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William K Bowes Jr Foundation

$68.0M
in grants paid: 147
grants: 52
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

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

$5.8M
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Establish the william k. Bowes, jr. Biomedical investigator program, ucsf discovery fellows, cardiology council, osher center research support, the neural code of speech
$2.0M
J David Gladstone Institutes · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To be used at the discretion of the president deepak srivastava, general support
$1.0M
Episcopal Diocese of California · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Expanding horizons campaign
$1.0M
The Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Exploratorium gallery renewal
$850,000
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024
William k. Bowes, jr. Foundation: stanford bio-x bowes fellows, ute and bill bowes, jr. Library and the department of art and art history in the school of humanities and sciences
$500,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Uc berkeley fiat lux scholarships, bowes faculty fellows
$500,000
Harvard University · Boston, MA · 2024
For the grant seed program
$500,000
Kipp Bay Area Schools · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating support for kipp public schools northern california
$500,000
Episcopal Diocese of California · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Annual fund
$375,000
The University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
Alzheimer's research, emt stem cells research
$333,334
Canary Fund · Woodside, CA · 2024
To support new directions: techniques and technologies to detect cancer early and identify high risk individuals
$333,334
Teach for All · New York, NY · 2024
To support ensena por mexico and teach for all: developing collective leadership to ensure all children have the opportunity to fulfill their potential
$333,333
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
The garland initiative for vision
$250,000
Nssf · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Educator excellence
$250,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024
To advance tfas strategies nationally and in the bay to ensure equitable access to a quality education for all students.
$250,000
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support
$250,000
Outward Bound California · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating support
$250,000
Foodcorps · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating support
$200,000
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2024
Climate corps, oceans programs
$200,000
Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
The william k. Bowes, jr. Foundation fund for education and research
$200,000
Institute for Systems Biology · Seattle, WA · 2024
New faculty support
$200,000
Onegoal · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support bay area programs
$200,000
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Patient care, with an inclusive 10% administrative fee
$200,000
The Tech Interactive · San Jose, CA · 2024
Healthcare exhibit at the tech
$166,666
Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon - Walter Winchell Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Damon runyon clinical investigator continuation grant
$150,000
San Francisco Conservatory of Music · San Francisco, CA · 2024
President's fund
$125,000
Science Friday Initiative · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$125,000
Real Options for City Kids · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating support
$100,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Education stem programming
$100,000
Junior Achievement of Northern California · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024
Ja leader ship academy
$100,000
Als Therapy Development Foundation · Watertown, MA · 2024
To support the als capsule
$100,000
Peerforward · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$100,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Citywide education programming
$75,000
Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Renewal for aggregating and visualizing ehr and epro information
$50,000
Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
San Francisco Achievers · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Achievers and scholars program
$50,000
College Track · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Clearity Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
Ovarian cancer support
$35,000
Youth Tennis Advantage · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
Ten Strands · San Rafael, CA · 2024
General operating support
$22,500
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Equity schools partnership
$20,000
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Stanford university scholar
$17,000
United Anglers of Casa Grande · Petaluma, CA · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
San Francisco Boys Chorus · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Meals On Wheels of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
Aces for kids (general support)
$10,000
Monkey Tail Ranch · Hollister, CA · 2024
General operating support
$5,000
Bolinas Museum · Bolinas, CA · 2024
General operating support
$6.2M
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Establish the william k. Bowes, jr. Biomedical investigator program, ucsf osher center research support, the neural code of speech, cardiology council, ucsf discovery fellows
$3.9M
San Francisco Conservatory of Music · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Create the bowes center for performing arts, president's fund
$2.3M
The Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General operating support, to support the field trip program for schools that support economically disadvantaged students (title 1 schools)
$2.0M
J David Gladstone Institutes · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To be used at the discretion of the president deepak srivastava, general support
$1.0M
Episcopal Diocese of California · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Expanding horizons campaign
$850,000
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2023
William k. Bowes, jr. Foundation: stanford bio-x bowes fellows, ute and bill bowes, jr. Library and the department of art and art history in the school of humanities and sciences
$600,000
Foodcorps · Portland, OR · 2023
General support
$583,333
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Bowes faculty fellows, uc berkeley fiat lux scholarships
$500,000
The Episcopal Diocese of California · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Annual fund for grace cathedral
$500,000
Kipp Bay Area Schools · Oakland, CA · 2023
General operating support for kipp public schools northern california
$500,000
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
The garland initiative for vision
$500,000
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General operating support
$500,000
Harvard University · Boston, MA · 2023
For the grant seed program
$375,000
The University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
Alzheimer's research, emt stem cells research
$333,333
Teach for All · New York, NY · 2023
To support ensena por mexico and teach for all: developing collective leadership to ensure all children have the opportunity to fulfill their potential
$333,333
Canary Fund · Woodside, CA · 2023
To support new directions: techniques and technologies to detect cancer early and identify high risk individuals
$250,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
To advance tfas strategies nationally and in the bay to ensure equitable access to a quality education for all students.
$250,000
Outward Bound California · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General operating support
$250,000
Nssf · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Educator excellence
$200,000
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2023
Climate corps, oceans programs
$200,000
Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
The william k. Bowes, jr. Foundation fund for education and research
$200,000
Institute for Systems Biology · Seattle, WA · 2023
New faculty support
$200,000
Onegoal · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support bay area programs
$200,000
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Patient care, with an inclusive 10% administrative fee
$200,000
The Tech Interactive · San Jose, CA · 2023
Healthcare exhibit at the tech
$166,667
Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon - Walter Winchell Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Damon runyon clinical investigator continuation grant
$150,000
Junior Achievement of Northern California · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
Junior achievement leadership program, ja leadership academy
$125,000
Real Options for City Kids · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General operating support
$125,000
Science Friday Initiative · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
$100,000
Als Therapy Development Foundation · Watertown, MA · 2023
To support the als capsule
$100,000
Peerforward · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
$100,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To expand education enrichment
$100,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Education stem programming
$75,000
Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Renewal for aggregating and visualizing ehr and epro information
$50,000
San Francisco Achievers · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Ten Strands · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
College Track · Oakland, CA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Clearity Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
For ovarian cancer support
$35,000
Youth Tennis Advantage · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General operating support
$22,500
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Equity schools partnership
$20,000
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Stanford university scholar
$17,000
United Anglers of Casa Grande · Petaluma, CA · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
San Francisco Boys Chorus · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Meals On Wheels of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Monkey Tail Ranch · Hollister, CA · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Aces for kids (general support)
$5,000
Bolinas Museum · Bolinas, CA · 2023
General operating support
$6.2M
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Establish the william k. Bowes, jr. Biomedical investigator program; ucsf osher center research support; the neural code of speech; ucsf discovery fellows; cardiology council
$3.9M
San Francisco Conservatory of Music · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Create the bowes center for performing arts; president's fund
$2.0M
The Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating support; to support 2022 party at the piers
$2.0M
J David Gladstone Institutes · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To be used at the discretion of the president deepak srivastava; general support

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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.