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Grants paid by Bowers Foundation

EIN 76-0260739 · Houston, TX · Form 990-PF, Part XV

Bowers Foundation of Houston, TX (EIN 76-0260739) reported 82 grants paid totaling $1,387,990 to 30 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$1,387,990

82 grants

Recipients

30

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2024

7 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
201815$126,300
201912$223,700
202010$279,600
202110$251,100
202212$181,550
202314$180,280
20249$145,460

Top recipients

The 30 recipients receiving the most from Bowers Foundation, by grants paid, out of 30 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Houston Methodist Hospital FoundationUHouston, TX5$352,5002024
First Baptist Church of la GrangeULagrange, TX7$350,0002024
Columbia Business SchoolUNew York, NY3$150,0002021
Rice University 58-2040071CHouston, TX7$89,8002024
West University Baptist Church 74-6001407BHouston, TX4$80,0002023
Memorial Hermann Foundation 74-1653640BHouston, TX3$61,6002024
Houston MethodistUHouston, TX2$50,0002019
Agape Development Ministries 20-2095072CHouston, TX4$39,7002024
Texas Business Hall of FameUHouston, TX7$35,1002024
Louise Batz FoundationUElmendorf, TX6$27,1002023
Avondale House 74-1865489BHouston, TX4$22,5002023
Trinity ChurchUCedar Hill, TX3$20,0002020
A Ronald Mcdonald House CampaignUHouston, TX7$16,6002024
Casa El Buen Samaritano 37-1546805BHouston, TX2$15,0002024
University of Alabama 52-1538506BTuscaloosa, AL1$10,0002023
Trinity Church 76-0053343CHouston, TX1$10,0002022
Bishop Cemetary Association 74-1021146CBishop, TX2$10,0002019
Laroca MinistriesUSan Diego, CA1$10,0002023
Md AndersonUHouston, TX1$5,0002019
Samaritan's Purse 58-1437002BBoone, NC1$5,0002022
Vail Christian High School 84-1464946BEdwards, CO1$5,0002018
Boys and Girls CountryUHockley, TX1$4,2002021
Md Anderson Cancer CenterUHouston, TX1$3,5502022
Bravo VailUVail, CO2$3,5402024
Group 1 Foundation 20-3412167BHouston, TX1$2,5002018
Circle of Compassion - Avondale HouseUHouston, TX1$2,5002018
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo 74-1142851BHouston, TX1$2,5002022
The Baker Institute RoundtableUHouston, TX1$2,3002018
Texas Dps FoundationUDallas, TX1$1,0002018
Khan Academy 26-1544963BMountain View, CA1$1,0002023

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 82 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Bowers Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024First Baptist Church of la Grange Lagrange, TXU$50,000paidDONATION202531349349103583
2024Rice University Houston, TXC$25,900paidDONATION202531349349103583
2024Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation Houston, TXU$25,000paidDONATION202531349349103583
2024Memorial Hermann Foundation Houston, TXB$15,000paidDONATIONS202531349349103583
2024Casa El Buen Samaritano Missouri City, TXC$10,000paidDONATION202531349349103583
2024Agape Development Houston, TXD$9,700paidDONATION202531349349103583
2024Texas Business Hall of Fame Houston, TXU$6,000paidDONATION202531349349103583
2024Bravo Vail Vail, COU$2,360paidDONATION202531349349103583
2024A Ronald Mcdonald House Campaign Houston, TXU$1,500paidDONATION202531349349103583
2023First Baptist Church of la Grange Lagrange, TXU$50,000paidDONATION202431359349101383
2023Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation Houston, TXU$25,000paidDONATION202431359349101383
2023Memorial Hermann Foundation Houston, TXB$22,500paidDONATIONS202431359349101383
2023West University Baptist Church Houston, TXB$20,000paidDONATION202431359349101383
2023Rice University Houston, TXC$12,500paidDONATION202431359349101383
2023Laroca Ministries San Diego, CAU$10,000paidDONATION202431359349101383
2023Agape Development Houston, TXD$10,000paidDONATION202431359349101383
2023University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, ALB$10,000paidDONATION202431359349101383
2023Texas Business Hall of Fame Houston, TXU$5,600paidDONATION202431359349101383
2023Louise Batz Foundation Elmendorf, TXU$5,000paidDONATION202431359349101383
2023Avondale House Houston, TXB$5,000paidDONATION202431359349101383
2023A Ronald Mcdonald House Campaign Houston, TXU$2,500paidDONATION202431359349101383
2023Bravo Vail Vail, COU$1,180paidDONATION202431359349101383
2023Khan Academy Mountain View, CAB$1,000paidDONATION202431359349101383
2022First Baptist Church of la Grange Lagrange, TXU$75,000paidDONATION202331359349102913
2022Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation Houston, TXU$25,000paidDONATION202331359349102913
2022Memorial Hermann Foundation Houston, TXB$24,100paidDONATIONS202331359349102913
2022Rice University Houston, TXC$20,900paidDONATION202331359349102913
2022Trinity Church Houston, TXC$10,000paidDONATION202331359349102913
2022Louise Batz Foundation Elmendorf, TXU$5,000paidDONATION202331359349102913
2022Samaritan's Purse Boone, NCB$5,000paidDONATION202331359349102913
2022Avondale House Houston, TXB$5,000paidDONATION202331359349102913
2022Md Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TXU$3,550paidDONATION202331359349102913
2022Texas Business Hall of Fame Houston, TXU$3,000paidDONATION202331359349102913
2022Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Houston, TXB$2,500paidDONATION202331359349102913
2022A Ronald Mcdonald House Campaign Houston, TXU$2,500paidDONATION202331359349102913
2021Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation Houston, TXU$125,000paidDONATION202201339349102480
2021First Baptist Church of la Grange Lagrange, TXU$50,000paidDONATION202201339349102480
2021Columbia Business School New York, NYU$30,000paidDONATION202201339349102480
2021Rice University Houston, TXC$10,900paidDONATION202201339349102480
2021West University Baptist Church Houston, TXB$10,000paidDONATION202201339349102480
2021Agape Development Ministries Houston, TXC$10,000paidDONATION202201339349102480
2021Texas Business Hall of Fame Houston, TXU$5,000paidDONATION202201339349102480
2021Boys and Girls Country Hockley, TXU$4,200paidDONATION202201339349102480
2021A Ronald Mcdonald House Campaign Houston, TXU$3,500paidDONATION202201339349102480
2021Louise Batz Foundation Elmendorf, TXU$2,500paidDONATION202201339349102480
2020Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation Houston, TXU$152,500paidDONATION202122079349100602
2020First Baptist Church of la Grange Lagrange, TXU$50,000paidDONATION202122079349100602
2020Columbia Business School New York, NYU$40,000paidDONATION202122079349100602
2020Trinity Church Cedar Hill, TXU$10,000paidDONATION202122079349100602
2020Rice University Houston, TXC$7,300paidDONATION202122079349100602
2020Casa El Buen Samaritano Houston, TXB$5,000paidDONATION202122079349100602
2020Texas Business Hall of Fame Houston, TXU$5,000paidDONATION202122079349100602
2020Louise Batz Foundation Elmendorf, TXU$4,800paidDONATION202122079349100602
2020Avondale House Houston, TXB$2,500paidDONATION202122079349100602
2020A Ronald Mcdonald House Campaign Houston, TXU$2,500paidDONATION202122079349100602
2019Columbia Business School New York, NYU$80,000paidDONATION202031909349101223
2019First Baptist Church of la Grange Lagrange, TXU$50,000paidDONATION202031909349101223
2019West University Baptist Church Houston, TXB$25,000paidDONATION202031909349101223
2019Houston Methodist Houston, TXU$25,000paidDONATION202031909349101223
2019Avondale House Houston, TXB$10,000paidDONATION202031909349101223
2019Rice University Houston, TXC$7,300paidDONATION202031909349101223
2019Md Anderson Houston, TXU$5,000paidDONATION202031909349101223
2019Texas Business Hall of Fame Houston, TXU$5,000paidDONATION202031909349101223
2019Bishop Cemetary Association Bishop, TXC$5,000paidDONATION202031909349101223
2019Trinity Church Cedar Hill, TXU$5,000paidDONATION202031909349101223
2019Louise Batz Foundation Elmendorf, TXU$4,800paidDONATION202031909349101223
2019A Ronald Mcdonald House Campaign Houston, TXU$1,600paidDONATION202031909349101223
2018First Baptist Church of la Grange Lagrange, TXU$25,000paidDONATION201921369349100527
2018West University Baptist Church Houston, TXB$25,000paidDONATION201921369349100527
2018Houston Methodist Houston, TXU$25,000paidDONATION201921369349100527
2018Agape Development Ministries Houston, TXC$10,000paidDONATION201921369349100527
2018Texas Business Hall of Fame Houston, TXU$5,500paidDONATION201921369349100527
2018Bishop Cemetary Association Bishop, TXC$5,000paidDONATION201921369349100527
2018Trinity Church Cedar Hill, TXU$5,000paidDONATION201921369349100527
2018Rice University Houston, TXC$5,000paidDONATION201921369349100527
2018Louise Batz Foundation Elmendorf, TXU$5,000paidDONATION201921369349100527
2018Vail Christian High School Edwards, COB$5,000paidDONATION201921369349100527
2018Group 1 Foundation Houston, TXB$2,500paidDONATION201921369349100527
2018A Ronald Mcdonald House Campaign Houston, TXU$2,500paidDONATION201921369349100527
2018Circle of Compassion - Avondale House Houston, TXU$2,500paidDONATION201921369349100527
2018The Baker Institute Roundtable Houston, TXU$2,300paidDONATION201921369349100527
2018Texas Dps Foundation Dallas, TXU$1,000paidDONATION201921369349100527

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.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.1202531349349103583
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.0202431359349101383
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202331359349102913
990PF20212021-12-31not stated2021v4.2202201339349102480
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.1202122079349100602
990PF20192019-12-31not stated2019v5.1202031909349101223
990PF20182018-12-31not stated2018v3.1201921369349100527

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/760260739.json.

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