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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 76-0260739

Bowers Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $145,460 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.

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $145,460

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,377,789

  • Tax year 2023

    $180,280

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,445,568

  • Tax year 2022

    $181,550

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,514,768

  • Tax year 2021

    $251,100

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,623,863

  • Tax year 2020

    $279,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,755,105

  • Tax year 2019

    $223,700

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,017,411

  • Tax year 2018

    $126,300

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,183,401

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. First Baptist Church of La GrangeLagrange, TX

    Donation

    $50,000
  2. Rice UniversityHouston, TX

    Donation

    $25,900
  3. Houston Methodist Hospital FoundationHouston, TX

    Donation

    $25,000
  4. Memorial Hermann FoundationHouston, TX

    Donations

    $15,000
  5. Casa El Buen SamaritanoMissouri City, TX

    Donation

    $10,000
  6. Agape DevelopmentHouston, TX

    Donation

    $9,700
  7. Texas Business Hall of FameHouston, TX

    Donation

    $6,000
  8. Bravo VailVail, CO

    Donation

    $2,360
  9. A Ronald McDonald House CampaignHouston, TX

    Donation

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $40,00061% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $25,90039% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas8 grants $143,100
  2. Colorado1 grant $2,360

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Carin M BarthPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • HR BowersVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Todd F BarthVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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