Towle Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation, based in Greenwood Village, CO, does not accept unsolicited requests, so do not send it a cold application; work out how your organisation could be invited before writing anything.
- Its grants have gone to schools and universities, camps, a children's centre, and community and leadership organisations, for general operations, scholarships, endowments, tuition assistance and an education building, so check whether your work matches one of these.
- Grants have mainly gone to Missouri, Maine, Colorado and Illinois, but no geographic focus is stated, so an organisation elsewhere should not rule itself out on that basis alone.
- Typical grants run from $25,000 to $250,000, and half of its 29 grants to organisations were $120,000 or less, so a request near that median fits its pattern, though its largest grant was $310,000.
- In its latest filing, 92% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in the filing before, so it appears to be relationship-led.
Overview
Towle Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Greenwood Village, CO.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Across the filings, grants went to schools and universities, camps, a children’s centre, and community and leadership organisations. Recorded purposes include general operations, strategy and operational support, endowed scholarships, endowment funds, tuition assistance and an education building. The grant record therefore includes both general operating contributions and designated educational, scholarship and endowment support. It does not identify a general funding field, applicant eligibility policy or overall geographic limit. Recipients were located in multiple states, with the largest recorded shares going to Missouri and Maine.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Missouri, Maine, Colorado and Illinois.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 29 grants to organisations were $120,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations Towle Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 16 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $88,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Principia School · Strategy study & operations$250,0002023 tax year
- Family Leadership Center · Support to growth & mission focus$230,0002023 tax year
- Washington Universtiy · Endowed Scholarship Fund$150,0002023 tax year
- Camp Newfound Owatonna · General operations$150,0002023 tax year
- Cedars Camp · General Operations$150,0002023 tax year
- Adventure Unlimited · General Operations$150,0002023 tax year
- Ellwood House · Highest Priorities$100,0002023 tax year
- City Academy · Endowment fund$100,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Laura H Towle — Treasurer
- Perry E Towle — Secretary
- Christopher D Towle — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,733,504 | $2,125,000 | $48,600,116 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,639,049 | $1,561,000 | $90,601,740 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
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.
Sources
Registers and filings
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No credit card required
Contact
- Greenwood Village, CO