Funding search · EIN 850477925 · Albuquerque, NM

Cowles Family Foundation

Name: Cowles 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.

66
grants reported: $1.7M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $17,500
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

environmental health promotes issues food land preservation reproductive

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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.

Planned Parenthood Federation of Am4 grants · $288,000
National Network of Abortion Funds4 grants · $176,000
The She College Fund2 grants · $175,000
Tewa Women United4 grants · $150,000
Conservation Law Foundation4 grants · $115,000
The She Fund2 grants · $105,000
First Nations Developmental Institu3 grants · $67,000
Upper Pecos Water Shed4 grants · $64,500
Farmington Land Trust3 grants · $63,000
Hill-Stead Museum3 grants · $62,000

Giving over time

$313,000

2022

$300,000

2023

$360,000

2024

$750,000

2025

Grant history

All 66 reported grants, largest first.

$120,000
The She College Fund · Fairfax, CA · 2025
Education of maasai girls including sex education to break the cycle of early marriage, resulting in fewer children
$100,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of Am · Washington, DC · 2025
Promotes issues related to birth control
$75,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of Am · Washington, DC · 2022
Promotes issues related to birth control
$73,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2025
Supports reproductive health care and reproductive decisions
$60,000
Tewa Women United · Santa Cruz, NM · 2025
Supporting indigenous women from indigenous communities in the areas of environmental wellness and reproductive justice
$60,000
The She Fund · Fairfax, CA · 2022
Education of maasai girls including sex education to break the cycle of early marriage, resulting in fewer children
$58,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of Am · Washington, DC · 2024
Promotes issues related to birth control
$55,000
The She College Fund · Fairfax, CA · 2024
Education of maasai girls including sex education to break the cycle of early marriage, resulting in fewer children
$55,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of Am · Washington, DC · 2023
Promotes issues related to birth control
$45,000
The She Fund · Fairfax, CA · 2023
Education of maasai girls including sex education to break the cycle of early marriage, resulting in fewer children
$40,000
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025
Use of law for preservation of natural resources
$40,000
First Nations Developmental Institu · Longmont, CO · 2025
Support new mexico pueblo youth in environmental initiatives
$40,000
Open Door Clinic · Middlebury, VT · 2025
Free health clinic for uninsured and under-insured adults in addison county
$40,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2022
Supports reproductive health care and reproductive decisions
$33,000
Planned Parenthood Southern New Eng · New Haven, CT · 2025
Promotes issues related to birth control
$33,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2024
Supports reproductive health care and reproductive decisions
$32,000
Addison County Parent Child Center · Middlebury, VT · 2025
Child care and paren t education in response to a shortage of quality child care for addison county families
$30,000
Farmington Land Trust · Farmington, CT · 2025
Land protection and environmentally focused programming
$30,000
Hill-Stead Museum · Farmington, CT · 2025
Sustainable land use project used to teach about farming and land maintenance
$30,000
Tewa Women United · Santa Cruz, NM · 2024
Supporting indigenous women from indigenous communities in the areas of environmental wellness and reproductive justice
$30,000
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Use of law for preservation of natural resources
$30,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2023
Supports reproductive health care and reproductive decisions
$30,000
Tewa Women United · Santa Cruz, NM · 2023
Supporting indigenous women from indigenous communities in the areas of environmental wellness and reproductive justice
$30,000
Tewa Women United · Santa Cruz, NM · 2022
Supporting indigenous women from indigenous communities in the areas of environmental wellness and reproductive justice
$30,000
Upper Pecos Water Shed · Pecos, NM · 2022
Maintaining and improving health of the watershed
$25,000
Co Canal Trust · Williamsport, MD · 2025
Preservation of c&o national historic park
$25,000
Dreaming Outloud Foundation · Wahsington, DC · 2025
Provide meals and fresh food to families in food deserts
$25,000
Soul Fire Farm Institute · Petersburg, NY · 2025
Training black farmers for urban gardens
$25,000
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Use of law for preservation of natural resources
$25,000
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2022
Prevention of food going into landfills to avoid toxic by-products
$23,000
350org · Boston, MA · 2024
Promotes renewal energy and ending fossil fuels
$20,000
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
Use of law for preservation of natural resources
$18,000
Farmington Land Trust · Farmington, CT · 2024
Land protection and environmentally focused programming
$17,000
First Nations Developmental Institu · Longmont, CO · 2024
Support new mexico pueblo youth in environmental initiatives
$17,000
Hill-Stead Museum · Farmington, CT · 2024
Sustainable land use project used to teach about farming and land maintenance
$15,000
Farmington Land Trust · Farmington, CT · 2023
Land protection and environmentally focused programming
$15,000
Hill-Stead Museum · Farmington, CT · 2023
Sustainable land use project used to teach about farming and land maintenance
$15,000
Ct Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2022
Prevention of food going into landfills to avoid toxic by-products
$12,500
Black Farmer Fund · New York, NY · 2025
Nuture black community health by investing in black agricultural systems
$12,500
Upper Pecos Water Shed · Pecos, NM · 2025
Maintaining and improving health of the watershed
$12,000
Ct Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2025
Prevention of food going into landfills to avoid toxic by-products
$12,000
Black Farmer Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Nuture black community health by investing in black agricultural systems
$12,000
Co Canal Trust · Williamsport, MD · 2024
Preservation of c&o national historic park
$12,000
Dreaming Outloud Foundation · Wahsington, DC · 2024
Provide meals and fresh food to families in food deserts
$12,000
Lake Champlain Committee · Burlington, VT · 2024
Promotes conservation and environmental issues for lake champlain
$12,000
Soul Fire Farm Institute · Petersburg, NY · 2024
Training black farmers for urban gardens
$12,000
Upper Pecos Water Shed · Pecos, NM · 2024
Maintaining and improving health of the watershed
$10,000
350org · Boston, MA · 2025
Promotes renewal energy and ending fossil fuels
$10,000
Connecticut River Conservancy · Greenfield, MA · 2025
Educate communities to restore and advocate for rivers
$10,000
Farmington River Watershed Assoc · Simsbury, CT · 2025
Protection and restoration of farmington river
$10,000
Black Farmer Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Nuture black community health by investing in black agricultural systems
$10,000
Co Canal Trust · Williamsport, MD · 2023
Preservation of c&o national historic park
$10,000
Dreaming Outloud Foundation · Wahsington, DC · 2023
Provide meals and fresh food to families in food deserts
$10,000
First Nations Developmental Institu · Longmont, CO · 2023
Support new mexico pueblo youth in environmental initiatives
$10,000
Lake Champlain Committee · Burlington, VT · 2023
Promotes conservation and environmental issues for lake champlain
$10,000
Soul Fire Farm Institute · Petersburg, NY · 2023
Training black farmers for urban gardens
$10,000
Upper Pecos Water Shed · Pecos, NM · 2023
Maintaining and improving health of the watershed
$8,000
Lake Champlain Committee · Burlington, VT · 2025
Promotes conservation and environmental issues for lake champlain
$8,000
Lake Champlain Committee · Burlington, VT · 2022
Promotes conservation and environmental issues for lake champlain
$7,000
Ct Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2024
Prevention of food going into landfills to avoid toxic by-products
$5,000
Food 4 Farmers · Burlington, VT · 2024
Strenghten farming biodiversity and ecosystem resiliency
$5,000
Ct Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2023
Prevention of food going into landfills to avoid toxic by-products
$5,000
Food 4 Farmers · Burlington, VT · 2023
Strenghten farming biodiversity and ecosystem resiliency
$5,000
Food 4 Farmers · Burlington, VT · 2022
Strenghten farming biodiversity and ecosystem resiliency
$5,000
Keney Park Sustainability Project · Windsor, CT · 2022
Land preservation and environmental education
$2,000
Save Rural Loundon · Purcellville, VA · 2025
Preservaton of rural land

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