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Private foundation (trust)EIN 136090295Est. 1950-06

THE COWLES CHARITABLE TRUST

STATEN ISLAND, NY 10305

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$25.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

262

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$45K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.2M

Total Expenses

$1.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.5M

Distributable Amount

$1.2M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

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

262 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $4K to maximum $45K, 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $1.4M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

GRASP
$87K
5 grants
FRACTURED ATLAS - BRIDGE INITIATIVE
$75K
3 grants
WOMEN'S STUDIO WORKSHOP
$40K
3 grants
WASSAIC PROJECT
$36K
3 grants
LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL
$35K
3 grants
GRANT FOUNDATION
$33K
3 grants
VANGUARD SCHOOL
$33K
2 grants
ART EFFECT OF THE HUDSON VALLEY INC
$30K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
477
grants
$10–50K
23
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

25 states

New York
$1.4M
53% of total
Florida
$628K
23% of total
Massachusetts
$103K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$78K
3% of total
New Jersey
$70K
3% of total
Texas
$55K
2% of total
Connecticut
$46K
2% of total
Iowa
$41K
2% of total
Maryland
$34K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$33K
1% of total

+15 more states

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