $33,000

    Cambodian Mutual Assistance · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Community collaborat

  • $32,500

    Danny'S Place Youth Services · Acton, MA · 2025

    ARTS & CULTURE - A00 General

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.