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Filing year 2024

THE LEWIS AND JOAN LOWENSTEIN FOUNDATION

Houston, Texas·EIN 45-3983093·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$665k
Total assets
$8.6M
Total expenses
$490k
Reported officers
4

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 4 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Director
Unclassified
$30k
$31k
Director
Unclassified
$30k
$31k
Director
Unclassified
$19k
$20k
Director
Unclassified
$19k
$20k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE LEWIS AND JOAN LOWENSTEIN FOUNDATION equaled 6% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
6%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$270k

Itemized grants

26

Median grant

$11k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$25k
AMERICAN ASSOCIATES BEN GURION UNIVERSITYHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$20k
SEVEN ACRES JEWISH SENIOR CARE SERVICESHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$20k
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICEHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$15k
ST DOMINIC VILLAGEHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$15k
JEWISH FEDERATIONHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$15k
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$13k
CHRISTUS FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHCAREHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$13k
CRISTO REY JESUIT COLLEGEHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$13k
JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICAWASHINGTON, DCCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$13k
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAULST PETERSBURG, FLCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$13k
ADR SOUTHWESTLAREDO, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$13k
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$13k
ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTONHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$10k
EASTER SEALSBELLAIRE, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$8k
ST PIUS X HIGH SCHOOLHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$8k
CANCARE INCHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$5k
CASA DE ESPERANZA DE LOS NINOS INCHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$5k
COMMUNITY FAMILY CENTERSHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$5k
HOUSTON ACHIEVEMENT PLACEHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$5k
HOUSTON HILLELHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$5k
INCARNATE WORD ACADEMYHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$5k
NORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIESHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$5k
WORKFAITH CONNECTIONHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$5k
SPRING BRANCH COMM HEALTH CTRKATY, TXCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS$5k
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Held roughly steady
over 2 years

From $30k in 2022 to $30k in 2024.

$30k
2022
$30k
2023
$30k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 6% in real terms$33k to $31k

Estimated with Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

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What are THE LEWIS AND JOAN LOWENSTEIN FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE LEWIS AND JOAN LOWENSTEIN FOUNDATION reported $665k in total revenue and $490k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.