Bowers Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Peoria, AZ EIN: 87-1632253

Bowers Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Peoria, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets. In 2025, it made $75 in qualifying distributions.

Bowers Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$2,410
-3.0% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$75
-64.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$75
-66.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Bowers Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Tucson

How Bowers Family Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 63% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100$200$3000 grants2021 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $200 (2023) to $210 (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $210.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Felicia's Farm Tucson, AZTo Feed the Hungry$210
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$2,410—$75——$75—$120
2024$2,485$2,900$225$2101$210—$123
2023$2,510—$200$2001$200—$133
2021$2,710$10————$10$67

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bowers Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $120 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bowers Family Foundation is led by Jason Bowers, President & Secretary on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jason Bowers

    President & Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Bowers

    Vice President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bowers Family Foundation

How large is Bowers Family Foundation?

Bowers Family Foundation reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $75 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $120 (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Bowers Family Foundation operate?

Bowers Family Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Bowers Family Foundation's EIN?

Bowers Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-1632253. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 21, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 25, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 13, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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