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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 “bowman”
Where the money went
Largest: $20,000 to WAKE FOREST BOWMAN GRAY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE — 2021 - medical student scholarship - wingler
Largest: $2,246 to BOWMANS CHAPEL CEMETERY ASSN — general care of cemetery &
Largest: $25,000 to THEA BOWMAN CENTER — thea bowman center
Largest: $12,500 to BOWMANS HILL WILDFLOWER PRESERVE ASSOCIATION INC — bowman's hill wildflower preserve strategic planning
Largest: $25,000 to SISTER THEA BOWMAN FOUNDATION — to provide disadvantaged black high school students with scholarships to competitive college prep high schools.
Largest: $10,000 to TYLER BOWMAN — university of wisconsin - la crosse college scholarship
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $221,134 · through 2023Largest: $94,181 to Bowman Performance Consulting LLC — support of research activities
Largest: $3,200 to MAYSVILLE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE — college scholarships for back back, bowman bowman
United Way of the Mohawk ValleyUtica, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $199,765 · through 2024Largest: $54,302 to THEA BOWMAN HOUSE — funded partner
Mika FoundationWake Forest, NC
4 matching grants · $67,411 · through 2025Largest: $48,001 to BOWMAN'S HILL WILDFLOWER PRESERVE — inspiring the appreciation and use of native plants.
North Dakota Community FoundationBismarck, NDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $53,517 · through 2024Largest: $21,590 to BOWMAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1 — program support
Johnston R Bowman Jr Health CenterPo Box Chicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $600,000 · through 2023Largest: $200,000 to JOHNSTON R BOWMAN HEALTH CENTER AT RUSH — senior health and rehabilitation
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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 →