Henry M Rowan Family Foundation

• This foundation funds by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a speculative application is unlikely to go anywhere; your best route in is building a relationship rather than writing a cold proposal.
• Its recorded grants cover schools, colleges and universities, youth organisations, environmental and conservation bodies, health charities, social-service organisations, and cultural and historic institutions, mostly recorded as general support, so a wide range of nonprofit work could in principle fit if an invitation exists.
• Grants typically range from $20,000 to $1,000,000, with a median of $100,000, so a mid five-to-six-figure request is realistic once invited.
• It looks relationship-led and fairly loyal to existing partners, with 99% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded in the two prior filings, so new relationships may take time to build.
• No geographic focus is stated, though its grants are concentrated in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania alongside recipients elsewhere.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Doane Academy · General support
  $2,600,0002024 tax year
• Williamson College Of Trades · General support
  $2,150,0002024 tax year
• Fort Ticonderoga Foundation · General support
  $1,500,0002024 tax year
• Parent Project (DMD) · General support
  $1,100,0002024 tax year
• Rowan University Foundation · General support
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Lake George Land Conservancy · General support
  $500,0002024 tax year
• Garden State Council, Boy Scouts of America · General support
  $500,0002024 tax year
• Silver Bay Association · General support
  $500,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.