The Cowles Charitable Trust Grants
Private foundation · Staten Island, NY · EIN 13-6090295 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
The Cowles Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Staten Island, NY (EIN 13-6090295). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $1.4M paid in 262 grants, with a median grant of $4K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $25.4M. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · cowlescharitabletrust.org
- Total grants paid
- $1.4M
- Grants reported
- 262
- Typical grant
- $4K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $25.4M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Julie Baskevich
- Phone
- (718) 938-9762
The filing does not state deadlines, application materials or limits; check with the foundation.
Original filing text
- Contact
- JULIE BASKEVICH
- Address
- PO BOX 50027 STATEN ISLAND, NY, 10305
- Phone
- 7189389762
- SUBMISSIONS@COWLESCHARITABLETRUST.ORG
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- NONE
- Restrictions
- NONE
Reported organization name: THE COWLES CHARITABLE TRUST
Where The Cowles Charitable Trust gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grasp | Sarasota, FL | Charitable | Tax year 20242024 | $45K |
| Fractured Atlas - Bridge Initiative | Hartsdale, NY | Charitable | Tax year 20242024 | $40K |
| Wassaic Project | Wassaic, NY | The arts | Tax year 20242024 | $20K |
| Women's Studio Workshop | Kingston, NY | The arts | Tax year 20242024 | $20K |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Charitable | Tax year 20242024 | $20K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (262 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Cowles Charitable Trust's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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