The Jone L Bowman Foundation Inc
Williamsport, MD · EIN 52-2265117. Reported 220 grants totalling $3,130,712 to 102 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Jone L Bowman Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,200 and $6,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $275,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Washington County | Hagerstown, MD | $502,519 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine | Hagerstown, MD | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hagerstown Aviation Museum | Hagerstown, MD | $395,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hagerstown Community College Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $316,789 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Theatre | Hagerstown, MD | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Easterseals DC MD Va | Silver Spring, MD | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Washington County | Hagerstown, MD | $101,404 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Washington County | Hagerstown, MD | $83,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Platoon 22 Inc | Frederick, MD | $60,346 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Star Community Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fahrney Keedy Memorial Home | Boonsboro, MD | $45,549 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San-Mar Childrens Home Inc | Boonsboro, MD | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Williamsport Volunteer Fire & Ems Inc | Williamsport, MD | $30,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Fire Company of Halfway Inc | Williamsport, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Washington County MD | Hagerstown, MD | $29,957 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downsville Ruritan Club | Williamsport, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Exchange Club of Antietam | Hagerstown, MD | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Washington County | Hagerstown, MD | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Eastern Panhandle | Martinsburg, WV | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brooke's House Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hagerstown Area Religious Council (harc) | Hagerstown, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Huntersville Volunteer Fire Department | Huntersville, NC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Landon's Project - Landon's Puzzle Pieces | Hagerstown, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Williamsport Volunteer Fire | Williamsport, MD | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Incorporated | New York, NY | $17,415 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brooke Lane Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Hagerstown, MD | $15,858 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Halfway Volunteer Fire & Ems | Hagerstown, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Long Meadow Volunteer Fire Co | Hagerstown, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maugansville Goodwill Volunteer Fire Co | Hagerstown, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington County Commission on Aging | Hagerstown, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leadership of Washington County | Hagerstown, MD | $14,435 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $12,175 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meritus Healthcare Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $11,240 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington County Arts Council | Hagerstown, MD | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County | Hagerstown, MD | $10,636 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Scouting Mason-Dixon Council | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mason Dixon Boy Scouts Capital Campaign | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department | Sharpsburg, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Somerset Volunteer Fire Department | Somerset, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Women's Club Foundation Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington County Agriculture Center | Boonsboro, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University System of Maryland Foundation | Adelphi, MD | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Company | Clear Spring, MD | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Deer Park Community Volunteer Fire Dept | Oakland, MD | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Funkstown Volunteer Fire Co | Fundstown, MD | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Washington County | Hagerstown, MD | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hagerstown Community Concert Association | Hagerstown, MD | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington County Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Hagerstown, MD | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lasting Change | Hagerstown, MD | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conococheague Little League | Williamsport, MD | $5,890 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Free Clinic | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Earn - Expect Amazing Results Now | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goodwill of Maugansville Volunteer Fire Company | Maugansville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hagerstown Community College Scholarship Fund | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Discovery Station at Hagerstown Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Volunteer Fire Company District 12 | Hagerstown, MD | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Horizon Goodwill Industries | Hagerstown, MD | $3,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breast Cancer Awareness - Cumberland Valley Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $3,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington County Human Development Council | Hagerstown, MD | $3,034 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Boy Scouts of America Troop 17 | Williamsport, MD | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University System of Maryland | Adelphi, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Hagerstown, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hagerstown Choral Arts | Hagerstown, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington County Running Festival LLC | Hagerstown, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Augustoberfest Charitable Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| For Otis Sake | Maugansville, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Global Vision Christian School Broadfording | Hagerstown, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reach of Washington County | Hagerstown, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Hagerstown | Hagerstown, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women's Club of Hagerstown | Hagerstown, MD | $1,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington County Community Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alsatia Club Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Broadfording Church | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Collegium Sanctorum Angelorum | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Discovery Station | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Troop 17 Charity | Williamsport, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kiwanis Children's Fund | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sheperd University Foundation | Shepherdstown, WV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Slk Foundation | Mt Wolf, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington County Free Library | Williamsport, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA Hagerstown | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clear Spring Elementary School PTA | Damascus, MD | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frederick County 4H Therapeutic Riding Program | Thurmont, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls on the Run | Charlotte, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hickory Ridge High School Band Boosters | Harrisburge, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sandi Paws Rescue Inc | Fon Du Lac, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Hope Center Hagerstown Rescue Mission | Hagerstown, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grace Academy MD | Hagerstown, MD | $440 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pony Baseball and Softball | Washington, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Enterprise Volunteer Fire Company No 4 | Hagerstown, MD | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kendall Burrows Foundation | Timoum, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Arlington, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross of the Greater Shenandoah Valley | Hagerstown, MD | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blue Sea Philanthropy | Leesburg, VA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
57 of 102 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 73%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Hagerstown Aviation Museum
SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSES - Hospice of Washington County MD
SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSESSUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE - Leadership of Washington County
SUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSESSUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 84 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | $478,148 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 55 | $592,611 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 56 | $870,855 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 66 | $1,189,098 | $2,750 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Jone L Bowman Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 10228 Governor Lane Blvd 3002, Williamsport, MD, 21795. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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