Bowsher Charitable Foundation
Bowsher Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Baton Rouge, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $86K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $21K. Net investment income was $4K.
Bowsher Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Bowsher Charitable Foundation gave $21K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $21,000
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,000
- -60.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $86,246
- +3.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Bowsher Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Baton Rouge Youth Coalition ($10K). Together the top 2 received $11K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($10,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 10 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Bowsher Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 325% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $54K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $21K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge Youth Coalition Baton Rouge, LA | Fund Scholarships | $10,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $10,000 |
| Community Found of TX Hill Country Kerrville, TX | For Disaster Relief | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $86,246 | $25,218 | $21,884 | $21,000 | 3 | $21,000 | $3,819 | $6,466 |
| 2024 | $83,017 | $24,101 | $35,883 | $35,000 | 2 | $35,000 | $5,954 | $5,772 |
| 2023 | $95,775 | $8,370 | $10,888 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 | $7,037 | $6,412 |
| 2022 | $97,425 | $6,427 | $25,893 | $25,000 | 1 | $25,000 | $7,405 | $8,337 |
| 2021 | $117,353 | $41,278 | $54,331 | $53,500 | 3 | $53,500 | $7,778 | $10,167 |
| 2020 | $129,730 | $10,268 | $36,972 | $36,000 | 7 | — | $10,755 | $12,367 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bowsher Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bowsher Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda H. Bowsher
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Robert T. Bowsher
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Bowsher Charitable Foundation
How much does Bowsher Charitable Foundation give each year?
Bowsher Charitable Foundation gave $21K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $35K across 2 grants.
What is Bowsher Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Bowsher Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $7,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bowsher Charitable Foundation give grants?
Bowsher Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Louisiana: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Bowsher Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Bowsher Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Bowsher Charitable Foundation?
Bowsher Charitable Foundation reported $86K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Bowsher Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Bowsher Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-0886547. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 13, 2023)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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