The Cowley Family Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 26-1627225

Foundation Overview

Based in Phoenix, AZ, The Cowley Family Foundation has awarded 171 grants totaling $2,499,945 to organizations in Arizona, Minnesota and 11 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $500 to $109,727, with a median award of $5,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$2,499,945
Total Assets
$6,781,574
Median Grant (all grants)
$5,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
25
Median Grant
$3,000
% Median Grant Decline
-29% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: March 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 40%

10 of 25 recipients (40%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
Arizona

60% of grants are awarded in Arizona, with additional funding distributed across 13 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Arizona, funding concentrates in Phoenix (37%), Mesa (32%), Tempe (17%).

Funding Trajectory
+115%

Strong 115% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Cowley Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Congregation Beth Tefillah $2,500 Scottsdale, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
The Michael J Fox Foundation $25,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Donation 2024
Keys To Change $10,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
Tossin' Away Als $2,500 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
Doctors Without Borders $3,000 Hagerstown, MD, US Charitable Donation 2024
Operation Underground Railroad $1,500 Salt Lake City, UT, US Charitable Donation 2024
Feed My Starving Children $1,500 Coon Rapids, MN, US Charitable Donation 2024
Manes & Miracles $3,000 San Tan Valley, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
Healthy Screen Habits $3,000 Moorpark, CA, US Charitable Donation 2024
Paz De Cristo $3,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
The Foster Alliance $3,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
The Emily Effect $3,000 Riverton, UT, US Charitable Donation 2024
Uvu Foundation $3,000 Orem, UT, US Charitable Donation 2024
Chandler Firefighter Charities $1,500 Chandler, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
Chandler Cadet Charities $1,500 Chandler, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
Md Dogs Inc $3,000 Nicholasville, KY, US Charitable Donation 2024
American Diabetes Association $3,000 Merrifield, VA, US Charitable Donation 2024
Asu Foundation $51,500 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
Az Brainfood $29,500 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
Boys & Girls Clubs Of The East Valley $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
Maricopa County Community Colleges Founda $100,000 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
Maricopa County Fair $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
National Ms Society $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2024
Teach For America $80,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Donation 2024
American Diabetes Association $3,000 Merrifield, VA, US Charitable Donation 2023
Asu Foundation $51,500 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Az Brainfood $29,500 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Boys & Girls Clubs Of The East Valley $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Broadmoor Pta $3,000 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Chandler Firefighter Charities $4,000 Chandler, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Child Find Of America $3,000 New Paltz, NY, US Charitable Donation 2023
Feed My Starving Children $1,500 Coon Rapids, MN, US Charitable Donation 2023
Footsteps For Fertility Foundation $1,500 Draper, UT, US Charitable Donation 2023
Forever Young Foundation $18,866 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Hope Foundation $3,000 Queen Creek, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Human Services Campus $10,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Maricopa County Community Colleges Foundation $100,000 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Maricopa County Fair $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Millenial Choirs And Orchestras (Mco) $3,000 Queen Creek, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
National Ms Society $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Operation Underground Railroad $4,500 Salt Lake City, UT, US Charitable Donation 2023
Prevent Child Abuse America $1,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable Donation 2023
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Teach For America $80,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Donation 2023
The Emily Effect $2,000 Riverton, UT, US Charitable Donation 2023
The Michael J Fox Foundation $25,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Donation 2023
Tossin' Away Als $2,500 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Uvu Foundation $3,000 Orem, UT, US Charitable Donation 2023
American Diabetes Association $3,000 Merrifield, VA, US Charitable Donation 2023
Asu Foundation $51,500 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Az Brainfood $29,500 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Boys & Girls Clubs Of The East Valley $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Broadmoor Pta $3,000 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Chandler Firefighter Charities $4,000 Chandler, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Child Find Of America $3,000 New Paltz, NY, US Charitable Donation 2023
Feed My Starving Children $1,500 Coon Rapids, MN, US Charitable Donation 2023
Footsteps For Fertility Foundation $1,500 Draper, UT, US Charitable Donation 2023
Forever Young Foundation $18,866 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Hope Foundation $3,000 Queen Creek, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Human Services Campus $10,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Maricopa County Community Colleges Foundation $100,000 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Maricopa County Fair $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Millenial Choirs And Orchestras (Mco) $3,000 Queen Creek, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
National Ms Society $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Operation Underground Railroad $4,500 Salt Lake City, UT, US Charitable Donation 2023
Prevent Child Abuse America $1,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable Donation 2023
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Teach For America $80,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Donation 2023
The Emily Effect $2,000 Riverton, UT, US Charitable Donation 2023
The Michael J Fox Foundation $25,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Donation 2023
Tossin' Away Als $2,500 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2023
Uvu Foundation $3,000 Orem, UT, US Charitable Donation 2023
Anasazi Foundation $1,500 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2022
Arizona Brainfood $35,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2022
Asu Foundation $50,000 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2022
Utah Valley University $1,500 Orem, UT, US Charitable Donation 2022
Michael J Fox Foundation $25,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Donation 2022
The Emily Effect $3,000 Riverton, UT, US Charitable Donation 2022
St Mary's Food Bank $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2022
Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation $3,000 Orlando, FL, US Charitable Donation 2022
Operation Underground Railroad $7,500 Salt Lake City, UT, US Charitable Donation 2022
Maricopa County Fair $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2022
Broadmor Pta $1,500 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2022
Human Services Campus $10,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2022
Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation $75,000 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2022
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of America $3,000 Tampa, FL, US Charitable Donation 2022
Boys & Girls Clubs Of The East Valley $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2022
Chandler Firefighter Charities $3,000 Chandler, AZ, US Charitable Contribution 2022
Footsteps For Fertility Foundation $2,500 Draper, UT, US Charitable Donation 2022
Ishikawa Elementary Pto $1,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2022
National Ms Society $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2022
Prevent Child Abuse America $1,500 Prescott Valley, AZ, US Charitable Contribution 2022
Teach For America $80,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Donation 2022
Susan Stanton Foundation $8,000 Denver, CO, US Charitable Donation 2022
Tossin' Away Als $2,500 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2022
Asu Foundation $50,000 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2021
Az Brainfood $36,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2021
Boys & Girls Clubs Of The East Valley $5,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2021
Broadmor Pta $4,000 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2021
Feed My Starving Childern $4,000 Coon Rapids, MN, US Charitable Donation 2021
Fhf Mexico Inc $2,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2021
Footsteps For Fertility Foundation $4,000 Draper, UT, US Charitable Donation 2021
Human Services Campus $10,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2021
John Volken Academy $4,000 Surrey, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA Charitable Donation 2021
Mesa Community College $75,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2021
Mesa Unified School District #4 $2,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2021
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Donation 2021
Operation Underground Railroad $13,000 Cedar City, UT, US Charitable Donation 2021
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2021
Teach For America $80,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2021
The Michael J Fox Foundation $25,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Donation 2021
Uvu Foundation $2,000 Orem, UT, US Charitable Donation 2021
Youth Symphony Of The Southwest $5,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2021
Maricopa County Fair $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2021
Prevent Child Abuse America $2,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable Donation 2021
Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation $2,000 Orlando, FL, US Charitable Donation 2021
Southwest Indigenous Women's Coalition $2,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2021
Az Brainfood $34,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2020
Birch Creek Service Ranch $1,000 Spring City, UT, US Charitable Donation 2020
Boys & Girls Clubs Of The East Valley $5,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2020
Footsteps For Fertility Foundation $3,000 Draper, UT, US Charitable Donation 2020
Forever Young Foundation $12,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2020
Mesa Unified School District #4 $1,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2020
Millennial Choirs & Orchestras $2,000 Queen Creek, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2020
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Donation 2020
Operation Underground Railroad $3,000 Cedar City, UT, US Charitable Donation 2020
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2020
Teach For America $50,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2020
Human Services Campus Inc $10,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2020
World Bicycle Relief $3,028 Chicago, IL, US Charitable Donation 2020
Arizona Friends Of Foster Childern Foundation $2,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2020
Broadmor Pta $2,000 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2020
Feed My Starving Childern $3,000 Coon Rapids, MN, US Charitable Donation 2020
The Barrygoldwater Institute For Public Policy Research $25,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2020
Highland High School $500 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2020
The Michael J Fox Foundation $25,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Donation 2020
Uvu Foundation $500 Orem, UT, US Charitable Donation 2020
Valleywise Health Foundation $7,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2020
Youth Symphony Of The Southwest $1,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2020
The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints - Philanthropies $27,500 Provo, UT, US Charitable Donation 2020
The 444 Project $2,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2018
Az Brianfood $14,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2018
Boys & Girls Clubs Of The East Valley $5,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2018
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Donation $10,050 Bethesada, MD, US Charitable Donation 2018
Footsteps For Fertility Foundation $2,000 Draper, UT, US Charitable Donation 2018
Habitat For Humanity $100,000 Peoria, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2018
Jdrf Arizona Chapter $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2018
Maricopa Health Foundation $60,295 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2018
Mesa Unified School District #4 $4,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2018
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $500 New York, NY, US Charitable Donation 2018
Operation Underground Railroad $2,000 Cedar City, UT, US Charitable Donation 2018
Stand For Children Leadership Center $5,000 Portland, OR, US Charitable Donation 2018
The Human Services Campus Inc $10,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2018
Arizona Brainfood $20,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2017
Boys & Girls Clubs Of The East Valley $5,000 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2017
Byu Marriott School $7,500 Provo, UT, US Charitable Donation 2017
Charity Vision $1,000 Provo, UT, US Charitable Donation 2017
Human Services Campuslodestar Day Resource Center $10,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2017
Maricopa Health Foundation $69,113 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2017
Metropolitan Youth Symphony $6,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2017
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $1,000 Salt Lake City, UT, US Charitable Donation 2017
Research And Business Development Center $5,000 Rexburg, ID, US Charitable Donation 2017
Arizona Brainfood $20,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2016
Asu Foundation $13,000 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2016
Boys & Girls Clubs Of The East Valley $2,500 Tempe, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2016
Byu Marriott School $7,500 Provo, UT, US Charitable Donation 2016
Escalera $1,000 Salt Lake City, UT, US Charitable Donation 2016
Maricopa Health Foundation $109,727 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2016
Metropolitan Youth Symphony $6,000 Mesa, AZ, US Charitable Donation 2016
Mountain Trails Association $5,000 Park City, UT, US Charitable Donation 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for The Cowley Family Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 26-1627225
Website N/A
Address 1242 E JACKSON STREET Phoenix, AZ 85034-0000

Key People (6)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Cowley Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Director Alice N Cowley
Director, President Michael T Cowley
Director, V.p., Secretary Suzette Tyler
Director, V.p., Treasurer Monson Cowley
Director, V.p., Assistant Treasurer Ryan Willis

Forms 990-PF

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Form 990-PF Research Tips
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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated March 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.