Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Gold Canyon, AZ EIN: 86-1014338

Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation is a private foundation, based in Gold Canyon, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $318K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $19K. Net investment income was $15K.

Key facts about Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation

In short: Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation gave $19K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
86-1014338
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$18,500
Grants made (2025)
7
Average grant
$2,643
Median grant
$2,000
Total assets
$318,395
Primary geography
Arizona (59% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$318K

-2.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$19K

+1.6% YoY

Grant Count

7

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

+1.6% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 106% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

PhoenixAnnadaleChattanoogaMemphisMesaScottsdaleRochesterTempeTrentonTucson

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K9 grants2019 8 grants2020 8 grants2021 8 grants2022 7 grants2023 7 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2023) to $20K (2021). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $19K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Sunshine Acres Children's Home: $5KSunshine Acres Children's Home$5KSt Jude Childrens Research Hospital: $3KSt Jude Childrens ResearchHospital$3KRonald McDonald House: $3KRonald McDonald House$3KAmerican Cancer Society: $2KAmerican Cancer Society$2KAmerican Heart Association: $2KAmerican Heart Association$2KTrue Friends: $2KTrue Friends$2KArizona Republic Season For Sharing: $2KArizona Republic Season ForSharing$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sunshine Acres Children's Home ($5K). Together the top 7 received $19K.

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 37 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sunshine Acres Children's Home Mesa, AZChild Welfare$5,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Memphis, TNMedical Care$3,000
Ronald McDonald House Chattanooga, TNChild Welfare$2,500
American Cancer Society Phoenix, AZMedical Research$2,000
American Heart Association Phoenix, AZMedical Research$2,000
True Friends Annadale, MNChild Welfare$2,000
Arizona Republic Season For Sharing Phoenix, AZIndividual Welfare$2,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$318,395$325,333$336,639
Revenue$18,956$13,191$11,491
Expenses$25,894$24,497$23,655
Qualifying Distributions$18,500$18,200$17,000
Net Investment Income$15,349$9,605$8,008
Distributable Amount$17,499$17,136$16,685

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert C Bowen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Wanda L Bowen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation

How much does Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation give each year?

Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation gave $19K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18K across 7 grants.

What is Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation's typical grant size?

Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,643, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation give grants?

Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation gives mostly in Arizona: 59% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Tennessee (30%) and Minnesota (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Phoenix, AZ (3 grants).

Does Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Child Welfare" (3 grants).

Who are Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation's largest grantees?

Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Sunshine Acres Children's Home ($5,000), St Jude Childrens Research Hospital ($3,000) and Ronald McDonald House ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation?

Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation reported $318K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $19K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation's EIN?

Wendy Bowen Memorial Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1014338. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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