Funding search · EIN 351906672 · Indianapolis, IN

Bowen Family Foundation

Name: Bowen Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

53
grants reported: $1.5M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarships

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Ivy Tech Community College Foundation3 grants · $533,100
Indiana University Foundation4 grants · $390,750
Purdue University4 grants · $327,000
Marion University4 grants · $118,500
University of Indianapolis4 grants · $31,500
Ivy Tech Community College1 grant · $17,000
Goodwill Industries Foundation2 grants · $15,000
First Baptist Church2 grants · $12,500
My Farm Camps Experience1 grant · $5,100
Head Strong1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$427,600

2022

$330,250

2023

$280,750

2024

$471,500

2025

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

$260,750
Ivy Tech Community College Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Scholarships
$159,750
Indiana University Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Scholarships
$136,600
Ivy Tech Community College Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Scholarships
$135,750
Ivy Tech Community College Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Scholarships
$112,500
Indiana University Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Scholarships
$90,000
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2022
Scholarships
$84,000
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2024
Scholarships
$78,000
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2023
Scholarships
$75,000
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2025
Scholarships
$72,750
Indiana University Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Scholarships
$55,500
Marion University · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Scholarships
$45,750
Indiana University Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Scholarships
$27,000
Marion University · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Program support
$18,000
Marion University · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Scholarships
$18,000
Marion University · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Scholarships
$17,000
Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Program support
$10,000
Goodwill Industries Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Program support
$10,000
First Baptist Church · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Program support
$9,000
University of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Scholarships
$9,000
University of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Scholarships
$9,000
University of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Program support
$5,100
My Farm Camps Experience · Pineville, NC · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Goodwill Industries Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Head Strong · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Program support
$4,500
University of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Scholarships
$3,000
People Helping People Network · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Program support
$3,000
Indiana Sate University · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
Program support
$2,500
Caroline Symmes Children'S Cancer Endowment · Carmel, IN · 2023
Program support
$2,500
First Baptist Church · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Program support
$2,500
Friends of Riley · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Program support
$2,500
Outreach of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Program support
$2,500
Pacers Basketball Corp Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Program support
$2,500
The Head Strong Project · New York, NY · 2023
Program support
$2,500
The Lawnmower Project · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Program support
$2,500
The Tatum Parker Project · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Program support
$2,500
Young Life · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Program support
$2,500
Builders Bridge · Monroe, NC · 2022
Program support
$2,500
Crisis Assistance Ministry · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Program support
$2,500
Matthews Free Medical Clinic · Matthews, NC · 2022
Program support
$2,500
Skiduck Skiing for Disabled and Underprivileged Children and Older · Reno, NV · 2022
Program support
$2,450
Give An Hour · Clarksburg, MD · 2023
Program support
$2,450
Ywca Knoxville & the Tennessee Valley · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Program support
$2,000
Children'S Cancer Partner of the Carolinas · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
Program support
$1,500
Ciee · Portland, ME · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
Children'S Cancer Partner of the Carolinas · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
Program support
$1,500
Young Life · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Program support
$1,250
Gleaners Food Bank · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Program support
$1,250
Gleaners Food Bank · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Program support
$1,250
Sagamore Institute · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Program support
$1,000
International Community Foundation · National City, CA · 2022
Program support
$500
Partners in Animal Care · Greenville, SC · 2023
Program support
$500
Partners in Animal Care · Greenville, SC · 2022
Program 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.