THE BOWERS FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $107K · expenses $35K · assets $317K

EIN
45-3668271
Address
FOUNDATION SOURCE 501 SILVERSIDE RD, WILMINGTON, DE 19809-0000
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ariel Bowers Dir2013-2024 1 $0 reported 1
John Bowers Pres, Dir, Sec2013-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ariel Bowers Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Bowers Pres, Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ariel Bowers Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Bowers Pres, Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ariel Bowers Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Bowers Pres, Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ariel Bowers Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Bowers Pres, Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ariel Bowers Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Bowers Pres, Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ariel Bowers Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Bowers Pres, Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ariel Bowers Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Bowers Pres, Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ariel Bowers Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Bowers Pres / Dir / Sec1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ariel Bowers Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Bowers Pres / Dir / Sec1 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ariel Bowers Dir1 $0-- $01
John Bowers Pres / Dir / Sec1 $0-- $01
2013 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ariel Bowers Dir1 $0-- $01
John Bowers Pres / Dir / Sec1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 4 grants to organizations · $20K
2023 · 7 grants to organizations · $378K
2022 · 5 grants to organizations · $6K
2021 · 4 grants to organizations · $6K
2020 · 4 grants to organizations · $4K
2019 · 9 grants to organizations · $33K
2018 · 6 grants to organizations · $17K
2016 · 4 grants to organizations · $10K
2015 · 7 grants to organizations · $17K
2014 · 5 grants to organizations · $23K
2013 · 7 grants to organizations · $20K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2023 · 1 contributor · $55K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Bowers John Person Santa Barbara, CA $54,764$54,764 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $122K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Bowers John Person Santa Barbara, CA $122,188$122,188 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $30K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Bowers John Person Santa Barbara, CA $30,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2014 · 1 contributor · $25K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Bowers John Person Santa Barbara, CA $24,813$24,813 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$106,570$34,633 $317,325$317,325 $0- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,354$391,598 $245,388$245,388 $54,764- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$128,349$18,585 $476,979$476,979 $122,188- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,604$15,681 $367,215$367,215 $0- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,114$14,737 $378,292$378,292 $0- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,094$42,872 $301,915$301,915 $30,000- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,356$25,934 $293,693$293,693 $0- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$13,708$19,627 $299,622$299,622 $0- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,397$25,918 $332,957$332,957 $0- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,832$32,123 $347,478$347,478 $24,813- ---
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,690$29,524 $367,769$367,769 $0- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $34,633 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $20,000 57.7%
Other expenses $10,917 31.5%
Fees: other professional $3,382 9.8%
Taxes $334 1.0%
Total$34,633100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $391,598 spent · pay $0 · grants $377,826 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $377,826 96.5%
Other expenses $10,703 2.7%
Fees: other professional $2,934 0.7%
Taxes $135 0.0%
Total$391,598100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $18,585 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $9,615 51.7%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $6,000 32.3%
Fees: other professional $2,939 15.8%
Taxes $31 0.2%
Total$18,585100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $15,681 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $6,025 38.4%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $6,000 38.3%
Taxes $2,210 14.1%
Fees: other professional $1,446 9.2%
Total$15,681100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $14,737 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $7,923 53.8%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $4,000 27.1%
Fees: other professional $2,622 17.8%
Taxes $192 1.3%
Total$14,737100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $42,872 spent · pay $0 · grants $33,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $33,000 77.0%
Other expenses $6,557 15.3%
Fees: other professional $3,220 7.5%
Taxes $95 0.2%
Total$42,872100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $25,934 spent · pay $0 · grants $17,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $17,000 65.6%
Other expenses $5,054 19.5%
Fees: other professional $3,368 13.0%
Taxes $512 2.0%
Total$25,934100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $19,627 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $10,500 53.5%
Other expenses $5,070 25.8%
Fees: other professional $4,057 20.7%
Total$19,627100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $25,918 spent · pay $0 · grants $17,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $17,000 65.6%
Other expenses $5,025 19.4%
Fees: other professional $3,893 15.0%
Total$25,918100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $32,123 spent · pay $0 · grants $23,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $23,000 71.6%
Other expenses $5,025 15.6%
Fees: other professional $4,098 12.8%
Total$32,123100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $29,524 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $20,000 67.7%
Fees: other professional $4,773 16.2%
Other expenses $4,751 16.1%
Total$29,524100%

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