Funding search · EIN 202077682 · Charleston, WV

Bowles Rice 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.

147
grants reported
$365,094
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Mountaineer Food Bank1 grant · $48,000
  • Legal Aid of West Virginia4 grants · $30,170
  • West Virginia University Foundation2 grants · $25,750
  • Wvma Educational Fund1 grant · $25,000
  • Marshall University Foundation1 grant · $15,000
  • Ronald McDonald House1 grant · $15,000
  • Parkersburg Ymca1 grant · $14,000
  • Food Helpers Dba Greater Washington County Food Bank2 grants · $13,000
  • Legal Aid of West Virginia1 grant · $10,000
  • Washington and Jefferson College2 grants · $6,000

Giving over time

$97,000
2022
$81,324
2023
$86,600
2024
$100,170
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 147 grants.

  • $48,000

    Mountaineer Food Bank · Gassaway, WV · 2025

    General program support

  • $25,000

    West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $25,000

    Wvma Educational Fund · Charleston, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $15,000

    Marshall University Foundation · Huntington, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $15,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General program support

  • $14,000

    Parkersburg Ymca · Parkersburg, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $12,000

    Food Helpers Dba Greater Washington County Food Bank · Brownsville, PA · 2025

    General program support

  • $10,170

    Legal Aid of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2025

    General program support

  • $10,000

    Legal Aid of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $10,000

    Legal Aid of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2022

    High quality legal services for the poor and vulnerable

  • $7,000

    Legal Aid of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $5,000

    The University of Charleston · Charleston, WV · 2025

    General program support

  • $5,000

    Washington and Jefferson College · Washington, PA · 2024

    General program support

  • $5,000

    Canonsburg Educational and Cultural Institute · Canonsburg, PA · 2023

    General program support

  • $5,000

    Education Alliance-Business and Community for Public Schools · Charleston, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $5,000

    Ywca of Charleston West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $5,000

    Charleston Area Ymca · Charleston, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $5,000

    Discover the Real West Virginia Foundation · Charleston, WV · 2022

    To diversify west virginia's economy and give existing industries the tools they need to be competitive in the global economy

  • $5,000

    The Education Alliance-Business and Community for Public Schools · Charleston, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $5,000

    Wvu Foundation for Wvu Festival of Ideas · Morgantown, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $4,500

    The Ymca of Parkersburg Heart of the Valley · Parkersburg, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $3,000

    Legal Aid of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $2,500

    The Mid-Ohio Valley Symphony Society · Vienna, WV · 2025

    General program support

  • $2,500

    Wvu at Parkersburg Foundation · Parkersburg, WV · 2025

    General program support

  • $2,500

    Animal Friends · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General program support

  • $2,500

    Parkersburg Area Community Foundation · Parkersburg, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $2,500

    Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Aid · Washington, PA · 2024

    General program support

  • $2,500

    Ignite a Better World Foundation · Wixom, MI · 2023

    General program support

  • $2,500

    Bluefield State University · Bluefield, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $2,500

    Ignite a Better World Foundation · Wixom, MI · 2022

    General program support

  • $2,500

    Wvu at Parkersburg Foundation · Parkersburg, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $2,000

    Ymca of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General program support

  • $1,574

    American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,500

    United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties · Morgantown, WV · 2025

    General program support

  • $1,500

    Discover the Real West Virginia Foundation · Charleston, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,500

    Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center · Morgantown, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,500

    Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center · Morgantown, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,500

    North Parkersburg Baptist Church · Parkersburg, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,500

    Parkersburg Art Center · Parkersburg, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,500

    United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties · Morgantown, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,500

    Voices for Children Foundation · Parkersburg, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,500

    Washington City Mission · Washington, PA · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,500

    Washington County Community Foundation · Eighty Fourt, PA · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,500

    Casa for Kids of Monongalia and Preston Counties · Morgantown, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Berkeley County Backpack Program · Martinsburg, WV · 2025

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Berkeley County Congregational Cooperative Action Project · Martinsburg, WV · 2025

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Boys and Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle · Martinsburg, WV · 2025

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Canonsburg Educational and Cultural Institute · Canonsburg, PA · 2025

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Casa of the Eastern Panhandle · Martinsburg, WV · 2025

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Food Helpers Dba Greater Washington County Food Bank · Brownsville, PA · 2025

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Friends of Happy Retreat · Charles Town, WV · 2025

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Kids of Kanawha · Charleston, WV · 2025

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Morgantown Community Resources · Morgantown, WV · 2025

    General program support

  • $1,000

    The Salvation Army · West Nyack, NY · 2025

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Washington and Jefferson College · Washington, PA · 2025

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Washington City Mission · Washington, PA · 2025

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Washington County Community Foundation · Eighty Four, PA · 2025

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Berkeley County Meals-On-Wheels · Martinsburg, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Children'S Museum of the Mov · Parkersburg, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Danny Humble Memorial · Waynesburg, PA · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania · Brownsville, PA · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Horses With Hearts · Martinsburg, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Hospice of the Panhandle · Kearneysville, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Monongalia County Arts Center Association · Morgantown, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Morgantown Community Resources · Morgantown, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Off the Floor Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Oil Gas and Industrial Historical Association · Parkersburg, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Stars That Shine Corp · Ranson, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,000

    United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties · Morgantown, WV · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Young Mens Christian Association · Frederick, MD · 2024

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Berkeley County Meals-On-Wheels · Martinsburg, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Buckskin Council Boy Scouts of America · East Charleston, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Discover the Real West Virginia Foundation · Charleston, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation · Martinsburg, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Feed Our Students · Canonsburg, PA · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Friends of Happy Retreat · Charles Town, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Hospice of the Panhandle · Kearneysville, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Jefferson County Community Ministries Incorporated · Charles Town, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Kyfc Keep Your Faith Corporation · Charleston, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Monongalia County Arts Center Association · Morgantown, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,000

    The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation · Charleston, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,000

    The Healing House · St Albans, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,000

    The Salvation Army of Morgantown West Virginia · Morgantown, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council · Charleston, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation · Charleston, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Jefferson County Community Ministries Incorporated · Charles Town, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Pacesetter Fund of the Boy Scouts Buckskin Council · Charleston, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $1,000

    Shepherd University Foundation · Shepherdstown, WV · 2022

    Last dollar fund

  • $1,000

    University Healthcare Foundation · Martinsburg, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $750

    West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2023

    General program support

  • $750

    Beyond Measure West Vi · Martinsburg, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $750

    Big Brothers Big Siste · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General program support

  • $750

    Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle · Martinsburg, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $750

    Casa of the Eastern Panhandle · Martinsburg, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $750

    Empty Bowls Monongalia · Westover, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $750

    Horses With Hearts · Martinsburg, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $750

    Hospice of the Panhandle · Kearneysville, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $750

    Mon Valley Alliance Foundation · Monongahela, PA · 2022

    General program support

  • $750

    Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center · Morgantown, WV · 2022

    General program support

  • $750

    Morgan County Homeless Coalition · Berkeley Springs, WV · 2022

    General program support

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