Funding search · EIN 586032145 · Macon, GA
The Ra Bowen Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 261
- grants reported
- $1.5M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $3,000
- 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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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.
- Wesleyan College8 grants · $181,500
- Mercer University5 grants · $157,750
- University of Georgia4 grants · $98,250
- Stratford Academy4 grants · $97,250
- Goodwill Works Foundation4 grants · $88,000
- Meals On Wheels of Middle Ga4 grants · $51,500
- Georgia Southern University4 grants · $50,500
- Samford University4 grants · $46,750
- Macon Little Theatre4 grants · $40,000
- Museum of Arts & Sciences4 grants · $40,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 261 grants.
- $52,000
Mercer University · Macon, GA · 2022
Scholarship
- $34,500
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $33,500
Mercer University · Macon, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $32,250
Stratford Academy · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $31,250
Mercer University · Macon, GA · 2025
Scholarship
- $30,000
Stratford Academy · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $30,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2025
Scholarship
- $30,000
Stratford Academy · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $29,750
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $28,750
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2025
Scholarship
- $26,250
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $26,000
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $25,000
Goodwill Works Foundation · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $25,000
Goodwill Works Foundation · Macon, GA · 2022
General fund
- $23,000
Mercer University · Macon, GA · 2023
Scholarship
- $23,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2022
Scholarship
- $22,500
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
Goodwill Works Foundation · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $19,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2023
Scholarship
- $18,000
Goodwill Works Foundation · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $18,000
Mercer University · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $18,000
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2022
Scholarship
- $16,500
Meals On Wheels of Middle Ga · Macon, GA · 2022
General fund
- $15,000
Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA · 2025
Scholarship
- $15,000
Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA · 2023
Scholarship
- $12,500
Samford University · Homewood, AL · 2025
Scholarship
- $12,500
University of North Georgia · Dahlonega, GA · 2025
Scholarship
- $12,500
Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $12,500
Meals On Wheels of Middle Ga · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $12,500
Meals On Wheels of Middle Ga · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $12,000
Samford University · Homewood, AL · 2023
Scholarship
- $12,000
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2023
Scholarship
- $11,250
Samford University · Homewood, AL · 2024
Scholarship
- $11,000
Samford University · Homewood, AL · 2022
Scholarship
- $10,000
Macon Little Theatre · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $10,000
Meals On Wheels of Middle Ga · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $10,000
Museum of Arts & Sciences · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $10,000
Ronald McDonald House of Central Ga · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $10,000
Georgia College & State University · Milledgeville, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $10,000
Macon Little Theatre · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Museum of Arts & Sciences · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Ronald McDonald House of Central Ga · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Macon Little Theatre · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Museum of Arts & Sciences · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Ronald McDonald House of Central Ga · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Macon Little Theatre · Macon, GA · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Museum of Arts & Sciences · Macon, GA · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2022
General fund
- $8,750
Georgia College & State University · Milledgeville, GA · 2025
Scholarship
- $8,500
Cherry Blossom Festival · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $8,500
Cherry Blossom Festival · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $8,000
Macon Outreach at Mulberry · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $8,000
Georgia College & State University · Milledgeville, GA · 2023
Scholarship
- $8,000
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Scholarship
- $8,000
Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA · 2022
Scholarship
- $8,000
University of North Georgia · Dahlonega, GA · 2022
Scholarship
- $7,500
Campus Clubs of Macon · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $7,500
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Scholarship
- $7,500
Middle Georgia State University · Macon, GA · 2025
Scholarship
- $7,500
Navicent Health Foundation · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $7,500
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2025
Scholarship
- $7,500
Campus Clubs of Macon · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $7,500
Middle Georgia State University · Macon, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $7,500
Navicent Health Foundation · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $7,500
University of North Georgia · Dahlonega, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $7,500
Community Foundation of Central Ga · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $7,500
Navicent Health Foundation · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $7,500
Navicent Health Foundation · Macon, GA · 2022
General fund
- $7,500
Ronald McDonald House of Central Ga · Macon, GA · 2022
General fund
- $7,000
Kennesaw State University · Kennesaw, GA · 2023
Scholarship
- $7,000
University of North Georgia · Dahlonega, GA · 2023
Scholarship
- $7,000
Middle Georgia State University · Macon, GA · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,250
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,000
Middle Georgia Community Food Bank · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $6,000
Cherry Blossom Festival · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $6,000
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,000
Middle Georgia State University · Macon, GA · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,000
Cherry Blossom Festival · Macon, GA · 2022
General fund
- $6,000
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Berry College · Mount Berry, GA · 2025
Scholarship
- $5,000
Fort Valley State University · Fort Valley, GA · 2025
Scholarship
- $5,000
Georgia Industrial Children'S Home · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Georgia State University · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Scholarship
- $5,000
Jays Hope Foundation · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Vine Ingle Little League · Macon, GA · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Berry College · Mount Berry, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Fort Valley State University · Fort Valley, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Georgia Industrial Children'S Home · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Jays Hope Foundation · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Kennesaw State University · Kennesaw, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Middle Georgia Community Food Bank · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Vine Ingle Little League · Macon, GA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Campus Clubs of Macon · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Georgia Industrial Children'S Home · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Jays Hope Foundation · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Middle Georgia Community Food Bank · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Vine Ingle Little League · Macon, GA · 2023
General fund
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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