John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation
Private foundation · Kensington, MD · EIN 51-6019469 · reported 2023–2025
225grants reported
$30Kmedian award
$20Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$8.5Mtotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 15 of its 225 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $440K 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
10304 Montgomery Ave
Kensington, MD 20895-3327
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Building Bridges Across the River | Washington, DC | $325,000 |
| Glenbrook Cooperative Nursery School Gen ops | Bethesda, MD | $300,000 |
| Washington School for Girls | Washington, DC | $290,000 |
| Rockville Community Nursery School | Rockville, MD | $200,000 |
| DC Central Kitchen Gen ops | Washington, DC | $170,000 |
| Lisner Home for Aged Women Gen ops | Washington, DC | $125,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Building Bridges Across the River | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Washington Ballet | Washington, DC | $80,000 |
| So What Else | Rockville, MD | $75,000 |
| Building Bridges Across the River | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| So What Else | Rockville, MD | $75,000 |
| One World Education Gen ops | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Arlington Free Clinic | Arlington, VA | $70,000 |
| Central Union Mission | Washington, DC | $65,000 |
| DC Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $65,000 |
| Wesley Housing Corporation of N VA | Alexandria, VA | $65,000 |
| Friendship Place | Washington, DC | $65,000 |
| Food and Friends | Washington, DC | $60,000 |
| Bright Beginnings | Washington, DC | $60,000 |
| Housing Unlimited Gen ops | Silver Spring, MD | $60,000 |
| Aspire Afterschool Learning | Arlington, VA | $55,000 |
| Western Fairfax Christian Ministries | Chantilly, VA | $55,000 |
| Barker Adoption Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $50,000 |
| Fair Chance | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless | Rockville, MD | $50,000 |
| One World Education | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| St Ann's Center | Hyattsville, MD | $50,000 |
| Bread for the City | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Bright Beginnings | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Central Union Mission | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless | Rockville, MD | $50,000 |
| Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School | Takoma Park, MD | $50,000 |
| Fair Chance | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Arlington Free Clinic | Arlington, VA | $50,000 |
| Friendship Place | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| One World Education | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Barker Adoption Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $50,000 |
| Fair Chance | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Kitchen of Purpose Gen ops | Arlington, VA | $50,000 |
| St Ann's Center Gen ops | Hyattsville, MD | $50,000 |
| Thrive DC Gen ops | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| For Love of Children | Washington, DC | $45,000 |
| For Love of Children | Washington, DC | $45,000 |
| Beacon House | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Calvary Women's Services | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| District Alliance for Safe Housing | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Future Link | Rockville, MD | $40,000 |
| Kitchen of Purpose | Arlington, VA | $40,000 |
| Mobile Medical Care | Rockville, MD | $40,000 |
| Neighborhood Health | Arlington, VA | $40,000 |
| Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| So What Else | Rockville, MD | $40,000 |
| The Dance Institute of Washington | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| The Washington School for Girls | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Wendt Center Loss and Healing | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Beacon House | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Calvary Women's Services | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
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