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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 35-1968871

Don Cowden Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Bloomington, IN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $111,341 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

    $111,341

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $27,551,225

  • Tax year 2024

    $93,090

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $28,058,076

  • Tax year 2023

    $57,612

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $28,597,931

  • Tax year 2022

    $9,600

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $673,789

  • Tax year 2021

    $18,400

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $533,999

  • Tax year 2020

    $542,266

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $502,613

  • Tax year 2019

    $11,450

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $452,857

  • Tax year 2018

    $11,425

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $419,130

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

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

  1. Hoosier Hills Food BankBloomington, IN

    general operations

    $24,000
  2. Pantry 279Bloomington, IN

    rent reduction

    $24,000
  3. Individual

    rent reduction

    $16,000
  4. Boys Girls Club of EllettsvilleEllettsville, IN

    donation

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    general operations

    $5,000
  6. Edgewood Intermediate SchoolBloomington, IN

    donation

    $5,000
  7. Fairview Elementary SchoolBloomington, IN

    donation

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    donation

    $5,000
  9. The Vet Tech InstituteIndianapolis, IN

    donation

    $4,000
  10. Individual

    donation

    $2,650
  11. Individual

    donation

    $2,500
  12. Indiana UniversityBloomington, IN

    donation

    $1,800
  13. Individual

    [individual] gifts/food

    $1,792
  14. Individual

    donation

    $1,569
  15. Edgewood High SchoolEllettsville, IN

    wrestling team

    $700
  16. Individual

    event

    $659
  17. Individual

    donation

    $600
  18. Individual

    donation

    $571
  19. Bloomington South High SchoolBloomington, IN

    donut club

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $48,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana9 grants $75,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Craig CowdenPresident Hours 40Pay $100,572
  • Ryan Craig CowdenDirector Hours 40Pay $26,019
  • Tom OrmanFoundation Mgr. Hours 40Pay $100,572
  • Cody CowdenDirector Hours 2Pay $1,200

The return

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