Bowden Family Foundation

LA JOLLA, CA EIN: 33-0912285

Bowden Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in LA JOLLA, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 1 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $46.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$25K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$25K

About Bowden Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Bowden Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in LA JOLLA, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 1 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $46.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

AustinBerkeleyDallasLa JollaRancho Santa FeSan DiegoSan FranciscoSanta FeSchaumburgWashington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$64K$128K$191K$255K2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$25,814$28,095
Revenue$46$95$256
Expenses$25,849$2,376$194,148
Qualifying Distributions$25,000$191,266
Net Investment Income$46$95$881
Distributable Amount$477$1,355$7,185

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$57K$115K$172K$229K11 grants202114 grants20220 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

ARCS FOUNDATION INC$25K

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROBERT A BOWDENPRES
KAREN G BOWDENSEC/TREAS
HEATHER BOWDENDIRECTOR

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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