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CHICAGO, IL · 2025 filing

ORA T & DESSIE H LOWER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Accepts applications

ORA T & DESSIE H LOWER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP accepts grant applications.

Its most recent filing reports $44K given across 22 grants.

A typical grant is around $2K.

What they give

$44K
Total giving
22
Grants made
$2K
Typical grant
$2K
Largest grant

From their 2025 Form 990-PF. Foundations file annually, so these figures describe a year that has already closed.

What their grants run

The 22 grants itemized on their 2025 filing, by size. Half of them landed between $2K and $2K, which is the range to judge your own ask against.

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Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Itemized grants on the 2025 filing, bucketed by grant size.

Where the money went

Grants on the 2025 filing stayed close to home: Indiana ($40K) and Ohio ($4K). Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, and this one is the rule rather than the exception.

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