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Form 990-PFTax year 2017EIN 94-3380924

Bowman Family Foundation

A private foundation in Woodside, CA. Its return for tax year 2017 lists 16 grants and $349,461 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2017 (period ending May 31, 2018), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2017 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2017

    $349,461

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $269,429

Grants paid in 2017

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Woodside-Portola Valley FP FoundationWoodside, CA

    General budget

    $88,163
  2. Woodside School FoundationWoodside, CA

    General budget

    $53,290
  3. San Francisco SymphonySan Francisco, CA

    General budget

    $46,500
  4. League to Save Lake TahoeS Lake Tahoe, CA

    General budget

    $25,000
  5. Open Hands IncTempe, AZ

    General budget

    $25,000
  6. Redwood City 330 Squad Club IncRedwood City, CA

    General budget

    $25,000
  7. San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSan Francisco, CA

    General budget

    $20,000
  8. St Bebe's Episcopal ChurchMenlo Park, CA

    General budget

    $15,200
  9. Childfamily Research&training InstituteMenlo Park, CA

    General budget

    $15,000
  10. Warriors Community FoundationOakland, CA

    General budget

    $15,000
  11. Wender Weis Foundation for ChildrenPalo Alto, CA

    General budget

    $10,000
  12. Stanford University - Under One UmbrellaStanford, CA

    General budget

    $5,000
  13. The Henry County Community FoundationNew Castle, IN

    General budget

    $2,500
  14. Conservation Ambassadors - WowsPaso Robles, CA

    General budget

    $1,500
  15. Petersen Automotive MuseumLos Angeles, CA

    General budget

    $1,308
  16. Safe and SoundSan Francisco, CA

    General budget

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $67,80839% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $53,29031% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $25,00014% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $25,00014% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California14 grants $321,961
  2. Arizona1 grant $25,000
  3. Indiana1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Lawrence BowmanCEO/PRESIDENT & SECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0
  • Stacy CloutierSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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