Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund
Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund is a private foundation, based in Orleans, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $55K. Net investment income was $45K.
Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund at a glance
In short: Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund gave $55K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $55K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $55,000
- -19.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $55,000
- -19.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $55,000
- Total assets
- $1,734,083
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 74% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2025) to $80K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $55K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached-Students in Orleansma Orleans, MA | Scholarships | $55,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,734,083 | $115,170 | $84,917 | $55,000 | 1 | $64,679 | $45,137 | $87,540 |
| 2024 | $1,703,830 | $40,984 | $107,775 | $68,000 | 1 | $82,204 | $27,453 | $82,755 |
| 2023 | $1,770,621 | $9,298 | $119,430 | $80,000 | 1 | $93,630 | $40,418 | $83,467 |
| 2022 | $1,880,753 | $124,560 | $107,319 | $68,000 | 1 | $81,243 | $98,484 | $98,284 |
| 2021 | $1,863,512 | $94,610 | $111,584 | $71,000 | 1 | — | $68,614 | $97,009 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund reported a distributable amount of $88K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund is led by Richard J. Barber Jr., Trustee on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard J. Barber Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
$12K (2021) → $7K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7K, to Richard J Barber Jr (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund
How much does Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund give each year?
Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund gave $55K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $68K across 1 grant.
How large is Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund?
Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $65K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $88K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund operate?
Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund's EIN?
Mary Friese Lowe Memorial Educational Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3040569. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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