Funding search · EIN 351968871 · Bloomington, IN
Don Cowden 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.
- 53
- grants reported
- $271,643
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $4,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Hoosier Hills Food Bank3 grants · $58,000
- Pantry 2793 grants · $54,995
- Boys Girls Club of Ellettsville4 grants · $35,800
- Rbb Family Store3 grants · $23,800
- Indiana University4 grants · $13,800
- Grandview Elementary2 grants · $10,000
- Bia2 grants · $10,000
- Edgewood Intermediate School2 grants · $10,000
- Bell Intermediate2 grants · $8,000
- Fairview Elementary School2 grants · $7,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 53 reported grants, largest first.
- $24,000
Hoosier Hills Food Bank · Bloomington, IN · 2025
general operations
- $24,000
Pantry 279 · Bloomington, IN · 2025
rent reduction
- $24,000
Hoosier Hills Food Bank · Bloomington, IN · 2024
general operations
- $18,995
Pantry 279 · Bloomington, IN · 2024
donation
- $16,000
Rbb Family Store · Bloomington, IN · 2025
rent reduction
- $12,000
Pantry 279 · Bloomington, IN · 2023
rent reduction
- $10,800
Boys Girls Club of Ellettsville · Ellettsville, IN · 2023
donation
- $10,000
Boys Girls Club of Ellettsville · Ellettsville, IN · 2025
donation
- $10,000
Boys Girls Club of Ellettsville · Ellettsville, IN · 2024
donation
- $10,000
Hoosier Hills Food Bank · Bloomington, IN · 2023
general operations
- $7,275
Edgewood Intermediate · Ellettsville, IN · 2024
donation
- $7,200
Rbb Family Store · Bloomington, IN · 2024
donation
- $5,000
Bia · Bloomington, IN · 2025
general operations
- $5,000
Edgewood Intermediate School · Bloomington, IN · 2025
donation
- $5,000
Fairview Elementary School · Bloomington, IN · 2025
donation
- $5,000
Grandview Elementary · Bloomington, IN · 2025
donation
- $5,000
Bia · Bloomington, IN · 2024
general operations
- $5,000
Fairview Elementary · Bloomington, IN · 2024
donation
- $5,000
Grandview Elementary · Bloomington, IN · 2024
donation
- $5,000
Bell Intermediate · Martinsville, IN · 2023
donation
- $5,000
Edgewood Intermediate School · Bloomington, IN · 2023
donation
- $5,000
Boys Girls Club of Ellettsville · Ellettsville, IN · 2022
donation
- $4,000
The Vet Tech Institute · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
donation
- $4,000
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2024
donation
- $4,000
Ivy Tech Bloomington · Bloomington, IN · 2024
donation
- $4,000
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2023
donation
- $4,000
Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN · 2023
donation
- $4,000
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2022
donation
- $3,000
Bell Intermediate · Martinsville, IN · 2022
donation
- $2,650
Rose Hulman · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
donation
- $2,500
Ivy Tech Bloomington · Bloomington, IN · 2025
donation
- $2,500
Fairview Elementary School · Bloomington, IN · 2023
donation
- $1,800
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2025
donation
- $1,792
Christmas Family · Bloomington, IN · 2025
Christmas gifts/food
- $1,569
George Jr Republic Indiana · Bloomington, IN · 2025
donation
- $1,312
Owen Valley High School · Spencer, IN · 2023
general operations
- $1,000
Chalee Gilliland Foundation · Bloomington, IN · 2024
donation
- $1,000
Salvation Army · Bloomington, IN · 2024
donation
- $1,000
Salvation Army · Bloomington, IN · 2023
donation
- $1,000
Owen Valley Sports Complex · Spencer, IN · 2022
donation
- $700
Edgewood High School · Ellettsville, IN · 2025
wrestling team
- $700
Edgewood High School · Ellettsville, IN · 2023
wrestling team
- $659
Kona Ice · Bloomington, IN · 2025
event
- $600
Lil Arties · Martinsville, IN · 2025
donation
- $600
Rbb Family Store · Bloomington, IN · 2023
rent reduction
- $600
Lil Arties · Martinsville, IN · 2022
donation
- $571
Rick Armstrong · Bloomington, IN · 2025
donation
- $500
Bloomington South High School · Bloomington, IN · 2025
donut club
- $500
Lil Arties · Martinsville, IN · 2023
donation
- $320
Area 10 Agency On Aging · Ellettsville, IN · 2024
donation
- $300
Lil Arties · Martinsville, IN · 2024
donation
- $200
Bloomington South High School · Bloomington, IN · 2023
donut club
- $-4,000
Ivy Tech · Bloomington, IN · 2022
donation
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