The Lowenstein Family Supporting Foundation is a concentrated, family-directed donor focused primarily on Jewish communal life in the Kansas City region and nearby institutions. Its giving centers on core community anchors (federation, JCC, Jewish Family Services), campus Jewish life, and youth/camp scholarship support, with occasional grants to elder care and basic needs nonprofits. The foundation also uses its charitable vehicle to make transfers into donor-advised funds and supports capital, program, and unrestricted operating needs rather than narrowly restricted projects.
Lowenstein Family Supporting Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by Kansas City Jewish communal institutions, led by repeated support for the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, including annual campaign funding of $70,000 in 2024 and $70,000 in 2025. That pattern sits alongside program and capital support for the Jewish Community Center and Jewish Family Services, showing a consistent interest in the organizations that carry day-to-day Jewish life in the region. The foundation also backs campus Jewish life and youth access. At the University of Kansas Hillel Foundation, it has funded program support, an unrestricted donation, and a restricted grant for a senior Jewish educator. Its grants to Jewish Family Services include family life education, counseling services for KU students, and campaign support, indicating a mix of direct services and educational programming. Beyond Kansas City, the foundation has supported camp scholarships through the Union for Reform Judaism and Jewish Community Center - St Louis, and has funded memory care scholarships at Village Shalom. Its overall portfolio points to a family-directed funder focused on Jewish infrastructure, student engagement, summer access, and senior support.
Jewish communal infrastructure is the clearest throughline. The foundation gave $81,800 to Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City for program support in 2023, then followed with $70,000 annual-campaign grants in 2024 and 2025. It also funds social services and family programming. Jewish Family Services received $48,000 for program support in 2023, plus later grants for Jewish family life education, counseling services for KU students, and family life education. Campus Jewish life is another recurring priority. The University of Kansas Hillel Foundation received $38,700 for program support in 2023, $20,000 for a senior Jewish educator, and additional unrestricted donations in 2024 and 2025. Youth and camp access show up in grants to the Union for Reform Judaism for Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute and Goldman Union Camp Institute scholarships, as well as to Jewish Community Center - St Louis for Camp Sabra scholarships.
Typical grant size is centered in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $27,600. The foundation gives in both recurring and one-off patterns: several organizations appear across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, Jewish Family Services, University of Kansas Hillel Foundation, and the Union for Reform Judaism. It operates as a public charity rather than a private family foundation, and the recent grants include program support, unrestricted donations, restricted purpose grants, campaign gifts, and transfers between funds.
$743K
$5.1M
$2.1M
$329K
Most grants fall between $10K and $28K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$28K
About 76% of grants go to recipients in KS.
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Concentrated, repeat giving to a small set of core Jewish institutions with multiple multi-year or recurring gifts; mix of moderate-sized unrestricted and program/capital gifts, plus transfers into donor-advised funds. Grants skew regional (Overland Park/Kansas City area) and prioritize sustaining community organizations over one-off national initiatives.
Notable grantees: Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, Jewish Family Services (JFS), University of Kansas Hillel Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation, Union for Reform Judaism
Grantmaking is heavily Kansas-focused: 76% of grants went to recipients in Kansas, and the top state by grant count is KS. Most named Kansas recipients are in Overland Park, including Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family Services, Jewish Community Foundation, and Village Shalom. Lawrence appears through University of Kansas Hillel Foundation. Outside Kansas, the foundation gave to organizations in New York, New York, and St. Louis, Missouri; all recent grants were to U.S. recipients.
The foundation’s recent grants center on Jewish communal infrastructure, social services, campus Jewish life, youth camp access, and senior memory-care support. Named recipients include Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, Jewish Family Services, University of Kansas Hillel Foundation, Jewish Community Center, and Village Shalom.
Yes. University of Kansas Hillel Foundation received $38,700 for program support in 2023, $20,000 for a senior Jewish educator in 2024, and additional unrestricted donations of $10,000 in 2024 and $28,900 in 2025.
The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $27,600 at the 75th percentile. Many grants cluster around $15,000, with larger awards going to core Jewish institutions in Kansas City.
Kansas is the top state by grant count, and 76% of grants went to recipients in Kansas. Recent Kansas recipients are concentrated in Overland Park, with additional grants going to Lawrence.
Yes. The recent grants include $7,500 donations to the Union for Reform Judaism for Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute camp scholarships in 2024 and 2025, $7,500 donations for Goldman Union Camp Institute camp scholarships in 2024, and $7,500 grants to Jewish Community Center - St Louis for Camp Sabra scholarships in 2024 and 2025.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $70,000 | 2025 | DONATION TO ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $32,439 | 2025 | REQUESTED TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS |
| UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HILLEL FOUNDATION | LAWRENCE, KS | $28,900 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION. |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $15,000 | 2025 | DONATION TO CHESED FUND |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS) | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $15,000 | 2025 | DONATION TO FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION. |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS) | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $15,000 | 2025 | DONATION TO COUNSELING SERVICES - KU. |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS) | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $15,000 | 2025 | DONATION TO FRIEND'S CAMPAIGN. |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION TO PJ LIBRARY. |
| UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | DONATION TO OLIN SANG RUBY UNION INSTITUTE FOR CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS. |
| UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | DONATION TO GOLDMAN UNION CAMP INSTITUTE FOR CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS. |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $7,500 | 2025 | DONATION TO CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAMP SABRA. |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $80,000 | 2024 | TRANSFER FROM LOWENSTEIN SF TO LOWENSTEIN BROTHERS DAF |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $70,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO GENERAL CAMPAIGN. |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $20,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, NON-CAPITAL USE, NON-ENDOWMENT USE. |
| UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HILLEL FOUNDATION | LAWRENCE, KS | $20,000 | 2024 | RESTRICTED DONATION TO SENIOR JEWISH EDUCATOR. |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS) | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $15,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO FRIENDS CAMPAIGN. |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS) | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $15,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO COUNSELING SERVICES FOR JEWISH KU STUDENTS. |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS) | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $15,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO JEWISH FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, RAISING KC & HERE FOR YOU CAMPAIGN. |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $10,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO PJ LIBRARY. |
| VILLAGE SHALOM INC | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $10,000 | 2024 | FINANCIAL AID SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE MEMORY CARE UNIT. |
| UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HILLEL FOUNDATION | LAWRENCE, KS | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION. |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $10,000 | 2024 | TRANSFER TO JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR B'NAI TZEDEK |
| UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | DONATION TO GOLDMAN UNION CAMP INSTITUTE FOR CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS. |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $7,500 | 2024 | DONATION TO CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAMP SABRA. |
| UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | DONATION TO OLIN SANG RUBY UNION INSTITUTE FOR CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS. |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $81,800 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS) | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $48,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HILLEL FOUNDATION | LAWRENCE, KS | $38,700 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $27,600 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VILLAGE SHALOM INC | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $10,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HAPPYBOTTOMS | KANSAS CITY, MO | $5,500 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
$70,000DONATION TO ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$32,439REQUESTED TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HILLEL FOUNDATION
$28,900UNRESTRICTED DONATION.
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
$15,000DONATION TO CHESED FUND
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS)
$15,000DONATION TO FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS)
$15,000DONATION TO COUNSELING SERVICES - KU.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS)
$15,000DONATION TO FRIEND'S CAMPAIGN.
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
$10,000DONATION TO PJ LIBRARY.
UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
$7,500DONATION TO OLIN SANG RUBY UNION INSTITUTE FOR CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS.
UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
$7,500DONATION TO GOLDMAN UNION CAMP INSTITUTE FOR CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - ST LOUIS
$7,500DONATION TO CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAMP SABRA.
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$80,000TRANSFER FROM LOWENSTEIN SF TO LOWENSTEIN BROTHERS DAF
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
$70,000DONATION TO GENERAL CAMPAIGN.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$20,000DONATION TO CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, NON-CAPITAL USE, NON-ENDOWMENT USE.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HILLEL FOUNDATION
$20,000RESTRICTED DONATION TO SENIOR JEWISH EDUCATOR.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS)
$15,000DONATION TO FRIENDS CAMPAIGN.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS)
$15,000DONATION TO COUNSELING SERVICES FOR JEWISH KU STUDENTS.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS)
$15,000DONATION TO JEWISH FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, RAISING KC & HERE FOR YOU CAMPAIGN.
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
$10,000DONATION TO PJ LIBRARY.
VILLAGE SHALOM INC
$10,000FINANCIAL AID SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE MEMORY CARE UNIT.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HILLEL FOUNDATION
$10,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION.
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$10,000TRANSFER TO JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR B'NAI TZEDEK
UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
$7,500DONATION TO GOLDMAN UNION CAMP INSTITUTE FOR CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - ST LOUIS
$7,500DONATION TO CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAMP SABRA.
UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
$7,500DONATION TO OLIN SANG RUBY UNION INSTITUTE FOR CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS.
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
$81,800PROGRAM SUPPORT
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS)
$48,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HILLEL FOUNDATION
$38,700PROGRAM SUPPORT
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$27,600PROGRAM SUPPORT
VILLAGE SHALOM INC
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
HAPPYBOTTOMS
$5,500PROGRAM SUPPORT