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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 64-0540635

The Bower Foundation

A private foundation in Ridgeland, MS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 51 grants and $5.1 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $5,146,136

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $134,189,284

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,423,610

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $119,672,416

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,609,193

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $113,197,337

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,091,208

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $100,365,590

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,593,313

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $125,695,872

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,388,615

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $112,101,954

Grants paid in 2025

51 grants, largest first

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

  1. Center for Mississippi Health PolicRidgeland, MS

    Funding grant 2024-2026

    $902,195
  2. ConvergeRidgeland, MS

    Birth control educat & engagement

    $500,000
  3. University of MississippiUniversity, MS

    Enhance access to autism disorder ev

    $449,947
  4. Mississippi State University FoundaStarkville, MS

    Accel master of science-nursing

    $345,000
  5. University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS

    Accel bachelor of science in nursing

    $339,000
  6. Copiah-Lincoln Community College FNWesson, MS

    Modernizing healthcare training

    $315,880
  7. Individual

    MS student nurse mentorship

    $312,836
  8. Individual

    [individual] RELATED TO [individual] GRANTS

    $311,448
  9. Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, MS

    Muw nurse scholarships

    $250,000
  10. Phi Theta Kappa FoundationJackson, MS

    TRNSF schlrships nursing students-ds

    $232,000
  11. Individual

    Healthcare academy equip & apprentic

    $216,000
  12. University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS

    Usm pathways to BSW 2.0

    $139,243
  13. MS Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, MS

    New technical & healthcare workforce

    $101,000
  14. MS Public Health InstituteMadison, MS

    Suppt communications & develop dir

    $100,000
  15. Mississippi Department of EducationJackson, MS

    Move to learn 2025-2026

    $97,500
  16. Northwest MS Community College FNDSenatobia, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce 3.

    $58,800
  17. Phi Theta Kappa FoundationJackson, MS

    Membership for healthcare scholars

    $51,500
  18. Itawamba Community College FoundatiFulton, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce 3.

    $48,000
  19. Individual

    Academy website design & deployment

    $43,320
  20. Holmes Community College FoundationGoodman, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce 3.

    $40,000
  21. East MS Commun College FNDScooba, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce 3.

    $34,000
  22. Jones County Junior CollegeEllisville, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce 3.

    $28,800
  23. Individual

    Health coverage fellowship 2025

    $25,000
  24. Meridian Community College FoundatiMeridian, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce 3.

    $21,600
  25. Northeast MS Community College FNDBooneville, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce 3.

    $21,600
  26. Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA

    Sustaining baby friendly init-v 2

    $20,000
  27. Copiah Lincoln Community CollegeWesson, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce 3.

    $20,000
  28. Coahoma Community CollegeClarksdale, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce 3.

    $18,000
  29. Inspire Health IncRidgeland, MS

    Operating budget

    $15,567
  30. Pearl River Community College FNDPoplarville, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce 3.

    $12,000
  31. East Central MS Community CollegeDecatur, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce

    $11,000
  32. Jones County Junior CollegeEllisville, MS

    3d human anatomy technology

    $10,000
  33. East Central MS Community CollegeDecatur, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce 3.

    $10,000
  34. Hinds Community College FoundationRaymond, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce 3.

    $10,000
  35. MS State University FoundationStarkville, MS

    Nursing graduate student scholarship

    $6,000
  36. University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS

    Accel bachelor of science fellowship

    $6,000
  37. University of MS Medical CenterJackson, MS

    Culinary medicine teaching kitchen

    $5,000
  38. University of MS Medical CenterJackson, MS

    Elementary ed degree with HLTH endor

    $4,900
  39. University of MS Medical CenterJackson, MS

    BLDG strong future for nursing in MS

    $1,000
  40. Alcorn State UniversityLorman, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce

    $1,000
  41. Coahoma Community CollegeClarksdale, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce

    $1,000
  42. Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWesson, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce

    $1,000
  43. Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce

    $1,000
  44. East MS Commun College FNDScooba, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce

    $1,000
  45. Hinds Community College FoundationRaymond, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce

    $1,000
  46. Holmes Community College FNDGoodman, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce

    $1,000
  47. Itawamba Community College FNDFulton, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce

    $1,000
  48. Jones County Junior CollegeEllisville, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce

    $1,000
  49. Meridian Community College FNDMeridian, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce

    $1,000
  50. Northwest MS Community College FNDSenatobia, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce

    $1,000
  51. Pearl River Community College FoundPoplarville, MS

    Advancing MS healthcare workforce

    $1,000

Approved for future payment

3 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. University of MS Medical CenterJackson, MS

    Cancer center & research institute

    $10,000,000
  2. Center for Mississippi HeJackson, MS

    Funding grant 2024-2026

    $1,514,073
  3. Inspire Health IncRidgeland, MS

    Operating budget

    $125,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $520,00063% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $299,06737% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Mississippi45 grants $4,217,532
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Anne TravisCEO/BD PRESI Hours 25.23Pay $204,180
  • Ralph Didlake MDDIRECTOR Hours 1.5Pay $20,460
  • Walter Neely PHDDIRECTOR Hours 1.4Pay $19,240
  • William S PainterDIRECTOR Hours 1.4Pay $18,120
  • Cheryl Lee SykesDIRECTOR Hours 2.1Pay $24,820
  • Teresa LindseyCFO Hours 40Pay $145,049

The return

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