Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family
Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family is a private foundation, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $114K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $30K. Net investment income was $26K.
Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family at a glance
In short: Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family gave $30K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), top state Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,000
- +66.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- -14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,000
- +94.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $114,385
- +158.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (33% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ted Foundation Inc ($5K). Together the top 6 received $30K.
Grant Size Distribution
29 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 29 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family gives
- Giving grew 71% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 841% 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 $13K (2020) to $30K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Foundation Inc New York, NY | Educate and inspire a more comprehensive understanding of our shared humanity and improve the ways in which we connect and communicate with each other. | $5,000 |
| Freestore Foodbank Inc Cincinnati, OH | Improve lives by eliminating hunger in partnership with our community. | $5,000 |
| Granny's Birth Initiative Louisville, KY | To Support Families in Need During Childbirth. | $5,000 |
| Electrical Safety Foundation International Inc Arlington, VA | To reduce electrical deaths injuries and fires through public education and outreach and by being the trusted voice on electrical safety. | $5,000 |
| Save the Animals Foundation Cincinnati, OH | To provide shelter, medical care, and adoption services for animals (particulary cats and dogs) iun need. | $5,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA | Tnc's mission is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. | $5,000 |
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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 | $114,385 | $100,220 | $30,157 | $30,000 | 6 | $30,000 | $26,028 | $3,566 |
| 2024 | $44,322 | $4,792 | $18,005 | $18,000 | 7 | $18,000 | $8,872 | $3,770 |
| 2023 | $57,535 | $7,388 | $14,505 | $14,500 | 5 | $14,500 | $15,021 | $3,910 |
| 2022 | $64,652 | $826 | $17,705 | $17,500 | 6 | $17,500 | $826 | $4,463 |
| 2021 | $81,531 | $6,782 | $12,770 | $12,500 | 5 | $12,500 | $9,562 | $5,256 |
| 2020 | $87,519 | $100,035 | $12,516 | $12,500 | 5 | — | $7,659 | $5,340 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alan Linker
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Mumaw
Successor 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 Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family
How much does Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family give each year?
Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family gave $30K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18K across 7 grants.
What is Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family's typical grant size?
Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,000, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family give grants?
Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family's top state is Ohio, with 33% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Virginia (33%) and New York (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cincinnati, OH (2 grants) and Arlington, VA (2 grants).
Does Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family's largest grantees?
Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family's largest 2025 grantees include Ted Foundation Inc ($5,000), Freestore Foodbank Inc ($5,000) and Granny's Birth Initiative ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family?
Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family reported $114K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $30K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family's EIN?
Brooks and Marilyn Bower Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-6207397. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 23, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
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