Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation
Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $652K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $36K. Net investment income was $68K.
Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation gave $36K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $35,900
- +10.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,975
- +10.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,180
- Total assets
- $651,831
- +4.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (60% 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 Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Shriners Hospital Children Trust ($14K). Together the top 4 received $36K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 101% 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 $30K (2023) to $36K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $36K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shriners Hospital Children Trust Atlanta, GA | Project/Program Support | $14,360 |
| The Ohio Masonic Home Springfield, OH | Project/Program Support | $7,180 |
| Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Cincinnati, OH | Project/Program Support | $7,180 |
| Cincinnati Association for the Blind Cincinntai, OH | Project/Program Support | $7,180 |
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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 | $651,831 | $78,661 | $49,970 | $35,900 | 4 | $39,329 | $68,454 | $38,964 |
| 2024 | $623,136 | $37,012 | $45,480 | $32,500 | 4 | $35,031 | $26,819 | $36,695 |
| 2023 | $631,605 | $30,674 | $41,770 | $30,000 | 4 | $32,301 | $21,325 | $34,058 |
| 2022 | $642,701 | $36,353 | $48,995 | $35,000 | 4 | $35,788 | $24,192 | $37,218 |
| 2021 | $655,348 | $53,372 | $48,696 | $36,000 | 4 | — | $39,675 | $38,099 |
| 2020 | $650,670 | $14,261 | $49,622 | $35,000 | 4 | — | $5,591 | $33,937 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $39K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation's only listed officer is Fifth Third Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Fifth Third Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$10K (2020) → $12K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $12K, to Fifth Third Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation
How much does Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation give each year?
Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation gave $36K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $33K across 4 grants.
What is Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,180, and its average grant was $8,975, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation give grants?
Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Georgia (40%).
Does Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Project/Program Support" (4 grants).
How large is Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation?
Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation reported $652K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $39K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Dallas & Helen Bowyer Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-6450751. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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