Funding search · EIN 383121370 · Grand Rapids, MI
The William B Bowie Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 43
- grants reported
- $101,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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3 grants matching “unrestircted” · $9,000
- $3,000
Wmcat · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Unrestircted charitable gift
- $3,000
Wmcat · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Unrestircted charitable gift
- $3,000
Wmcat · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Unrestircted charitable gift
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Kids Food Basket3 grants · $15,000
- Opportunity Grand Ed3 grants · $15,000
- Wmcat3 grants · $9,000
- Peace House3 grants · $7,500
- People'S Health Clinic3 grants · $7,500
- Summit Land Conservancy3 grants · $7,500
- Mel Trotter Ministires3 grants · $7,500
- Christian Center Food Bank3 grants · $7,000
- Humane Society of West Michigan3 grants · $6,000
- Camp Blodgett2 grants · $4,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 43 reported grants, largest first.
- $5,000
Kids Food Basket · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $5,000
Opportunity Grand Ed · Wilmette, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $5,000
Kids Food Basket · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $5,000
Opportunity Grand Ed · Wilmette, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $5,000
Kids Food Basket · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $5,000
Opportunity Grand Ed · Wilmette, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $3,000
Christian Center Food Bank · Park City, UT · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $3,000
Wmcat · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Unrestircted charitable gift
- $3,000
Christian Center Food Bank · Park City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $3,000
Wmcat · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Unrestircted charitable gift
- $3,000
Wmcat · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Unrestircted charitable gift
- $2,500
Mel Trotter Ministires · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,500
Peace House · Park City, UT · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,500
People'S Health Clinic · Park City, UT · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,500
Summit Land Conservancy · Park City, UT · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,500
Mel Trotter Ministires · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,500
Peace House · Park City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,500
People'S Health Clinic · Park City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,500
Summit Land Conservancy · Park City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,500
Mel Trotter Ministires · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,500
Peace House · Park City, UT · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,500
People'S Health Clinic · Park City, UT · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,500
Summit Land Conservancy · Park City, UT · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,000
Camp Blodgett · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,000
Humane Society of West Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,000
Camp Blodgett · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,000
Humane Society of West Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $2,000
Humane Society of West Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,500
Lucky Project · Park City, UT · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,500
Meals On Wheels · Orem, UT · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,000
Gilda'S Club · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,000
Park City Foundation - Womans Fund · Park City, UT · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,000
Park City Museum · Park City, UT · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,000
Utah Open Lands Conservation Assoc · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,000
Gilda'S Club · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,000
Park City Foundation - Womans Fund · Park City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,000
Park City Museum · Park City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,000
Utah Open Lands Conservation Assoc · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,000
Christian Center Food Bank · Park City, UT · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,000
Gilda'S Club · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,000
Park City Foundation - Womans Fund · Park City, UT · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,000
Park City Museum · Park City, UT · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
- $1,000
Utah Open Lands Conservation Assoc · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
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