Grants awarded
Who does Daniel and Sharon Bowen Foundation fund?
Daniel and Sharon Bowen Foundation has awarded $11 million across 92 grants to 48 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $20,000, with most between $5,000 and $75,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $25,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$11.0M
Typical grant
$20K
Grantees
48
Grants
92
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids | $2.0M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Robert Catholic Church | $2.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Catholic Central High School | $1.5M | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids | $1.1M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Michigan State University | $1.1M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $750K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K Kenya Relief Foundation | $350K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Mary's Foundation | $333K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Robert Catholic School | $316K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Aquinas College | $250K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Grand Action Foundation | $167K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S San Juan Diego Academy | $146K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School | $122K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
One World Surgery
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$100K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Hope College
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$90K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| H Hope College | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Help Pregnancy Aid | $50K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre INC
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$50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| G Grand Rapids Public Schools Foundation | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Servantis Community Church | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Ihm - Csa | $20K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Brown-Hutcherson Ministries | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
New Growth Project
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$15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Catholic Charities West Michigan
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$15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$15K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| B Brown-Hutcherson Ministries | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Franciscan Renewal Center INC | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
| F Franciscan Renewal Center | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Catholic Charities of West Michigan | $7K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The New Growth Project | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Van Andel Institute
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Gr Early Discovery Center | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Van Andel Institute | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
American Heart Association INC
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| S Shrine of St Francis Xavier & Our Lady of Guadalupe | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Peter G Ruppert Scholarship Fund | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Shrine of St Francis Xavier Festival of Roses | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Ihm - Killgoar Education Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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