Funding search · EIN 261528135 · New York, NY

Cowan Family 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.

47
grants reported
$194,150
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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Top recipients

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  • The American College2 grants · $20,000
  • Usta Serves2 grants · $15,000
  • Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation1 grant · $12,000
  • Spring Street Climate Fund1 grant · $12,000
  • Pink Aid1 grant · $12,000
  • Ali Forney Center1 grant · $12,000
  • Chai Lifeline1 grant · $11,000
  • Centeral Synagogue1 grant · $10,500
  • Breakthrough New York1 grant · $10,000
  • Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$32,950
2022
$56,200
2023
$105,000
2024

Grant history

All 47 reported grants, largest first.

  • $12,000

    Ali Forney Center · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $12,000

    Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation · Reston, VA · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $12,000

    Pink Aid · Westport, CT · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $12,000

    Spring Street Climate Fund · Booklyn, NY · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $11,000

    Chai Lifeline · New York, NJ · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $10,500

    Centeral Synagogue · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Breakthrough New York · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $10,000

    Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $10,000

    The American College · King of Prussia, PA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    The American College · King of Prussia, PA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $9,000

    Usta Serves · White Plains, NY · 2023

    Charity

  • $6,500

    Trees New York · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $6,000

    Usta Serves · White Plains, NY · 2022

    Charity

  • $5,000

    Change Machine · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $5,000

    Savvy Ladies · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $5,000

    Fdu · Teaneck, NJ · 2022

    Charity

  • $2,500

    City Report · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $2,500

    Planned Parenthood of Greater New York · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $2,500

    West Side Center for Community Life · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $2,500

    Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Crohns Coulits Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Charity

  • $2,500

    Lls Nj Region · Cranford, NJ · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Peconic Bay Medical Center · Riverhead, NY · 2023

    Charity

  • $2,500

    Sanctuary for Families · Wall Street Station, NY · 2023

    Charity

  • $2,500

    Peconic Bay Medical Center · Riverhead, NY · 2022

    Charity

  • $2,000

    City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Charlitable

  • $2,000

    Comfort Cases · Rockville, MD · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Food Bank for Ny · Nyc, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Nyc, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Thanc Foundation · Nyc, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Sanctuary for Families · Wall Street Station, NY · 2022

    Charity

  • $1,250

    Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2022

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Open Hands Legal Services · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $1,000

    Shower Power · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable support

  • $1,000

    Centeral Park Conservancy · Nyc, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Whbpac · Westhampton Beach, NY · 2023

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Xavier Mission · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Crohns Coulits Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Global Giving · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Robb School Memorial Fund · Uvalde, TX · 2022

    Charity

  • $500

    Paconic Baykeeper · Hampton Bays, NY · 2023

    Charity

  • $500

    The Fund for Park Avenue · Nyc, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $500

    American Heart Associantion · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

    Chaitable

  • $500

    Mayo Clinic · Albert Lee, MN · 2022

    Charity

  • $200

    National Ms Society · New York, NY · 2023

    Charity

  • $200

    National Ms Society · New York, NY · 2022

    Charity

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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.