HARRIET CHENEY COWLES FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $807K · expenses $658K · assets $12.4M

EIN
91-0689268
Address
999 W RIVERSIDE AVE STE 604, SPOKANE, WA 99201-1005
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 1948 (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
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Ws Cowles TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT2020-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Ea Cowles PRESIDENT2020-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Sr Rector SECRETARY2020-2024 1 $0 reported 2

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WS COWLES TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
EA COWLES PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
SR RECTOR SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WS COWLES TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
EA COWLES PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
SR RECTOR SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WS COWLES TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
EA COWLES PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
SR RECTOR SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WS COWLES TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
EA COWLES PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
SR RECTOR SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WS COWLES TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
EA COWLES PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
SR RECTOR SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02

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 · 6 grants to organizations · $570K
2023 · 2 grants to organizations · $751K
2022 · 24 grants to organizations · $1.0M
2021 · 19 grants to organizations · $800K
2020 · 19 grants to organizations · $495K

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

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

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 ↗
$806,563$657,890 $12,402,643$12,402,643 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$429,390$841,381 $12,253,970$12,253,970 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$663,777$1,111,654 $12,665,961$12,665,961 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,122,665$889,444 $13,113,838$13,113,838 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$622,211$572,654 $11,880,617$11,880,617 -- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

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

Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
WILLIAM H COWLES FOUNDATION INCWANot reported $448,944$338,897 PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state
CHES FOUNDATION INCINP40 $1,043,004$971,485 EXECUTIVE DI$104,909 Similar name, revenue within 2x
CHARLES FOUNDATION INCNJNot reported $1,326,552$1,275,055 PRESIDENT/TREASURER/TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
HARRIET AND ELI COOPER FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $739,836$170,465 Director$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
BEN B CHENEY FOUNDATION INCWANot reported $7,086,394$4,784,516 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$221,927 Similar name, revenue within 10x, same state
HARRY COHEN FOUNDATION INCDENot reported $109,120$177,892 PRESIDENT$2,000 Similar name, revenue within 10x
CHESSIE HARRIS FOUNDATION INCALNot reported $127,652$42,802 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 10x
HARRIS FOUNDATION INCIDT90 $100,137$79,717 PRESIDENT, D$0 Similar name, revenue within 10x
CHEN FOUNDATION INCFLB82 $118,399$162,553 Director$0 Similar name, revenue within 10x
CHARLES COHN FOUNDATION INCNYT22 $140,674$289,046 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 10x
HARRIET HIMMEL FOUNDATION INCFLNot reported $22,090$101,971 DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
HARRIS FOUNDATION INCALNot reported $53,508$301,000 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
HARRIS FOUNDATION INCCONot reported $12,218$30,745 PRES - DIR$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
HARRIET & FRED M CARTOUN FOUNDATION INCCTNot reported $80,377$43,868 TREASURER$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
HARRIGAN FOUNDATION INCFLF22 $74,104$56,024 DIRECTOR/ CEO$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
LAKE HARRIET LODGE FOUNDATION INCMNS82 $18,084$4,934 TREASURER$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x

Who funds organizations like this

Not reported: none of these organizations has foundation or DAF-sponsor grants in the filings we have.

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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 · $657,890 spent · pay $0 · grants $570,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $570,000 86.6%
Fees: other professional $68,420 10.4%
Fees: accounting $10,150 1.5%
Taxes $6,000 0.9%
Other expenses $3,320 0.5%
Total$657,890100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $841,381 spent · pay $0 · grants $751,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $751,000 89.3%
Fees: other professional $64,184 7.6%
Taxes $13,000 1.5%
Fees: accounting $9,600 1.1%
Other expenses $3,597 0.4%
Total$841,381100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $1,111,654 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,011,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,011,400 91.0%
Fees: other professional $65,457 5.9%
Taxes $22,028 2.0%
Fees: accounting $9,095 0.8%
Other expenses $3,674 0.3%
Total$1,111,654100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $889,444 spent · pay $0 · grants $800,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $800,400 90.0%
Fees: other professional $64,171 7.2%
Taxes $13,042 1.5%
Fees: accounting $8,145 0.9%
Other expenses $3,686 0.4%
Total$889,444100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $572,654 spent · pay $0 · grants $495,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $495,300 86.5%
Fees: other professional $56,023 9.8%
Taxes $13,546 2.4%
Fees: accounting $4,250 0.7%
Other expenses $3,535 0.6%
Total$572,654100%

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