Colorado · Private foundation
Bowana Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $11M
- Granted FY2021
- 5
- Grants FY2021
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $34,286
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $10,755,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 22
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 40% of the organizations Bowana Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $251k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 5 | $11M | 40% |
| FY2020 | 18 | $1.8M | 33% |
| FY2019 | 20 | $486k | 45% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $578k | 60% |
| FY2017 | 22 | $2.6M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University | $375,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Signatry Corporation Inc | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Colorado Foundation | $171,430 | 4 | 0% |
| Leadership Network | $100,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Ascent Community Church-Longmont Co | $86,300 | 4 | n/a |
| Calvary Bible Evangelical Free Church | $55,200 | 4 | n/a |
| Gospel to the Unreached Millions Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Marwen Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Ceo Forum Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Family Bridges | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 31 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University | $375,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Signatry Corporation Inc | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Colorado Foundation | $171,430 | 4 | 0% |
| Leadership Network | $100,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Ascent Community Church-Longmont Co | $86,300 | 4 | n/a |
| Calvary Bible Evangelical Free Church | $55,200 | 4 | n/a |
| Gospel to the Unreached Millions Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Marwen Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Ceo Forum Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Family Bridges | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Wrestle Like a Girl Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Aspen Grove Network | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Compassion International Incorporated | $9,625 | 5 | 0% |
| Hideaway Foundation | $4,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Feeding America | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Golden Valley Bank Community | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Pacific Dental Services Foundation | $2,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Promise Keepers | $2,130 | 1 | 0% |
| Hillside Hope Thru Hooves | $2,000 | 1 | 23% |
| We Grow Dreams Inc | $2,000 | 4 | 0% |
| University of the Nations Kona Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Bible Study Fellowship | $1,100 | 3 | 0% |
| St Michaels Lutheran Church | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Making a Difference International | $600 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Life | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Navigators | $300 | 1 | n/a |
| Beyond Pesticides | $270 | 1 | 0% |
| Transplant House | $105 | 1 | 0% |
| Denver Botanic Gardens Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Flatirons Community Church | $100 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($15M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bowana Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Bowanabee Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
About Bowana Foundation
- How much does Bowana Foundation give?
- Bowana Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $11,039,886 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 22 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Bowana Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (78%), Religion (17%), Education (4%).
- Who are Bowana Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University ($375k), The Signatry Corporation Inc ($250k), University of Colorado Foundation ($171k).
- Does Bowana Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Bowana Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Bowana Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Bowanabee Foundation, Christian Community Foundation Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
- Where is Bowana Foundation based?
- Bowana Foundation is based in CO.
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