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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-4063180

The Bower Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Hayfork, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $125,000 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
The Bower Charitable Foundation
PO Box 1510
Hayfork, CA 96041
(530) 628-5004
Form and materials
See Statement 3 for Part XIV, Line 2a
Deadlines
See Statement 3 for Part XIV, Line 2a
Restrictions
See Statement 3 for Part XIV, Line 2a

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $131,423

  • Tax year 2024

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $208,022

  • Tax year 2023

    $127,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $76,022

  • Tax year 2022

    $119,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $199,061

  • Tax year 2021

    $122,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $123,862

  • Tax year 2020

    $119,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $145,862

  • Tax year 2019

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $166,437

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. North Coast Environmental CenterArcata, CA

    To fund exempt function

    $32,500
  2. Klamath Forest AllianceArcata, CA

    To fund exempt function

    $30,000
  3. Individual

    To fund exempt function

    $30,000
  4. Alliance For Global JusticeTucson, AZ

    To fund exempt function

    $5,000
  5. Salmon River Restoration CouncilSawyers Bar, CA

    To fund exempt function

    $5,000
  6. Solar Cookers InternationalSacramento, CA

    To fund exempt function

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    To fund exempt function

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    To fund exempt function

    $5,000
  9. Individual

    To fund exempt function

    $5,000
  10. Shasta Environmental AllianceRedding, CA

    To fund exempt function

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment4 grants $42,50089% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $5,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $75,000
  2. Arizona1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Joseph BowerChairman Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jerry RohdeTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Larry GlassSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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