Mission

To foster community growth and development through funding, leadership, and collaboration to transform the lives of the individuals and organizations we serve.

We fulfill this through:

  • Grant-making to nonprofit organizations, high school scholarships, and special funding initiatives
  • Working in partnership with our donors and other funders to achieve high impact philanthropy
  • Serving as a convener and center of information where ideas are shared to leverage common agendas and resources in the future

A History of Charity and Trust

Since its inception in 1997, the Greater Lowell Community Foundation has maintained the clear mission to improve the quality of life for the people in the communities we serve by connecting caring donors with local nonprofit organizations that best serve the causes that matter most to them.

Through well-planned charitable gifts, grants, legacy donations and scholarships, we help private and corporate donors make a more lasting difference on the quality of life in our community.

For over 25 years, the people and businesses of Greater Lowell have trusted the Foundation to provide leadership, education and financial support through our vast donor network to effectively address social, educational, economic, environmental and cultural needs of our communities. Today, we are the leading charitable organization in the Greater Lowell/Merrimack Valley area providing these critical services to support our regional nonprofit organizations, community groups and area students through academic scholarships and charitable foundations.

Our network of private and corporate donors and other foundations trust us to manage their charitable giving with great care, diligence and responsibility. We accept their trust with a deep commitment to ensuring their generous gifts have a real and lasting impact on our community.

Let’s Have A Lasting Impact – Together

Because we work for the community, we know the nonprofit landscape, we understand the needs of the constituents we serve, and we address a wide range of initiatives from education, hunger, and the environment, to youth and family services, homelessness, healthcare and arts & culture, to name just a few. By promoting awareness of community needs, programs and resources, we’re in the best position to partner with donors to make philanthropic funds available, assist charities with fulfilling their needs, and most importantly, improve the quality of life in our community. Working together with community leaders and neighbors, we will strengthen the capacity of our community for genuine and lasting change.

“We encourage our employees to build meaningful connections in our local communities through volunteer service. Through this grant partnership with GLCF, where we actively learn about important local issues and back that knowledge with financial support and volunteer efforts, we bring our ‘lean but not mean’ culture to life.”

– Michael Szabados, chief operating officer, NETSCOUT