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William G McGowan Charitable Fund

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$30.6M
in grants paid
900
grants
338
recipients
2021–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

  • $500,000

    King'S College · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $250,000

    The Luzeme Fund · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $250,000

    Foodlink · Rochester, NY · 2024

    General operations

  • $150,000

    Commission On Economic Opportunity · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $150,000

    Allied Services Foundation · Clarks Summit, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $150,000

    Warren Village · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $140,000

    Bishop Miege High School · Shawnee Mission, KS · 2024

    General operations

  • $130,000

    Literacy Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operations

  • $130,000

    Rockhurst High School · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operations

  • $125,000

    Bishop Ward High School · Kansas City, KS · 2024

    General operations

  • $125,000

    Vibrant Health (Turner House Clinic Inc) · Kansas City, KS · 2024

    General operations

  • $125,000

    King'S College · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $125,000

    Volunteers in Medicine · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $100,000

    Colorado Homeless Families Inc Dba Beyondhome · Arvada, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $100,000

    Cristo Rey Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operations

  • $100,000

    Pawsperity · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operations

  • $100,000

    Icstars · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $100,000

    Crosspurpose · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $100,000

    Allone Charities · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $100,000

    Growing Futures Early Education Center · Overland Park, KS · 2024

    General operations

  • $100,000

    Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas · Overland Park, KS · 2024

    General operations

  • $90,000

    Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach · Rochester, NY · 2024

    General operations

  • $88,300

    Columbia University Columbia Business School · New York City, NY · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $86,550

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $83,830

    University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $83,610

    Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $80,620

    Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business · Hanover, NH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $78,362

    Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $78,362

    University of Michigan Ross School of Business · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $77,925

    Duke University Fuqua School of Business · Durham, NC · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $75,014

    University of Virginia Darden School of Business · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $75,000

    Notre Dame De Sion · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operations

  • $70,000

    Safehome · Overland Park, KS · 2024

    General operations

  • $67,184

    Georgetown University McDonough School of Business · Washington, DC · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $60,000

    Saint Joseph'S Center · Scranton, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $60,000

    Nativitymiguel School of Scranton · Scranton, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $60,000

    Greater Wyoming Valley Area Ymca · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $60,000

    The Scranton Area Community Foundation · Scranton, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $60,000

    Wyoming Valley Children'S Assoication · Forty Fort, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $60,000

    Tecbridge Llc · Scranton, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $60,000

    United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania · Scranton, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $60,000

    Jewish Family Services · Overland Park, KS · 2024

    General operations

  • $60,000

    Marywood University · Scranton, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $57,000

    Salvadori Center · New York, NY · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Volunteers of America Colorado Branch · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Urban Peak Denver · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Sos Outreach · Avon, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Jeffco Action Center Inc Dba the Action Center · Lakewood, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Greater Rochester Summer Learning Association · Rochester, NY · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Diocese of Scranton · Scranton, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Leadership Northeast · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business & Industry · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Jewish Family Service of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Edceptional · Rochester, NY · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    The Wright Center Medical Group Dba the Wright Center for Community Health · Scranton, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Great Jobs Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    McGlynn Center · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation · Fairport, NY · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Reach Out and Read Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Dimitri-House · Rochester, NY · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Family Tree · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Pharmacy of Grace · Kansas City, KS · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association Dba Wvia · Pittston, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Young Women On the Move · Kansas City, KS · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Nurture Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    The Center of Teen Empowerment · Rochester, NY · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes · Geneva, NY · 2024

    General operations

  • $44,397

    Bridge of Hope Greater Denver · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $40,000

    Wyatt Academy · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $40,000

    Seton Center · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operations

  • $40,000

    Learning Club of Kck · Kansas City, KS · 2024

    General operations

  • $40,000

    The Delores Project · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $37,836

    St Paul Catholic School · Olathe, KS · 2024

    General operations

  • $35,000

    Hillcrest Ministries of Midamerica Inc Dba Hillcrest Transitional Housing · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operations

  • $35,000

    Cur of Ars Catholic School · Leawood, KS · 2024

    General operations

  • $35,000

    Newhouse · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operations

  • $30,000

    House of Mercy · Rochester, NY · 2024

    General operations

  • $30,000

    Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $30,000

    Resurrection Catholic School · Kansas City, KS · 2024

    General operations

  • $30,000

    Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Society for Human Resource Management · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Ignatian Lay Volunteer Corps · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Coffee Inclusive · Pittston, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $25,000

    House of Hope Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2024

    General operations

  • $25,000

    The Margaret Home · Fairport, NY · 2024

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Hdc Midatlantic · Lancaster, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $25,000

    United Charities Inc of Hazleton · West Hazleton, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Thinkbig Pediatric Cancer Fund · Bloomsburg, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Rose Brooks Center · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Greater Scranton Ymca · Dunmore, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Lackawanna College · Scranton, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Independent Sector · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Colorado Youth for a Change · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $20,000

    Eagle Valley Community Foundation · Vail, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $20,000

    Serving Seniors · Scranton, PA · 2024

    General operations

  • $20,000

    Vail Veterans Program · Vail, CO · 2024

    General operations

  • $20,000

    Finger Lakes Community Health · Penn Yan, NY · 2024

    General operations

  • $20,000

    Missionary Servants Most Holy Trinity · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    General operations

  • $18,000

    Atlanta Speech School · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General operations

  • $15,000

    Providence Network · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operations

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.