Funding search · EIN 205984891 · Grand Rapids, MI
Daniel and Sharon Bowen 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.
- 55
- grants reported
- $5.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error
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.
Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids1 grant · $2.0M
- Michigan State University2 grants · $772,000
- Our Shepherds Our Future3 grants · $750,000
- Kenya Relief Foundation1 grant · $350,000
- St Mary'S Foundation1 grant · $166,666
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School3 grants · $122,000
- Catholic Central High School1 grant · $117,909
- Aquinas College2 grants · $100,000
- One World Surgery2 grants · $100,000
- Grand Action Foundation1 grant · $83,333
Giving over time
Grant history
All 55 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.0M
Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Religious
- $389,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022
Education
- $383,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2023
Education
- $350,000
Kenya Relief Foundation · Cullman, AL · 2022
Mission
- $250,000
Our Shepherds Our Future · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Religious
- $250,000
Our Shepherds Our Future · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Religious
- $250,000
Our Shepherds Our Future · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Religious
- $166,666
St Mary'S Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Healthcare
- $117,909
Catholic Central High School · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Education
- $83,333
Grand Action Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Arts
- $76,000
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Education
- $50,000
One World Surgery · Deerfield, IL · 2024
Health care
- $50,000
Aquinas College · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Education
- $50,000
Aquinas College · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Education
- $50,000
One World Surgery · Deerfield, IL · 2022
Health care
- $30,000
Hope College · Holland, MI · 2024
Education
- $30,000
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Education
- $25,000
Children'S Healing Center · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Therapy
- $25,000
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Arts
- $25,000
Servantis Community Church · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Religious
- $25,000
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Arts
- $25,000
Grand Rapids Public Schools Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Education
- $20,500
St Robert Catholic School · Ada, MI · 2023
Education
- $20,000
Artists Creating Together · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Arts
- $20,000
Brown-Hutcherson Ministries · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Religious
- $20,000
Hope College · Holland, MI · 2023
Education
- $20,000
Hope College · Holland, MI · 2022
Education
- $20,000
St Robert Catholic School · Ada, MI · 2022
Education
- $16,667
Help Pregnancy Aid · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Health care
- $16,667
Help Pregnancy Aid · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Health care
- $16,000
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Education
- $10,000
Franciscan Renewal Center · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Therapy
- $10,000
Ihm - Csa · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Religious
- $10,000
Artists Creating Together · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Arts
- $10,000
Beer City Dog Biscuits · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Special needs
- $7,500
Catholic Charities of West Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Religious
- $7,500
Catholic Charities of West Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Religious
- $6,500
San Juan Diego Academy · Wyoming, MI · 2023
Education
- $5,000
Dominican Sisters · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Education
- $5,000
Gr Early Discovery Center · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Childcare facility
- $5,000
The New Growth Project · Rockford, MI · 2024
Food
- $5,000
American Heart Association · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Healthcare
- $5,000
Beer City Dog Biscuits · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Special needs
- $5,000
The New Growth Project · Rockford, MI · 2023
Food
- $5,000
Van Andel Institute · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Healthcare
- $5,000
Children'S Healing Center · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Therapy
- $5,000
Dominican Sisters · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Education
- $5,000
San Juan Diego Academy · Wyoming, MI · 2022
Education
- $5,000
The New Growth Project · Rockford, MI · 2022
Food
- $2,500
Babies Welfare Guild · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Healthcare
- $2,500
St John Vianney · Wyoming, MI · 2024
Religious
- $2,500
Babies Welfare Guild · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Healthcare
- $2,500
Shrine of St Francis Xavier & Our Lady of Guadalupe · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Religious
- $1,500
St John Vianney · Wyoming, MI · 2023
Religious
- $500
St John Vianney · Wyoming, MI · 2022
Religious
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation2,850 grants · $515.4M
- The Kresge Foundation2,401 grants · $498.4M
- Wk Kellogg Foundation7,234 grants · $1.30B
Similar purposes
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation10,471 grants · $10.10B
- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation13,441 grants · $18.24B
Similar grant size
- Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral16,278 grants · $1.08B
- Paypal Charitable Giving Fund32,081 grants · $1.40B
Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.
Search funders like this oneSource: 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.