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Private foundation (trust)EIN 943148482Est. 1992-01

WILLIAM K BOWES JR FOUNDATION

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109

Total Assets

$236.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$18.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

48

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$375K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$5.8M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$15.5M

Total Expenses

$11.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$18.4M

Distributable Amount

$11.8M

Min. Investment Return

$12.0M

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

48 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $183K to maximum $5.8M, 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 $48.6M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

226 grants

UCSF FOUNDATION
$26.9M
4 grants
SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
$14.0M
4 grants
J DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES
$8M
4 grants
THE EXPLORATORIUM
$7.8M
4 grants
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
$4.7M
4 grants
EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CALIFORNIA
$4.5M
5 grants
UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION
$3.4M
4 grants
KIPP BAY AREA SCHOOLS
$3M
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

226 grants

<$10K
17
grants
$10–50K
46
grants
$50–250K
82
grants
$250K–1M
63
grants
$1–5M
13
grants
$5M+
5
grants

Geographic Focus

11 states

California
$96.4M
83% of total
New York
$8.6M
7% of total
Massachusetts
$3.0M
3% of total
Oregon
$2.0M
2% of total
Texas
$1.8M
2% of total
Illinois
$1.6M
1% of total
Washington
$1.1M
1% of total
District of Columbia
$1M
1% of total
New Jersey
$500K
0% of total
Connecticut
$400K
0% of total

+1 more states

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