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William K Bowes Jr Foundation
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Grants on file | 485 |
| Total giving on file | $256.5M |
| Typical grant size | $529K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Website | https://www.wkbowesjrfoundation.org |
What they fund
- 2010-2016: BOWES ACCELERATION FUND; 2017-2021: EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF FUNDED PROJECTS
- 2019 CANARY CENTER: COMPLETE THE TEAM
- ACES FOR KIDS (GENERAL SUPPORT)
- ACES FOR KIDS; GENERAL SUPPORT
- ACHIEVERS AND SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ucsf Foundation | CA | 9 | $61.5M |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | CA | 9 | $34.0M |
| The Exploratorium | CA | 9 | $18.1M |
| J David Gladstone Institutes | CA | 9 | $18.0M |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | CA | 9 | $11.4M |
| Episcopal Diocese of California | CA | 11 | $10.0M |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | CA | 9 | $7.1M |
| Kipp Bay Area Schools | CA | 9 | $7.0M |
| Harvard University | MA | 8 | $5.0M |
| Canary Fund | CA | 9 | $5.0M |
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