Lowenbraun Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 45-6655433

Lowenbraun Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $385K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $133K. Net investment income was $118K.

Lowenbraun Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Lowenbraun Family Foundation gave $133K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $133K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$132,710
-1.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-83.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$132,710
+491.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$132,710
Total assets
$385,389
+35.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Lowenbraun Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 12 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

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

Cities

BrooklynLakewoodNew YorkPhiladelphiaSpring Valley

How Lowenbraun Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 6073% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 722% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M15 grants2019 1 grant2020 4 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 6 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $865K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $133K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Various Misc Charities Brooklyn, NYCharitable$132,710
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$385,389$235,957$134,216$132,7101$133,207$117,877$18,450
2024$283,648$133,833$135,058$134,7006$134,700$101,908$13,839
2023$284,872$5$100——$100$5$13,962
2022$284,967—$2,150$2,1501$2,150—$13,962
2021$287,117$76,352$85,419$85,2504—$1$13,962
2020$296,184$102$18,190$16,0501——$14,392
2019$314,272$15,806$876,424$865,25015—$6,404$38,544

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lowenbraun Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lowenbraun Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chaim Lowenbraun

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miriam Lowenbraun

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Lowenbraun Family Foundation

How much does Lowenbraun Family Foundation give each year?

Lowenbraun Family Foundation gave $133K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $135K across 6 grants.

How large is Lowenbraun Family Foundation?

Lowenbraun Family Foundation reported $385K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $133K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Lowenbraun Family Foundation operate?

Lowenbraun Family Foundation has awarded grants in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.

What is Lowenbraun Family Foundation's EIN?

Lowenbraun Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-6655433. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 2, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 10, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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