Colorado · Private foundation
Bowanabee Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $253k
- Granted FY2023
- 19
- Grants FY2023
- 19
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 58%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
78% of Bowanabee Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 8 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year Bowanabee Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 12 organizations, $253k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2023
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 19
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 9
- Total assets, FY2023
- $15M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 58% of the organizations Bowanabee Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 55% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 45% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $139k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 19 | $253k | 58% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $1.5M | 60% |
| FY2021 | 10 | $3.2M | 30% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $33k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
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, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youversion Inc | $500,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Signatry Corporation Inc | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Illuminations Foundation Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Ceo Forum Inc | $100,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Calvary Bible Church | $76,600 | 6 | n/a |
| United in Purpose | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Ridge Project Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Christianity Today International | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Onecry Global Ministries Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Compassion International Incorporated | $14,250 | 6 | n/a |
Show all 25 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youversion Inc | $500,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Signatry Corporation Inc | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Illuminations Foundation Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Ceo Forum Inc | $100,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Calvary Bible Church | $76,600 | 6 | n/a |
| United in Purpose | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Ridge Project Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Christianity Today International | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Onecry Global Ministries Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Compassion International Incorporated | $14,250 | 6 | n/a |
| PastorServe Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boulder Police Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Ecdysis Foundation | $7,772 | 1 | 0% |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $7,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Ascent Community Church-Longmont Co | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Young Life | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Wrestle Like a Girl Inc | $5,179 | 1 | 1% |
| World Prays Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wldforce Inc | $4,167 | 1 | n/a |
| Beyond Pesticides | $4,057 | 6 | 0% |
| Bible Study Fellowship | $2,500 | 6 | 0% |
| We Grow Dreams Inc | $1,700 | 3 | 0% |
| American Diabetes Association | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Denver Botanic Gardens Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Our Lady Ot the Mountains Catholic Parish in Estes Park | $250 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.5M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bowanabee Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Bowana Foundation · The Maclellan Foundation Inc · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Servant Foundation · The Signatry Charitable Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
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About Bowanabee Foundation
- How much does Bowanabee Foundation give?
- Bowanabee Foundation reported 19 grants totaling $252,880 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 19 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Bowanabee Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (73%), Religion (13%), Community Improvement (2%).
- Who are Bowanabee Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Youversion Inc ($500k), The Signatry Corporation Inc ($250k), Illuminations Foundation Inc ($200k).
- Does Bowanabee Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 58% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Bowanabee 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 Bowanabee Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Bowana Foundation, The Maclellan Foundation Inc, Christian Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is Bowanabee Foundation based?
- Bowanabee Foundation is based in CO.
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