Bowles Rice Foundation
Private foundation · Charleston, WV · EIN 20-2077682 · reported 2023–2025
103grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$268Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 103 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $7,000 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1386
Charleston, WV 25325-1386
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mountaineer Food Bank Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Gassaway, WV | $48,000 |
| Wvma Educational Fund Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charleston, WV | $25,000 |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Morgantown, WV | $25,000 |
| Marshall University Foundation Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Huntington, WV | $15,000 |
| Food Helpers Dba Greater Washington County Food Bank GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Brownsville, PA | $12,000 |
| Legal Aid of West Virginia Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charleston, WV | $10,170 |
| Legal Aid of West Virginia Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charleston, WV | $10,000 |
| Legal Aid of West Virginia Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charleston, WV | $7,000 |
| The University of Charleston Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charleston, WV | $5,000 |
| Canonsburg Educational and Cultural Institute GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Canonsburg, PA | $5,000 |
| Education Alliance-Business and Community for Public Schools Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charleston, WV | $5,000 |
| YWCA of Charleston West Virginia Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charleston, WV | $5,000 |
| Washington and Jefferson College GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Washington, PA | $5,000 |
| Legal Aid of West Virginia Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charleston, WV | $3,000 |
| The Mid-Ohio Valley Symphony Society Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Vienna, WV | $2,500 |
| Wvu at Parkersburg Foundation Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Parkersburg, WV | $2,500 |
| Ignite A Better World Foundation GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Wixom, MI | $2,500 |
| Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Parkersburg, WV | $2,500 |
| Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Aid GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Washington, PA | $2,500 |
| Animal Friends Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,500 |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $1,574 |
| United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Morgantown, WV | $1,500 |
| North Parkersburg Baptist Church GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Parkersburg, WV | $1,500 |
| Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Morgantown, WV | $1,500 |
| Parkersburg Art Center Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Parkersburg, WV | $1,500 |
| United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Morgantown, WV | $1,500 |
| Voices for Children Foundation GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Parkersburg, WV | $1,500 |
| Washington City Mission GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Washington, PA | $1,500 |
| Washington County Community Foundation Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Eighty Fourt, PA | $1,500 |
| Discover the Real West Virginia Foundation Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charleston, WV | $1,500 |
| Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Morgantown, WV | $1,500 |
| Berkeley County Backpack Program Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Martinsburg, WV | $1,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Martinsburg, WV | $1,000 |
| Canonsburg Educational and Cultural Institute GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Canonsburg, PA | $1,000 |
| Casa of the Eastern Panhandle Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Martinsburg, WV | $1,000 |
| Berkeley County Congregational Cooperative Action Project Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Martinsburg, WV | $1,000 |
| Food Helpers Dba Greater Washington County Food Bank GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Brownsville, PA | $1,000 |
| Friends of Happy Retreat Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charles Town, WV | $1,000 |
| Kids of Kanawha Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charleston, WV | $1,000 |
| Morgantown Community Resources GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Morgantown, WV | $1,000 |
| The Salvation Army GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | West Nyack, NY | $1,000 |
| Washington and Jefferson College GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Washington, PA | $1,000 |
| Washington City Mission Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Washington, PA | $1,000 |
| Washington County Community Foundation GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Eighty Four, PA | $1,000 |
| Berkeley County Meals-On-Wheels Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Martinsburg, WV | $1,000 |
| Discover the Real West Virginia Foundation Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charleston, WV | $1,000 |
| Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Martinsburg, WV | $1,000 |
| Feed Our Students GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Canonsburg, PA | $1,000 |
| Friends of Happy Retreat Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charles Town, WV | $1,000 |
| The Healing House Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | St Albans, WV | $1,000 |
| Hospice of the Panhandle Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Kearneysville, WV | $1,000 |
| Jefferson County Community Ministries Incorporated GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charles Town, WV | $1,000 |
| Kyfc Keep Your Faith Corporation GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charleston, WV | $1,000 |
| Monongalia County Arts Center Association Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Morgantown, WV | $1,000 |
| Buckskin Council Boy Scouts of America Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | East Charleston, WV | $1,000 |
| The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Charleston, WV | $1,000 |
| The Salvation Army of Morgantown West Virginia GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Morgantown, WV | $1,000 |
| Young Mens Christian Association Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Frederick, MD | $1,000 |
| Stars That Shine Corp GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Ranson, WV | $1,000 |
| Hospice of the Panhandle Inc GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Kearneysville, WV | $1,000 |
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