Funding search · EIN 237010740 · Bluefield, WV
Ethel N 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.
- 912
- grants reported
- $2.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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
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Funding pattern
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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.
- City of Bluefield7 grants · $95,000
- Virginia Athletics Foundation2 grants · $42,000
- Blessings in a Backpack3 grants · $30,000
- Graham High School1 grant · $20,152
- Bluefield University3 grants · $15,500
- Bluefield State University3 grants · $15,400
- Ethan Harvey3 grants · $10,500
- Kayton E Perkins3 grants · $10,000
- Emma Largen3 grants · $9,500
- Joseph Luke Tyson3 grants · $9,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 912 grants.
- $25,000
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Police department officer training and k-9 program
- $25,000
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Police department equipment and officer training
- $22,000
Virginia Athletics Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Athletic department
- $20,152
Graham High School · Bluefield, VA · 2022
Football team rings and pendants
- $20,000
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Police department officer training and education
- $20,000
Virginia Athletics Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Athletic department
- $15,000
Blessings in a Backpack · Louisville, KY · 2024
Food distribution program for children
- $15,000
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Beautification commission
- $10,000
Blessings in a Backpack · Louisville, KY · 2023
Food distribution program for children
- $10,000
Bluefield State University · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Athletic department
- $10,000
Bluefield University · Bluefield, VA · 2022
Men's basketball
- $5,000
Bluefield State University · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Fbla trip to orlando fl
- $5,000
Jessica Dillow Price · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Kaleb Walker Morgan · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Westminster at Wade Llc · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Mission dormitory mattresses
- $5,000
Blessings in a Backpack · Louisville, KY · 2022
Food distribution program for children
- $5,000
Bluefield Union Mission · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Outreach programs
- $4,500
Cathy Ann Bailey · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,500
Katelyn Carrico · Miamisburg, OH · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,500
Spencer Webb · Princeton, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,500
Kolbe Austin · Bluefield, VA · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,500
Bluefield University · Bluefield, VA · 2022
Crj to mba justice admin annual scholarship
- $4,500
Ethan Harvey · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,000
Czarina Denice Nguyen · Tazewell, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,000
Ethan Harvey · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,000
Jackson Brady Martin · Princeton, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,000
Tony Hood · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,000
Stephanie Young · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Julia Katherine Stacy · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,000
Kayton E Perkins · Montcalm, WV · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,500
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Special promotions fireworks
- $3,500
Emma Largen · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,500
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Bluefield baseball club fireworks
- $3,500
Kenneth Corhn · Lewisburg, WV · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,400
Laken Chronister · Bluefield, VA · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,294
Amber Brunty · Huntington, WV · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,000
Abigail J Jenkins · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Abigail Peterson · Bluefield, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Abigail Richardson · Somerville, MA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Abigail Shoemaker · Bluefield, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Abigail Stovall · Princeton, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Adaline Nolley · Rocky Gap, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Adison Lusk · Pineville, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Aidan Stout · Bluefield, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Andrea Heffinger · North Tazewell, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Andrew James Blankenship · Ceres, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Anna M Frasher · Lindside, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Arionna Dowell · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Arwen Nicolau · Bolt, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Ava Rae Kidd · Princeton, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Aydan Nash · Glen Fork, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Barak Nichols · Wytheville, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Benjamin Hudson White · Bluefield, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Bradford Ray Hurt · Princeton, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Brady Jones · Bluefield, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Brady S Morgan · Pineville, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Brayden Surface · Bluefield, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Braydon Rose-Puckett · North Tazewell, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Broders Patterson · Tazewell, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Bryce Havens · Bluefield, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Brynne Mabry · Wytheville, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Caitlyn Martin · Bluefield, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Caleb Christian · Tazewell, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Cameron Hansen · Pembroke, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Campbell Perdue · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Carter Nipper · Bluefield, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Chance Johnson · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Charleigh Price · Mullens, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Chase Monroe Smith · Princeton, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Chloe Martin · Bluefield, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Clayton Hilt · Tannersville, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Cody Fuller · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Dariyan Dixon · North Tazewell, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Darrah Ann Young · Tazewell, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
David Brown · Bluefield, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Elise Bonnie Clevinger · Pounding Mill, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Emily Jones · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Emily Osborne · Oceana, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Emma Largen · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Erica Deann Hancock · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Erika Colley · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Ethan Papa · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Evan Robert Rice · Bluefield, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Gavin Stover · Princeton, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Glenwood School · Princeton, WV · 2024
Field trip to granada theater
- $3,000
Gracie Rife · Princeton, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Granger Hilt · Tannersville, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Gunner Dixon · North Tazewell, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Haley Hansen · Pembroke, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Hallie Alyssa Davis · Bland, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Hannah Blankenship · Oceana, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Hannah McCan · Bud, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Hannah Raign Qian Catron · Princeton, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Hunter M Stroupe · Bluefield, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Ian Rhudy · Tazewell, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Isabella D Disibbio · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Isabella Davis · Tazewell, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Isabella Mullens · Princeton, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Jackson Ward · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Jaime Rizo · Tazewell, VA · 2024
Scholarship
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