Funding search · EIN 133444590 · Naples, FL

Gardner Cowles Iii Charitable

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
$143,750
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

publicserviceeducationalmedical

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Uc Davis Foundation Fxtas Research3 grants · $25,000
  • Bowdoin College4 grants · $20,000
  • The Ellen Hermanson Foundation4 grants · $18,000
  • Hearts of the Herd2 grants · $15,000
  • Southampton Hosp Foundation6 grants · $11,000
  • Fighting Chance2 grants · $10,000
  • Bay Street Theater3 grants · $7,500
  • Heart of the Hamptons4 grants · $7,000
  • St Ann'S Episcopal Church4 grants · $4,000
  • Trinity By the Cove4 grants · $4,000

Giving over time

$38,000
2022
$40,000
2023
$31,000
2024
$34,750
2025

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

  • $15,000

    Uc Davis Foundation Fxtas Research · Davis, CA · 2022

    Public service

  • $10,000

    Hearts of the Herd · Frederick, MD · 2025

    Public service

  • $5,000

    Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2025

    Educational

  • $5,000

    Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2024

    Educational

  • $5,000

    Hearts of the Herd · Frederick, MD · 2024

    Public service

  • $5,000

    The Ellen Hermanson Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2024

    Public service

  • $5,000

    Uc Davis Foundation Fxtas Research · Davis, CA · 2024

    Public service

  • $5,000

    Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2023

    Educational

  • $5,000

    Fighting Chance · Sag Harbor, NY · 2023

    Medical

  • $5,000

    The Ellen Hermanson Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2023

    Public service

  • $5,000

    Uc Davis Foundation Fxtas Research · Davis, CA · 2023

    Public service

  • $5,000

    Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2022

    Educational

  • $5,000

    Fighting Chance · Sag Harbor, NY · 2022

    Medical

  • $5,000

    The Ellen Hermanson Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2022

    Public service

  • $3,000

    The Ellen Hermanson Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2025

    Public service

  • $3,000

    Trustees of Tufts · Somerville, MA · 2025

    Educational

  • $3,000

    Tufts Univ Commings School · North Grafton, MA · 2023

    Public service

  • $2,500

    Bay Street Theater · Sag Harbor, NY · 2025

    Public service

  • $2,500

    Southampton Hosp Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2025

    Public service

  • $2,500

    Bay Street Theater · Sag Harbor, NY · 2024

    Public service

  • $2,500

    Southampton Hosp Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2024

    Public service

  • $2,500

    Audobon Western Everglades · Naples, FL · 2023

    Public service

  • $2,500

    Bay Street Theater · Sag Harbor, NY · 2023

    Public service

  • $2,500

    Southampton Hosp Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2023

    Public service

  • $2,500

    Southampton Hosp Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2022

    Public service

  • $2,250

    Naples Therapeutic Riding Center · Naples, FL · 2025

    Public service

  • $2,000

    Heart of the Hamptons · South Hampton, NY · 2025

    Public service

  • $2,000

    Sag Harbor Comm Food Pantry · Sag Harbor, NY · 2025

    Public service

  • $2,000

    Heart of the Hamptons · South Hampton, NY · 2024

    Public service

  • $2,000

    Heart of the Hamptons · South Hampton, NY · 2023

    Public service

  • $2,000

    Sag Harbor Food Pantry · Sag Harbor, NY · 2023

    Public service

  • $1,000

    St Ann'S Episcopal Church · Sayville, NY · 2025

    Public service

  • $1,000

    Trinity By the Cove · Naples, FL · 2025

    Public service

  • $1,000

    Habitat for Humanity of Collier Cty · Naples, FL · 2024

    Public service

  • $1,000

    St Ann'S Episcopal Church · Sayville, NY · 2024

    Public service

  • $1,000

    Trinity By the Cove · Naples, FL · 2024

    Public service

  • $1,000

    Habitat for Humanity of Collier Cty · Naples, FL · 2023

    Public service

  • $1,000

    Naples Thereapeutic Riding Center · Naples, FL · 2023

    Public service

  • $1,000

    St Ann'S Episcopal Church · Sayville, NY · 2023

    Public service

  • $1,000

    Trinity By the Cove · Naples, FL · 2023

    Public service

  • $1,000

    Heart of the Hamptons · South Hampton, NY · 2022

    Public service

  • $1,000

    Sag Harbor Food Pantry · Sag Harbor, NY · 2022

    Public service

  • $1,000

    St Ann'S Episcopal Church · Sayville, NY · 2022

    Public service

  • $1,000

    Trinity By the Cove · Naples, FL · 2022

    Public service

  • $500

    The Bridgehampton Museum · Bridgehampton, NY · 2025

    Public service

  • $500

    The Bridgehampton Museum · Bridgehampton, NY · 2024

    Public service

  • $500

    University of Miami Bascom Palmer · Miami, FL · 2024

    Educational

  • $500

    Southampton Hosp Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2023

    Public service

  • $500

    The Bridgehampton Museum · Bridgehampton, NY · 2023

    Public service

  • $500

    University of Miami Bascom Palmer · Miami, FL · 2023

    Educational

  • $500

    Southampton Hosp Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2022

    Public service

  • $500

    The Bridgehampton Museum · Bridgehampton, NY · 2022

    Public service

  • $500

    University of Miami Bascom Palmer · Miami, FL · 2022

    Educational

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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.