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Private foundation (trust)EIN 770229243Est. 1989-10

JAMES S BOWER FOUNDATION

SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$89.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$3.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

60

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$53K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$400K

Typical

Deadlines

See website for cycle submission

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.7M

Total Expenses

$4.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.0M

Distributable Amount

$4.5M

Min. Investment Return

$4.3M

Undistributed Income

$144K

Payout rate 89%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.89%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

60 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $28K to maximum $400K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $3.9M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

227 grants

COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC
$1.2M
4 grants
CARPINTERIA CHILDREN'S PROJECT
$1.1M
4 grants
HOSPICE OF SANTA BARBARA INC
$978K
4 grants
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUN
$819K
4 grants
CHILD ABUSE LISTENING MEDIATION INC
$815K
4 grants
SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$677K
4 grants
UC SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION
$605K
3 grants
UNITED WAY OF SB COUNTY INC
$400K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

227 grants

<$10K
47
grants
$10–50K
120
grants
$50–250K
48
grants
$250K–1M
12
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

California
$12.7M
93% of total
District of Columbia
$560K
4% of total
Washington
$125K
1% of total
Colorado
$120K
1% of total
Wisconsin
$50K
0% of total
Indiana
$50K
0% of total
Maryland
$35K
0% of total
Missouri
$25K
0% of total
Louisiana
$10K
0% of total

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