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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-3668271

The Bowers Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $20,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $317,325

  • Tax year 2023

    $377,826

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $245,388

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $476,979

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $367,215

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $378,292

  • Tax year 2019

    $33,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $301,915

  • Tax year 2018

    $17,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $293,693

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Unite to LightGoleta, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  2. Grazia FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  3. University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  4. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay IncTampa, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $5,00056% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $4,00044% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $10,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $5,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $4,000
  4. Florida1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Ariel BowersDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • John BowersPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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