Landers Bowles Family Foundation
Landers Bowles Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $4K. Net investment income was $78.
Landers Bowles Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Landers Bowles Family Foundation gave $4K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,500
- -89.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,750
- -89.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,750
- Total assets
- $2,697
- -40.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (57% 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 Landers Bowles Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Fisk University ($2K). Together the top 2 received $4K.
Grant Size Distribution
25 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Landers Bowles Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 92% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2025) to $94K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $4K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fisk University Nashville, TN | General & Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | $1,500 |
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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 | $2,697 | $6,678 | $8,525 | $3,500 | 2 | $8,525 | $78 | $136 |
| 2024 | $4,544 | $24,589 | $39,025 | $34,000 | 2 | $39,025 | $89 | $328 |
| 2023 | $18,980 | $97,636 | $82,025 | $77,000 | 7 | $82,025 | $136 | $1,058 |
| 2022 | $3,369 | $42,641 | $48,327 | $42,500 | 6 | $47,904 | $5,017 | $384 |
| 2021 | $9,055 | $52,321 | $98,736 | $93,500 | 8 | $98,500 | $9,521 | $1,552 |
| 2020 | $55,470 | $53,658 | $5,463 | — | — | — | $4,459 | $737 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Landers Bowles Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $136 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Landers Bowles Family Foundation is led by Barbara L Bowles, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barbara L Bowles
President, Director & Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$379 (2022) → $0 (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 2022 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $379, to Barbara L Bowles (Pres, Dir, Sec).
Frequently asked questions about Landers Bowles Family Foundation
How much does Landers Bowles Family Foundation give each year?
Landers Bowles Family Foundation gave $4K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $34K across 2 grants.
How large is Landers Bowles Family Foundation?
Landers Bowles Family Foundation reported $3K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $136 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Landers Bowles Family Foundation operate?
Landers Bowles Family Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Illinois, Tennessee.
What is Landers Bowles Family Foundation's EIN?
Landers Bowles Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2000404. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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