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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3444590

Gardner Cowles III Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Naples, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $34,750 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $34,750

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $444,334

  • Tax year 2024

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $469,772

  • Tax year 2023

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $495,453

  • Tax year 2022

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $545,430

  • Tax year 2021

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $530,663

  • Tax year 2020

    $41,750

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $514,088

  • Tax year 2019

    $42,200

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $533,628

  • Tax year 2018

    $49,850

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $588,240

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Public service

    $10,000
  2. Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME

    Educational

    $5,000
  3. The Ellen Hermanson FoundationSouthampton, NY

    Public service

    $3,000
  4. Individual

    Educational

    $3,000
  5. Bay Street TheaterSag Harbor, NY

    Public service

    $2,500
  6. Southampton Hosp FoundationSouthampton, NY

    Public service

    $2,500
  7. Naples Therapeutic Riding CenterNaples, FL

    Public service

    $2,250
  8. Heart of the HamptonsSouthampton, NY

    Public service

    $2,000
  9. Sag Harbor Comm Food PantrySag Harbor, NY

    Public service

    $2,000
  10. St Ann's Episcopal ChurchSayville, NY

    Public service

    $1,000
  11. Individual

    Public service

    $1,000
  12. The Bridgehampton MuseumBridgehampton, NY

    Public service

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $5,00044% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $4,00036% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $2,25020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $13,500
  2. Maine1 grant $5,000
  3. Florida1 grant $2,250

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Elizabeth CowlesPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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