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Dan and Sherry Bowen Foundation: 24 grants to organizations, $3.8 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Dan and Sherry Bowen Foundation, a private foundation in Grand Rapids, MI, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $3,759,665 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 14, 2026. The largest was $2,000,000 to St Robert Catholic Church in Ada, MI for religious.
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- EIN
- 205984891
- Based in
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Assets
- $16,915,295
- Grants paid
- $3,759,665
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202612269349100116. It reported $3,759,665 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Robert Catholic Church | Ada, MI | Religious | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Central High School | Grand Rapids, MI | Education | $1,084,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Mary's Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | Healthcare | $166,666 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Juan Diego Academy | Wyoming, MI | Education | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grand Action Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | Arts | $83,333 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hope College | Holland, MI | Education | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aquinas College | Grand Rapids, MI | Education | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One World Surgery | Deerfield, IL | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beer City Dog Biscuits | Grand Rapids, MI | Therapy | Housing and shelter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oak Heart Lodge | Newaygo, MI | Therapy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Help Pregnancy Aid | Grand Rapids, MI | Healthcare | $16,666 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Artists Creating Together | Grand Rapids, MI | Arts | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown-Hutcherson Ministries | Grand Rapids, MI | Religious | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Franciscan Renewal Center | Scottsdale, AZ | Therapy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ihm - Csa | Grand Rapids, MI | Religious | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Charities of West Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | Religious | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dominican Sisters | Grand Rapids, MI | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The New Growth Project | Rockford, MI | Food | Employment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Van Andel Institute | Grand Rapids, MI | Arts | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Blodgett | Grand Rapids, MI | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shrine of St Francis Xavier Festival of Roses | Grand Rapids, MI | Arts | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John Vianney | Wyoming, MI | Religious | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Peter G Ruppert Scholarship Fund | Grand Rapids, MI | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ihm - Killgoar Education Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 27, 2025, IRS object ID 202541479349100304. It reported $2,697,499 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids, MI | Religious | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Our Shepherds Our Future | Grand Rapids, MI | Religious | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Mary's Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | Healthcare | $166,666 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grand Action Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | Arts | $83,333 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One World Surgery | Deerfield, IL | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hope College | Holland, MI | Education | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School | Grand Rapids, MI | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Artists Creating Together | Grand Rapids, MI | Arts | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown-Hutcherson Ministries | Grand Rapids, MI | Religious | Religion-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Franciscan Renewal Center | Scottsdale, AZ | Therapy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ihm - Csa | Grand Rapids, MI | Religious | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Charities of West Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | Religious | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dominican Sisters | Grand Rapids, MI | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| GR Early Discovery Center | Grand Rapids, MI | Childcare facility | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The New Growth Project | Rockford, MI | Food | Employment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Babies Welfare Guild | Grand Rapids, MI | Healthcare | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John Vianney | Wyoming, MI | Religious | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $155,000 |
| Human services | $30,000 |
| Religion-related | $30,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $25,000 |
| Employment | $10,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 |
States funded
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Updated August 14, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.