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William K Bowes Jr Foundation: 48 grants to organizations, $18 million (tax year ended December 2024)
William K Bowes Jr Foundation, a private foundation in San Francisco, CA, paid 48 grants to organizations totaling $18,019,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $5,833,333 to Ucsf Foundation in San Francisco, CA for establish the william k. bowes, jr. biomedical investigator program, ucsf discovery fellows, cardiology council, osher center research support, the neural code of speech.
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- EIN
- 943148482
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Assets
- $236,755,476
- Grants paid
- $18,019,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202503189349105365. It reported $18,019,500 in grants paid; 48 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Establish the william k. bowes, jr. biomedical investigator program, ucsf discovery fellows, cardiology council, osher center research support, the neural code of speech | $5,833,333 | apps.irs.gov | |
| J David Gladstone Institutes | San Francisco, CA | To be used at the discretion of the president deepak srivastava, general support | Medical research | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Episcopal Diocese of California | San Francisco, CA | Expanding horizons campaign | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | Exploratorium gallery renewal | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | William k. bowes, jr. foundation: stanford bio-x bowes fellows, ute and bill bowes, jr. library and the department of art and art history in the school of humanities and sciences | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Episcopal Diocese of California | San Francisco, CA | Annual fund | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard University | Boston, MA | For the grant seed program | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kipp Bay Area Schools | Oakland, CA | General operating support for kipp public schools northern california | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | Uc berkeley fiat lux scholarships, bowes faculty fellows | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The University of Texas Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | Alzheimer's research, emt stem cells research | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Canary Fund | Woodside, CA | To support new directions: techniques and technologies to detect cancer early and identify high risk individuals | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $333,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach for All Inc | New York, NY | To support ensena por mexico and teach for all: developing collective leadership to ensure all children have the opportunity to fulfill their potential | Education | $333,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uc Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | The garland initiative for vision | Education | $333,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foodcorps | Portland, OR | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| NSSF | San Francisco, CA | Educator excellence | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Outward Bound California | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sansum Diabetes Research Institute | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating support | Medical research | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | To advance tfas strategies nationally and in the bay to ensure equitable access to a quality education for all students. | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | The william k. bowes, jr. foundation fund for education and research | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | Climate corps, oceans programs | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Systems Biology | Seattle, WA | New faculty support | Science and technology | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Onegoal | Chicago, IL | To support bay area programs | Youth development | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco General Hospital Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Patient care, with an inclusive 10% administrative fee | Health care | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tech Interactive | San Jose, CA | Healthcare exhibit at the tech | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon - Walter Winchell Foundation | New York, NY | Damon runyon clinical investigator continuation grant | Health care | $166,666 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | San Francisco, CA | President's fund | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Real Options for City Kids | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Science Friday Initiative Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Science and technology | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Als Therapy Development Foundation | Watertown, MA | To support the als capsule | Medical research | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Citywide education programming | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Junior Achievement of Northern California | Walnut Creek, CA | Ja leader ship academy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kqed Inc | San Francisco, CA | Education stem programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peerforward | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative | San Francisco, CA | Renewal for aggregating and visualizing ehr and epro information | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clearity Foundation | San Diego, CA | Ovarian cancer support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| College Track | Oakland, CA | General operating support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Achievers | San Francisco, CA | Achievers and scholars program | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Tennis Advantage | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ten Strands | San Rafael, CA | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | San Francisco, CA | Equity schools partnership | Arts, culture and humanities | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | Stanford university scholar | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Anglers of Casa Grande Inc | Petaluma, CA | General operating support | Youth development | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Boys Chorus | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring | Palo Alto, CA | Aces for kids (general support) | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meals On Wheels of San Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Monkey Tail Ranch | Hollister, CA | General operating support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bolinas Museum | Bolinas, CA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Medical research | $2,350,000 |
| Education | $2,041,667 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,527,500 |
| Health care | $366,666 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $333,334 |
| Science and technology | $325,000 |
| Youth development | $317,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $285,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $15,219,500 |
| New York | $1,075,000 |
| Massachusetts | $600,000 |
| Texas | $375,000 |
| Oregon | $250,000 |
| Washington | $200,000 |
| Illinois | $200,000 |
| District of Columbia | $100,000 |
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Updated November 14, 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.