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Rowan 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.

59
grants reported
$5.3M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$30,000
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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  • Fidelity Charitable1 grant · $1.3M
  • American Ireland Fund2 grants · $560,147
  • Migrant Rights Center Ie2 grants · $433,966
  • Uplift Charity1 grant · $251,252
  • Irish Penal Reform2 grants · $232,954
  • The Hope and Courage Collective2 grants · $225,160
  • Irish Council Civil Liberties1 grant · $223,042
  • Migrant Rights Centre Ireland1 grant · $220,532
  • Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign2 grants · $218,290
  • Act Now2 grants · $198,585

Giving over time

$674,127
2022
$978,213
2023
$1.6M
2024
$2.0M
2025

Grant history

All 59 reported grants, largest first.

  • $1.3M

    Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    General operating support

  • $387,304

    American Ireland Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $251,252

    Uplift Charity · Anaheim, CA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $223,042

    Irish Council Civil Liberties · 2024

    General operating support

  • $220,532

    Migrant Rights Centre Ireland · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $220,514

    Migrant Rights Center Ie · 2024

    General operating support

  • $213,452

    Migrant Rights Center Ie · 2023

    General operating support

  • $172,843

    American Ireland Fund · New York, NY · 2025

    General operating support

  • $163,509

    Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign · 2023

    General operating support

  • $138,000

    The American Ireland Fund · Boston, MA · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $130,653

    Uplift Solutions · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $118,150

    Irish Penal Reform · 2024

    General operating support

  • $116,570

    The Hope and Courage Collective · 2025

    General operating support

  • $114,804

    Irish Penal Reform · 2025

    General operating support

  • $109,435

    Transgender Equality Network Ireland · 2024

    General operating suppoer

  • $108,843

    Uplift · 2025

    General operating support

  • $108,590

    The Hope and Courage Collective · 2024

    General operating support

  • $104,679

    Act Now · 2024

    General operating support

  • $93,906

    Act Now · 2025

    General operating support

  • $54,781

    Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign · 2025

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Crossroads Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Illinois Immigration Funders · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    The Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Crossroads Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $48,000

    Institute for Strategic Dialogue · 2024

    General operating support

  • $45,000

    Tri County Health Network · Telluride, CO · 2023

    General operating support

  • $40,000

    Museum of Contemporary Photography · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $40,000

    The Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $40,000

    Illinois Coalition for Immigrant Refugees · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $30,000

    Illinois Coalition for Immigrant Refugees · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $30,000

    Tri County Health Network · Telluride, CO · 2024

    General operating support

  • $30,000

    Just for Kids Foundation · Telluride, CO · 2023

    General operating support

  • $30,000

    Museum of Contemporary Photography · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $30,000

    Museum of Contemporary Photography · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $25,000

    Cabrinigreen Legal Aid · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    Caring for Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    Cabrinigreen Legal Aid · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    Caring for Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    Cabrinigreen Legal Aid · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $25,000

    Tri County Health Network · Telluride, CO · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $20,000

    Just for Kids Foundation · Telluride, CO · 2025

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Angel Baskets · Telluride, CO · 2024

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Just for Kids Foundation · Telluride, CO · 2024

    General operating support

  • $15,000

    Telluride Angel Baskets · Telluride, CO · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $12,925

    Irish Penal Reform Trust · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $10,000

    Chicago Abortion Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Cobalt Abortion Fund · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Colorado Doula Project · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Medical Students for Choice · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Midwest Access Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    National Immigrant Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    San Miguel Resource Center · Telluride, CO · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $10,000

    National Immigrant Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $7,017

    Irish Council for Civil Liberties · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $5,000

    Abortion Bridge Collaboration Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Memphis Center for Reproductive Health · Memphis, TN · 2025

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    San Miguel Resource Center · Telluride, CO · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Natural Resource Defence Council · New York, NY · 2025

    General operating support

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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.