Connor Bowen Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sugar Land, TX EIN: 88-3361212

Connor Bowen Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Sugar Land, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $34K in total assets. In 2025, it made $351 in qualifying distributions.

Connor Bowen Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$33,942
+0.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$650
+13.0% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$351
-40.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$351
-40.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Connor Bowen Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

HoustonRichmondStafford

How Connor Bowen Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 21% 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$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grant2022 2 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $36 (2022) to $10K (2023). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Houston Houston, TXScholarships$7,500
Boy Scouts of America Troop 1000 Richmond, TXScholarships$2,175
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$33,942$650$351——$351$1,658
2024$33,643$575$594——$594$1,649
2023$33,662$5,900$11,066$9,6752$11,066$1,724
2022$38,828$39,031$203$361$36$1,125

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Connor Bowen Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Connor Bowen Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bruce Bowen

    Vice Presidentdirector

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryce Ferguson

    Treasurerdirector

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Bowen

    Secretarydirector

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Thornton

    Presidentdirector

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Bowen

    Vice Presidentdirector

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Connor Bowen Foundation

How large is Connor Bowen Foundation?

Connor Bowen Foundation reported $34K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $351 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (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.

What is Connor Bowen Foundation?

Connor Bowen Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Sugar Land, TX. It holds $34K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Connor Bowen Foundation operate?

Connor Bowen Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Connor Bowen Foundation's EIN?

Connor Bowen Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-3361212. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

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 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 29, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 8, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025

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