Funding search · EIN 522190131 · Bethesda, MD
Rowny 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.
- 55
- grants reported
- $103,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $300
- 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.
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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.
- Round House Theatre3 grants · $38,000
- MIT3 grants · $22,500
- Wolf Trap Foundation for Performing Arts3 grants · $12,000
- Alzheimer'S Association National Capital Area Chapter3 grants · $7,700
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute1 grant · $5,000
- World Central Kitchen1 grant · $3,000
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society1 grant · $1,500
- National Society of Professional Engineers1 grant · $1,000
- National Ms Society1 grant · $1,000
- Sunflower Bakery3 grants · $900
Giving over time
Grant history
All 55 reported grants, largest first.
- $25,000
Round House Theatre · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
General use
- $10,000
Round House Theatre · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Melissa blake rowny fund for artistic development
- $7,500
MIT · Boston, MA · 2024
General use
- $7,500
MIT · Boston, MA · 2023
General use
- $7,500
MIT · Boston, MA · 2022
Pledge agreement - friends of crew fund and class of 1972 fund for educational innovation
- $5,000
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
General use
- $4,200
Alzheimer'S Association National Capital Area Chapter · Arlington, VA · 2024
General use
- $4,000
Wolf Trap Foundation for Performing Arts · Vienna, VA · 2024
General use
- $4,000
Wolf Trap Foundation for Performing Arts · Vienna, VA · 2023
General use
- $4,000
Wolf Trap Foundation for Performing Arts · Vienna, VA · 2022
Encore circle p{roducer membersjhip (waive receipt on the goods and services valued at $260)
- $3,000
Round House Theatre · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
General use
- $3,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Chefs for ukraine
- $2,000
Alzheimer'S Association National Capital Area Chapter · McLean, VA · 2023
General use
- $1,500
Alzheimer'S Association National Capital Area Chapter · McLean, VA · 2022
Brain ball 2022 - in memory of steve ernt
- $1,500
National Multiple Sclerosis Society · Washington, DC · 2022
Together for a cure luncheon; honoring kathy wenger
- $1,000
National Ms Society · Canton, MA · 2024
General use
- $1,000
National Society of Professional Engineers · Alexandra, VA · 2022
In memory of joseph f. Mulcahy
- $500
National Kidney Foundation · McLean, VA · 2023
General use
- $500
Jewish Social Service Agency (Jssa) · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Grant ottenstein tribute fund - in honor of grant ottenstein
- $300
American Institute for Cancer Research · Washington, DC · 2024
General use
- $300
Autistic Self Advocacy Network · Washington, DC · 2024
General use
- $300
Beacon Academy · Boston, MA · 2024
General use
- $300
Georgetown · Washington, DC · 2024
General use
- $300
Learning Ally · Princeton, NJ · 2024
General use
- $300
Pathfinder Hopkins School · New Haven, CT · 2024
General use
- $300
Prevent Cancer Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General use
- $300
Reducing and Improving Birth and Health Outcomes · Vienna, VA · 2024
General use
- $300
Smyal · Washington, DC · 2024
General use
- $300
Sunflower Bakery · Rockville, MD · 2024
General use
- $300
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2024
General use
- $300
Trans Lifeline · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General use
- $300
Autistic Self Advocacy Network · Washington, DC · 2023
General use
- $300
Beacon Academy · Boston, MA · 2023
General use
- $300
Georgetown Law · Washington, DC · 2023
General use
- $300
Learning Ally · Princeton, NJ · 2023
General use
- $300
Pathfinder Hopkins School · New Haven, CT · 2023
General use
- $300
Prevent Cancer Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General use
- $300
Smyal · Washington, DC · 2023
General use
- $300
Sunflower Bakery · Rockville, MD · 2023
General use
- $300
The Malala Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General use
- $300
The Miracle Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General use
- $300
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2023
General use
- $300
Autistic Self Advocacy Network · Washington, DC · 2022
In honor of elizabeth rowny
- $300
Beacon Academy · Boston, MA · 2022
In honor of julia rowny
- $300
Learning Ally · Princeton, NJ · 2022
In honor of elizabeth rowny
- $300
Pathfinder Hopkins School · New Haven, CT · 2022
In honor of julia rowny
- $300
Prevent Cancer Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2022
In honor of julia rowny
- $300
Smyal · Washington, DC · 2022
In honor of elizabeth rowny
- $300
Sunflower Bakery · Rockville, MD · 2022
In honor of elizabeth rowny
- $300
The Malala Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
In honor of julia rowny
- $300
The Miracle Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
In honor of aiden braga and charles jordan
- $300
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2022
In honor of elizabeth rowny
- $200
Montgomery Hospice · Rockvile, MD · 2024
General use
- $100
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General use
- $100
Glen Echo Fire Department · Glen Echo, MD · 2024
General use
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