The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan
The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan is a private foundation based in Fairfax, Virginia. It makes grants to charitable organizations qualifying under section 501(c)(3); its 2025 filing says awards should promote education or benefit children.
The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan at a glance
In short: The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan gave $390K across 34 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Virginia. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $390,000
- +12.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 34
- +9.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,471
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $7,422,418
- +3.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (6 of 34, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Virginia (56% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan
- How to Apply
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The filing lists a written request and names Paul M Gurman as the contact. Awards should be used to promote education or benefit children.
- Contact
Application contact: Paul M Gurman
Mailing address: PO Box 545, Fairfax, VA 22038
Phone: (703) 591-7200
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Gonzaga College High School ($50K). Together the top 10 received $185K.
Grant Size Distribution
154 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 149 grants of 154 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Virginia recipients received 56% of grant dollars and District of Columbia recipients received 21%. Alabama received 6%, North Carolina 5%, and New York 5%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 34 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 34 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $12K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 79% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+16%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 116% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $300K (2019) to $395K (2023). In 2025 it made 34 grants totaling $390K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga College High School Washington, DC | Youth Educational Programs | $50,000 |
| Safe Spot Fairfax, VA | Child Safety Programs | $30,000 |
| St Jude's Children's Research Hospital Arlington, VA | At-Risk Children Medical Program | $20,000 |
| Doorways for Women and Families Arlington, VA | To Promote Safe and Stable Housing | $15,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative Montgomery, AL | To Provide Legal Services | $15,000 |
| Flip Flop Friends Leesburg, VA | Provide Clothing and Supplies to Those in Need | $15,000 |
| Food for Others Fairfax, VA | To provide food to children from low or no income families | $10,000 |
| Falls Church-McLean Children's Center Falls Church, VA | It provides high-quality, full-time, year-round early childhood education and care for children aged 25, primarily serving low-income, working families with a focus on "whole child" development, nutrition, and kindergarten readiness | $10,000 |
| Equal Plates Project Asheville, NC | Addresses food insecurity and supports local farmers by purchasing ingredients to create scratch-made meals for community members facing food access barriers | $10,000 |
| The Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | To dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people | $10,000 |
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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 | $7,422,418 | $594,782 | $522,534 | $390,000 | 34 | $416,129 | $515,045 | $358,862 |
| 2024 | $7,182,179 | $942,178 | $463,817 | $347,500 | 31 | $362,411 | $862,806 | $348,457 |
| 2023 | $6,863,891 | $352,550 | $502,795 | $395,000 | 32 | $411,427 | $276,912 | $331,129 |
| 2022 | $6,545,380 | $404,951 | $438,134 | $335,000 | 29 | $356,453 | $333,918 | $341,307 |
| 2021 | $7,745,370 | $35,105 | $416,280 | $314,500 | 28 | $314,500 | — | $372,645 |
| 2020 | $6,754,195 | $365,712 | $394,414 | $302,000 | 27 | — | $266,195 | $309,698 |
| 2019 | $6,490,258 | $223,365 | $395,229 | $300,000 | 25 | — | $125,682 | $314,923 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan reported a distributable amount of $359K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing describes its direct charitable activity as making grants to qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations. Its stated award restriction is that funds should promote education or benefit children.
The 2025 grants include support for education, children’s services, food assistance, housing, and legal services. The grantees describe their own work in varied terms: for example, Kenya Education Fund says it provides disadvantaged students in Kenya and their schools with educational resources, while Food for Others says it provides free groceries to people experiencing food insecurity in Northern Virginia. Doorways describes its work as trauma-informed shelter, housing, and support for people and families experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, and homelessness.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 34 grants totaling $390,000. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000. Among the largest reported grants were $50,000 to Gonzaga College High School for youth educational programs, $30,000 to Safe Spot for child safety programs, and $20,000 to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital for an at-risk children medical program. Other grants included $15,000 to Doorways for Women and Families to promote safe and stable housing and $15,000 to Equal Justice Initiative to provide legal services.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists John G Jackson as president and Paul M Gurman as treasurer, with the latter’s title shown as “TREASURER/SECRE” on the filing.
The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan is led by John G. Jackson, President on every filing since 2019; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John G. Jackson
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$10K (2020) → $10K (2025)
Paul M. Gurman
Treasurer & Secretary
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
$25K (2019) → $15K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $15K, to Paul M Gurman (Treasurer/Secre). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan
How much does The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan give each year?
The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan gave $390K across 34 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $348K across 31 grants.
What is The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan's typical grant size?
The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,471, across 34 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan that year got $9K on average.
Where does The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan give grants?
The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan gives mostly in Virginia: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (21%) and Alabama (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (6 grants), Falls Church, VA (4 grants), Fairfax, VA (3 grants) and Arlington, VA (3 grants).
Does The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan give general operating support?
Occasionally: 3% of The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 34) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan's largest grantees?
The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan's largest 2025 grantees include Gonzaga College High School ($50,000), Safe Spot ($30,000) and St Jude's Children's Research Hospital ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 26% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan?
The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan reported $7.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $416K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $359K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan fund?
The foundation’s filing describes its direct charitable activity as making grants to qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations. Its stated award restriction is that funds should promote education or benefit children. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan?
The filing lists a written request and names Paul M Gurman as the contact. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan's EIN?
The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2266520. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 30, 2022)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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