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Ethel N Bowen Foundation

Accepts applications Bluefield, West Virginia · EIN 237010740

Ethel N Bowen Foundation is a private foundation in Bluefield, West Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $794,750 in 321 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $656,783 the year before.

40% of its 2024 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$656,783296$13.6 million
2024$794,750321$14.6 million

How to apply

ContactEthel N Bowen Foundation Co Burke H
525 Federal Street, Bluefield, WV 24701
Phone or email(304) 324-3236
What to submitThe scholarship application can be requested at summit community bank. Students must submit transcripts before each semester. No particular application is necessary for organizations seeking grants.
DeadlinesNone for organizations; scholarship applications are due by april 30.
RestrictionsScholarships are generally limited to students in southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ethel N Bowen Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to West Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
West Virginia158$405,750
Virginia158$362,500
Kentucky1$15,000
Ohio1$4,500
Massachusetts1$3,000
Pennsylvania1$2,000
South Carolina1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 321 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Bluefield
Bluefield, WV
Police department officer training and k-9 program$25,000
Blessings in A Backpack
Louisville, KY
Food distribution program for children$15,000
Bluefield State University
Bluefield, WV
Fbla trip to orlando fl$5,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$4,500
Individual
OH
Scholarship$4,500
Individual
WV
Scholarship$4,500
Individual
VA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$4,000
City of Bluefield
Bluefield, WV
Special promotions fireworks$3,500
Individual
WV
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ethel N Bowen Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: None for organizations; scholarship applications are due by april 30..

How much does Ethel N Bowen Foundation give?

$794,750 in tax year 2024, across 321 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Ethel N Bowen Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists J Ronald Hypes (President & Director), B K Satterfield (Secretary/Treasurer & Director) and Henry C Bowen (Vice President & Director).

What does Ethel N Bowen Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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