Grants paid by Don Cowden Foundation Inc
EIN 35-1968871 · Bloomington, IN · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20Z
Don Cowden Foundation Inc of Bloomington, IN (EIN 35-1968871) reported 39 grants paid totaling $748,993 to 17 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$748,993
39 grants
Recipients
17
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | $6,000 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | $537,166 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | $11,000 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | $9,000 | — |
| 2023 | 11 | $51,512 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | $59,315 | — |
| 2025 | 9 | $75,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 17 recipients receiving the most from Don Cowden Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 17 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Methodist Church 35-0988723 | C | Bloomington, IN | 1 | $507,166 | 2020 |
| Hoosier Hills Food Bank 31-1051402 | C | Bloomington, IN | 4 | $68,000 | 2025 |
| Pantry 279 81-3024014 | B | Bloomington, IN | 4 | $64,995 | 2025 |
| Boys Girls Club of Ellettsville | U | Ellettsville, IN | 6 | $42,800 | 2025 |
| Indiana University 20-2804389 | C | Bloomington, IN | 6 | $25,800 | 2025 |
| Edgewood Intermediate School 35-2123984 | C | Bloomington, IN | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Fairview Elementary School 84-1717094 | C | Bloomington, IN | 2 | $7,500 | 2025 |
| The Vet Tech Institute | U | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $4,000 | 2025 |
| Vincennes University 23-7268826 | C | Vincennes, IN | 1 | $4,000 | 2023 |
| Indiana State University | U | Terre Haute, IN | 1 | $4,000 | 2018 |
| Owen Valley High School | U | Spencer, IN | 2 | $3,312 | 2023 |
| Ball State 35-6024566 | D | Muncie, IN | 1 | $2,000 | 2018 |
| Salvation Army 35-0868167 | C | Bloomington, IN | 2 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Edgewood High School | U | Ellettsville, IN | 2 | $1,400 | 2025 |
| Chalee Gilliland Foundation 46-2532932 | C | Bloomington, IN | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Bloomington South High School 90-0085422 | D | Bloomington, IN | 2 | $700 | 2025 |
| Area 10 Agency On Aging | U | Ellettsville, IN | 1 | $320 | 2024 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 39 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hoosier Hills Food Bank Bloomington, IN | C | $24,000 | paid | general operations | 202640709349100604 |
| 2025 | Pantry 279 Bloomington, IN | B | $24,000 | paid | rent reduction | 202640709349100604 |
| 2025 | Boys Girls Club of Ellettsville Ellettsville, IN | U | $10,000 | paid | donation | 202640709349100604 |
| 2025 | Fairview Elementary School Bloomington, IN | C | $5,000 | paid | donation | 202640709349100604 |
| 2025 | Edgewood Intermediate School Bloomington, IN | C | $5,000 | paid | donation | 202640709349100604 |
| 2025 | The Vet Tech Institute Indianapolis, IN | U | $4,000 | paid | donation | 202640709349100604 |
| 2025 | Indiana University Bloomington, IN | C | $1,800 | paid | donation | 202640709349100604 |
| 2025 | Edgewood High School Ellettsville, IN | U | $700 | paid | wrestling team | 202640709349100604 |
| 2025 | Bloomington South High School Bloomington, IN | D | $500 | paid | donut club | 202640709349100604 |
| 2024 | Hoosier Hills Food Bank Bloomington, IN | C | $24,000 | paid | general operations | 202501239349100205 |
| 2024 | Pantry 279 Bloomington, IN | B | $18,995 | paid | donation | 202501239349100205 |
| 2024 | Boys Girls Club of Ellettsville Ellettsville, IN | U | $10,000 | paid | donation | 202501239349100205 |
| 2024 | Indiana University Bloomington, IN | C | $4,000 | paid | donation | 202501239349100205 |
| 2024 | Salvation Army Bloomington, IN | C | $1,000 | paid | donation | 202501239349100205 |
| 2024 | Chalee Gilliland Foundation Bloomington, IN | C | $1,000 | paid | donation | 202501239349100205 |
| 2024 | Area 10 Agency On Aging Ellettsville, IN | U | $320 | paid | donation | 202501239349100205 |
| 2023 | Pantry 279 Bloomington, IN | B | $12,000 | paid | rent reduction | 202431569349101103 |
| 2023 | Boys Girls Club of Ellettsville Ellettsville, IN | U | $10,800 | paid | donation | 202431569349101103 |
| 2023 | Hoosier Hills Food Bank Bloomington, IN | C | $10,000 | paid | general operations | 202431569349101103 |
| 2023 | Edgewood Intermediate School Bloomington, IN | C | $5,000 | paid | donation | 202431569349101103 |
| 2023 | Indiana University Bloomington, IN | C | $4,000 | paid | donation | 202431569349101103 |
| 2023 | Vincennes University Vincennes, IN | C | $4,000 | paid | donation | 202431569349101103 |
| 2023 | Fairview Elementary School Bloomington, IN | C | $2,500 | paid | donation | 202431569349101103 |
| 2023 | Owen Valley High School Spencer, IN | U | $1,312 | paid | general operations | 202431569349101103 |
| 2023 | Salvation Army Bloomington, IN | C | $1,000 | paid | donation | 202431569349101103 |
| 2023 | Edgewood High School Ellettsville, IN | U | $700 | paid | wrestling team | 202431569349101103 |
| 2023 | Bloomington South High School Bloomington, IN | D | $200 | paid | donut club | 202431569349101103 |
| 2022 | Boys Girls Club of Ellettsville Ellettsville, IN | U | $5,000 | paid | donation | 202301179349101115 |
| 2022 | Indiana University Bloomington, IN | C | $4,000 | paid | donation | 202301179349101115 |
| 2021 | Boys Girls Club of Ellettsville Ellettsville, IN | U | $5,000 | paid | donation | 202200839349100405 |
| 2021 | Indiana University Bloomington, IN | C | $4,000 | paid | donation | 202200839349100405 |
| 2021 | Owen Valley High School Spencer, IN | U | $2,000 | paid | donation | 202200839349100405 |
| 2020 | Free Methodist Church Bloomington, IN | C | $507,166 | paid | general donation | 202101819349100515 |
| 2020 | Pantry 279 Ellettsville, IN | C | $10,000 | paid | donation | 202101819349100515 |
| 2020 | Hoosier Hills Food Bank Bloomington, IN | C | $10,000 | paid | donation | 202101819349100515 |
| 2020 | Indiana University Bloomington, IN | C | $8,000 | paid | donation to toy drive | 202101819349100515 |
| 2020 | Boys Girls Club of Ellettsville Ellettsville, IN | U | $2,000 | paid | donation | 202101819349100515 |
| 2018 | Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN | U | $4,000 | paid | donation to toy drive | 201931279349101858 |
| 2018 | Ball State Muncie, IN | D | $2,000 | paid | donation | 201931279349101858 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202640709349100604 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202501239349100205 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202431569349101103 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202301179349101115 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202200839349100405 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202101819349100515 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201931279349101858 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/351968871.json.
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