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Gow Family Foundation: 34 grants to organizations, $2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Gow Family Foundation, a private foundation in Bellevue, WA, paid 34 grants to organizations totaling $1,960,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 11, 2025. The largest was $220,000 to Pottery Northwest in Seattle, WA for general purposes.
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- EIN
- 460986449
- Based in
- Bellevue, WA
- Assets
- $17,358,005
- Grants paid
- $1,960,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 11, 2025, IRS object ID 202503159349102825. It reported $1,960,000 in grants paid; 34 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pottery Northwest | Seattle, WA | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Independent Documentary | Newton, MA | General purposes | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Seattle, WA | General purposes | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA of Seattlekingsnohomish County | Seattle, WA | General purposes | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yuan Tze Ren Xue Center | Orinda, CA | General purposes | Mental health and crisis intervention | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ifwhenhow Lawyering for Reproductive Justice | Oakland, CA | General purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inquiring Systems | Santa Rosa, CA | General purposes | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Farestart | Seattle, WA | General purposes | Employment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Islandwood | Bainbridge Island, WA | General purposes | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Life Enrichement Options | Seattle, WA | General purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwest Community Bail Fund | Seattle, WA | General purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwest Immigration Rights Project | Seattle, WA | General purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rainier Scholars | Seattle, WA | General purposes | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vancouver Foundation | Vancouver, CA | General purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington Women in Need | Bellevue, WA | General purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lifewire Fka Eastside Domestic Violence Program | Bellevue, WA | General purposes | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Recovery Cafe | Seattle, WA | General purposes | Mental health and crisis intervention | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Refugee Women's Alliance | Seattle, WA | General purposes | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Home Society of Washington Dba Akin | Seattle, WA | General purposes | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amara | Seattle, WA | General purposes | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bellevue Lifespring | Bellevue, WA | General purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Korey | Carnation, WA | General purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rainier Prep | Seattle, WA | General purposes | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA | Seattle, WA | General purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cocoon House | Everett, WA | General purposes | Housing and shelter | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Delta Gamma Foundation | Columbus, OH | General purposes | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Issaquah Schools Foundation | Bellevue, WA | General purposes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pachamama Alliance | San Francisco, CA | General purposes | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Village Theatre | Everett, WA | General purposes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wild Salmon Center | Portland, OR | General purposes | Animal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youthcare | Seattle, WA | General purposes | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Housing Hope | Everett, WA | General purposes | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Schack Art Center | Everett, WA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Garage A Teen Cafe | Issaquah, WA | General purposes | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $220,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $190,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 |
| Education | $95,000 |
| Environment | $70,000 |
| Employment | $50,000 |
| Human services | $45,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $30,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Washington | $1,300,000 |
| California | $370,000 |
| Massachusetts | $200,000 |
| Ohio | $20,000 |
| Oregon | $20,000 |
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- Who funds environment in Washington
Updated November 11, 2025. 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.