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Private foundation (trust)EIN 453668271Est. 2013-10

The Bowers Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Total Assets

$369K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$20K

FY 2024

Grants Made

4

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$107K

Total Expenses

$35K

Qualifying Distributions

$31K

Distributable Amount

$17K

Min. Investment Return

$18K

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

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $10K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $378K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

30 grants

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$368K
1 grant
UNITE TO LIGHT
$20K
2 grants
GRAZIA FOUNDATION
$10K
2 grants
HOSPICE OF SANTA BARBARA INC
$7K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION
$4K
1 grant
TFTSP YOUTH GOLF COUNCIL ST PETERSBURG FLORIDA INC
$4K
4 grants
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF TAMPA BAY INC
$3K
3 grants
NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY INC
$3K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants

<$10K
29
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Massachusetts
$371K
86% of total
California
$31K
7% of total
Virginia
$13K
3% of total
Florida
$9K
2% of total
Minnesota
$4K
1% of total
Indiana
$3K
1% of total

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