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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “bowes”
Where the money went
Largest: $850,000 to BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY — william k. bowes, jr. foundation: stanford bio-x bowes fellows, ute and bill bowes, jr. library and the department of art and art history in the school of humanities and sciences
Largest: $315,000 to CITY & COUNTY OF BUTTE-SILVER BOW - STODDEN PARK — stodden park revitalization
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $791,661 · through 2023Largest: $310,788 to SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC — advised - for general operating support. advised - for piano student scholarships. advised - for scholarships. scholarships are to be awarded to individual students who desire to p…
Largest: $10,000 to CITY AND COUNTY OF BUTTE SILVER-BOW — courthouse door repairs
Largest: $45,000 to FRIENDS OF CAMP BOW-ISLE INC — 2024-2026 pledge - matching
Greater Houston Community FoundationHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $364,384 · through 2024Largest: $152,778 to BOW WOW MEOW MEOW CORPORATION — environmental
Largest: $70,000 to OX-BOW SCHOOL OF ART & ARTISTS' RESIDENCY — art & culture
The Foundation for Youth FirearmsAberdeen, SDCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $24,300 · through 2024Largest: $2,300 to CODINGTON COUNTY 4-H LEADERS ASSOCIATION-SHOOTING SPORTS — purchase bow vise, bow press, arrows, plieres, bows
Early Learning Coalition of BrowardFort Lauderdale, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2024Largest: $645,279 to BUTTONS AND BOWS PROFESSIONAL DAY CARE INC — child care reimbursements and other grants (non-recurring) to providers
Largest: $50,000 to THE CITY-COUNTY OF BUTTE SILVER BOW — butte-silver bow behavioral health systems improvements and sustainability project
Largest: $5,000 to Broken Bow Prairie Center — activities for older citizens
Mika FoundationWake Forest, NC
4 matching grants · $131,924 · through 2025Largest: $99,400 to BOW WOW BUDDIES FOUNDATION — funding medical care for dogs in need.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →