Bella Bowman Foundation INC EIN 45-4551630 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Bella Bowman Foundation INC

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Funds pediatric brain cancer research, education, and comfort care for children and their families. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $697K in revenue, $461K in expenses, and $2.4M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Medical Research
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Website
www.bellabowman.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$697KFY2025
Expenses
$461K
Net assets
$2.4M
People
1
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  45-4551630 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Baton Rouge, LA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Funds pediatric brain cancer research, education, and comfort care for children and their families.
Leadership
David L Bowman III · President
Money in and out
$697K revenue, $461K expenses
Bottom line
31% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$697K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$461K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $236K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.31 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.55
Program efficiency
31%
of spending reaches programs▼ -21% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
38.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +49% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+34%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +35% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$697K
FY2025▼ -9%
Expenses
$461K
FY2025▼ -20%
Total assets
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +11%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2025▼ -43%
Total revenue
$697K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$461K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$236K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B31%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 31
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBella Bowman Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D45-4551630
Principal addressHdr · item CBaton Rouge, LA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bellabowman.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MLA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMedical Research (H12)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a1
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $142K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The organization raised substantial money for cancer research and provided comfortcare to children and their families that care for them through charitable events

$142Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$658K · 94%
Investment income$39K · 6%
Contributions & grants94%$658K
Investment income6%$39K
Total revenueLn 12$697K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.31 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.55
Program services31%$142K
Management & general14%$67K
Fundraising55%$253K
Total functional expensesLn 25$461K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed38.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.5M · Operating expenses/yr $461K
38.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $142K · Total expenses $461K
31%
Management & General
Management & general $67K · Total expenses $461K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $253K · Total expenses $461K
55%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $218K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $636K
$0.34 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $658K · Total revenue $697K
94%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $697K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $697K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $39K · Total revenue $697K
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $461K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $697K · Prior year $769K
-9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $195K · FY2025 $697K
+29%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $697K · Expenses $461K
+34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.4M · Total assets $2.4M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.4M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual David L Bowman III · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $461K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $461K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 31%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 38%
Revenue growth -9%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $408K · 2020–2025
L S U FoundationLA · FY2025$25,750
Mary Bird Cancer CenterFY2025$10,000
Greater New Orleans FoundatioFY2025$5,260
Olol Childrens HospitalLA · FY2024$57,500
L S U FoundationLA · FY2024$25,000
Olol Childrens HospitalLA · FY2023$120,500
L S U FoundationLA · FY2023$25,000
L S U FoundationLA · FY2022$25,000
Olol Childrens HospitalLA · FY2021$62,500
L S U FoundationLA · FY2021$25,000
Olol Childrens HospitalLA · FY2020$26,278

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$697K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$769K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$606K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$537K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$641K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$195K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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