The Bower Fund: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 99-2104312)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024	$316K
FY2025	$94K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024	$16K
FY2025	$70K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024	$300K
FY2025	$333K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2024.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

65%

28%

Program services 65% · $46K Management & general 6% · $4K Fundraising 28% · $20K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Dr Joel Bower

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Reed Alewel

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kyle Moyes

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Bower

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jana Bruner

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves healthcare and essential needs for Southern Nevada children through community partnerships.

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1 program · $46K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

The bower fund is a section 501(c)(3) organization that provides financial grants to non-profits in the las vegas valley, specifically those that provide critical education and healthcare resources to children.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 99-2104312) · Dispute this line

$46Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking

Grants paid · 7 grants · $46K · 2025–2025

Serving Our KidsFY2025$10,000

Individual RecipientFY2025$7,500

CandelightersFY2025$6,000

Project MarilynFY2025$5,500

Spread the Word NevadaFY2025$5,500

Individual RecipientFY2025$5,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$94K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K

Investment incomeLn 3$9K

Other incomeLn 4–11$470

Money outPt IX

$70K

Ln 25

Programscol B$46K

Managementcol C$4K

Fundraisingcol D$20K

Owns and owesPt X

$333K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K

Total assetsLn 16$333K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$54K

Investment incomeLn 3$9K

Other incomeLn 4–11$470

Gains on assetsLn 7$470

Total revenueLn 12$94K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$48K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$286K

Total assetsLn 16$333K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$333K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$301K	$48K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$286K
Total assetsLn 16	$301K	$333K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$924	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$300K	$333K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$46K	$46K
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K		$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$1K			$1K
OccupancyLn 16	$144		$144
InsuranceLn 23	$1K		$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$21K		$2K	$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$70K	$46K	$4K	$20K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 25, 2026	$94K	$70K	$25K	$333K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 24, 2025	$316K	$16K	$300K	$300K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $94,325 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $295,670$84,448

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,500$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $44$9,877

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $316,214$94,325

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$45,500

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $16,328$24,032

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,328$69,532

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $299,886$24,793

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $94,325 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$54,254

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,194

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$84,448

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,407$9,407

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $470$470

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,877$94,325

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $69,532 across 6 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $45,500$45,500

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,051$1,051

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,113$1,113

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $144$144

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,220$1,220

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,845 · Fundraising $18,659$20,504

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $45,500 · Management $4,260 · Fundraising $19,772$69,532

Part X · Balance sheet $333,408 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300,810$47,759

X-11 Publicly traded securities$285,649

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $300,810$333,408

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $924$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $924$0

X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0

X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $299,886$333,408

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $299,886$333,408

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $300,810$333,408

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $333,408 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$94,325

XI-2 Total expenses$69,532

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,793

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$299,886

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,729

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$333,408

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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The Bower Fund

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for The Bower Fund

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV