Illinois · Private foundation
The Rowe Family Foundation Inc
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.
- $182k
- Granted FY2021
- 14
- Itemized grants FY2021
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 54%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2021
- $171k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2021
- $1,500
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $90,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 14
- FY2018 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 8
- Total assets, FY2021
- $13M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 54% of the organizations The Rowe Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 24% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $41k 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 | 13 | $170k | 54% |
| FY2019 | 11 | $232k | 18% |
| FY2018 | 14 | $161k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | $270,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Congaree Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 4% |
| University of Michigan | $75,000 | 3 | 12% |
| Denison University | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Northwest Colo | $19,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Yampa Valley Medical Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $7,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Primo Center for Women & Children | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of the Yampa Valley | $4,500 | 3 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | $270,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Congaree Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 4% |
| University of Michigan | $75,000 | 3 | 12% |
| Denison University | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Northwest Colo | $19,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Yampa Valley Medical Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $7,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Primo Center for Women & Children | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of the Yampa Valley | $4,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Cystinosis Research Foundation | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
| The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Steamboat Art Museum | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| United Way of the Lowcountry | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Breakthrough T1d | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Infant Welfare Society of Chicago | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| North Chicago Community Partners | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($30k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Rowe Family Foundation Inc 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.
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How this is measured
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About The Rowe Family Foundation Inc
- How much does The Rowe Family Foundation Inc give?
- The Rowe Family Foundation Inc reported 14 itemized grants totaling $170,875, out of $182,125 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 14 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2021.
- What does The Rowe Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2021, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (13%), Health (6%), Recreation & Sports (5%).
- Who are The Rowe Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2021: Steppenwolf Theatre Company ($270k), Congaree Foundation ($100k), University of Michigan ($75k).
- Does The Rowe Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 54% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Rowe Family Foundation Inc 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 The Rowe Family Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Ayco Charitable Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc, Steve and Kelly Bloom Family Foundation.
- Where is The Rowe Family Foundation Inc based?
- The Rowe Family Foundation Inc is based in IL.
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