Private foundation (trust)EIN 760260739Est. 1989-09

BOWERS FOUNDATION

HOUSTON, TX 772566048

Total Assets

$2.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$180K

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$13K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$146K

Total Expenses

$215K

Qualifying Distributions

$197K

Distributable Amount

$144K

Min. Investment Return

$146K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $50K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $280K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

61 grants

HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$328K
4 grants
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LA GRANGE
$250K
5 grants
COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL
$70K
2 grants
RICE UNIVERSITY
$57K
5 grants
WEST UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH
$55K
3 grants
MEMORIAL HERMANN FOUNDATION
$47K
2 grants
TRINITY CHURCH
$25K
3 grants
HOUSTON METHODIST
$25K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

61 grants

<$10K
42
grants
$10–50K
16
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Texas
$917K
90% of total
New York
$70K
7% of total
California
$11K
1% of total
Alabama
$10K
1% of total
Colorado
$6K
1% of total
North Carolina
$5K
0% of total

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