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Bowker Foundation Irrev Char Ta

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 356072377

Bowker Foundation Irrev Char Ta is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $80,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $8,750 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $85,000 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$75,0006$1.7 million
2024$85,00010$1.8 million
2025$80,0008$1.9 million

How to apply

ContactWells Fargo Bank Attn Jennifer King
11 East Wayne St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Phone or email(260) 461-6458
What to submitLetter
RestrictionsWomen's organizations in allen county, Indiana

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bowker Foundation Irrev Char Ta funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana8$80,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
YWCA Northeast Indiana Inc
Fort Wayne, IN
General operating$20,000
Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana Michiana
Fort Wayne, IN
General operating$15,000
Associated Churches of Fort Wayne Ind in
Fort Wayne, IN
General operating$10,000
Healthier Moms and Babies Inc
Fort Wayne, IN
General operating$10,000
Women's Fund of Greater Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
General operating$7,500
Hope Alive Inc
Fort Wayne, IN
General operating$7,000
Matthew 25 Inc
Fort Wayne, IN
General operating$5,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NE Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN
General operating$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bowker Foundation Irrev Char Ta accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Bowker Foundation Irrev Char Ta give?

$80,000 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $8,750.

Who runs Bowker Foundation Irrev Char Ta?

Its 2025 filing lists Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Bowker Foundation Irrev Char Ta fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs.

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