Lowden Charitable Trust Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Lowden, IA EIN: 42-1389853

To benefit the general public of Lowden and surrounding community

Lowden Charitable Trust Inc at a glance

In short: Lowden Charitable Trust Inc gave $65K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $65K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$65,347
+41.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$65,347
+41.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$65,347
Total assets
$460,634
+16.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Lowden Charitable Trust Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

330 Golf & Country Club: $65K330 Golf & Country Club$65K

The largest 2025 recipient was 330 Golf & Country Club ($65K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Lowden

How Lowden Charitable Trust Inc gives

  • Giving grew 142% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2021) to $65K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $65K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
330 Golf & Country Club Lowden, IAImprovements$65,347
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$460,634$80,841$66,347$65,3471$48,716
2024$397,075$1,370$50,335$46,0551$1,370
2023$370,582$3,362$19,636$16,6361$1,772
2022$349,369$57,532$30,377$27,0001$55,943
2021$369,801$8,063$15,000$15,0001$7,624
2020$307,215$11,661$34,000$30,0001$10,067

About Lowden Charitable Trust Inc

Based on IRS filings

Lowden Charitable Trust Inc is a public charity, based in Lowden, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $461K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $65K. Net investment income was $49K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lowden Charitable Trust Inc is led by Leroy Luepker, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Leroy Luepker

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barry Hoffmeier

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Schneider

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Judith A. Norton (2020–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Lowden Charitable Trust Inc

How much does Lowden Charitable Trust Inc give each year?

Lowden Charitable Trust Inc gave $65K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $46K across 1 grant.

How large is Lowden Charitable Trust Inc?

Lowden Charitable Trust Inc reported $461K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $81K.

Where does Lowden Charitable Trust Inc operate?

Lowden Charitable Trust Inc has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Lowden Charitable Trust Inc's EIN?

Lowden Charitable Trust Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1389853. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 19, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)

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