Illinois · Private foundation
Gerry and Bill Cowlin Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.6M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 24
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 36
- Organizations funded FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $343k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $8,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $40,000
- States reached, FY2024
- 6
- Total assets, FY2024
- $19M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Health Partnership Clinic | $40,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater Family Health | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| McHenry County Conservation Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Food Bank of Eastern Michigan | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cots | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| McHenry County Adult Program | $20,000 | 1 | 14% |
| The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc | $17,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS OF McHENRY COUNTY | $15,000 | 1 | 7% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Health Partnership Clinic | $40,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater Family Health | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| McHenry County Conservation Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Food Bank of Eastern Michigan | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cots | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| McHenry County Adult Program | $20,000 | 1 | 14% |
| The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc | $17,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS OF McHENRY COUNTY | $15,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Home of the Sparrow Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| LINK Unlimited Scholars | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Little Red Door Cancer Agency Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of McHenry County College Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Covenant House | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 39 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Gerry and Bill Cowlin 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: The Community Foundation for McHenry County · Foglia Family Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Gerry and Bill Cowlin Foundation
- How much does Gerry and Bill Cowlin Foundation give?
- Gerry and Bill Cowlin Foundation reported 24 itemized grants totaling $342,500, out of $1,550,500 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does Gerry and Bill Cowlin Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (5%), Religion (5%), Health (3%).
- Who are Gerry and Bill Cowlin Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2024: Family Health Partnership Clinic ($40k), Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc ($35k), Greater Family Health ($35k).
- Does Gerry and Bill Cowlin 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 Gerry and Bill Cowlin Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation for McHenry County, Foglia Family Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust.
- Where is Gerry and Bill Cowlin Foundation based?
- Gerry and Bill Cowlin Foundation is based in IL.
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