The Cowles Charitable Trust
EIN 136090295Total Given 2016–2024
$7.2M
1,260 grants · $802K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $2K–$8K
grant size
54%
supporter · 302/557 multi-year
repeat
$25.4M
Assets (2024)
557
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
MARY CROFT
Phone
(732) 936-9826
Deadlines
NONE
How to Apply
NONE
Restrictions
NONE
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1.0M | $21.3M | $1.1M | 168 |
| 2017 | $1.1M | $22.7M | $1.2M | 175 |
| 2018 | $1.2M | $19.8M | $900K | 188 |
| 2019 | N/A | $22.5M | $646K | N/A |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $23.5M | $1.6M | 191 |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $24.5M | $957K | 276 |
| 2024 | $1.4M | $25.4M | $1.2M | 262 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 1260 grants on record
Minimum
$1
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$5K
Average
$6K
75th Pctl
$8K
Maximum
$45K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
VS
Virginia Cowles Schroth
7+ yrs
Chairman and Trustee
Leadership
JB
Julie Baskevich
2 yrs
Treasurer and Secretary
Leadership
GS
Gwen Strauss
2 yrs
Trustee
MS
Matthew Schroth
5 yrs
Trustee
BF
Betty Fleming
5 yrs
Trustee
LC
Lise Charlier
5 yrs
Trustee
KL
Kate Strauss Long
5 yrs
Trustee
ES
Elizabeth Strauss
5 yrs
Trustee
JH
John Patrick Harrison
5 yrs
Trustee
CC
Charles Cowles
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
JC
Jan S Cowles
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
KN
Kate Cowles Nichols
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
LH
Lois Eleanor Harrison
7+ yrs
Trustee
GC
Gardner Cowles III
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
VS
Virginia Cowles Schroth
7+ yrs
Chairman and Trustee
Leadership
JB
Julie Baskevich
2 yrs
Treasurer and Secretary
Leadership
MC
Mary Croft
6 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
GC
Gardner Cowles III
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
GS
Gwen Strauss
2 yrs
Trustee
MS
Matthew Schroth
5 yrs
Trustee
BF
Betty Fleming
5 yrs
Trustee
LC
Lise Charlier
5 yrs
Trustee
KL
Kate Strauss Long
5 yrs
Trustee
ES
Elizabeth Strauss
5 yrs
Trustee
JH
John Patrick Harrison
5 yrs
Trustee
CC
Charles Cowles
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
JC
Jan S Cowles
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
KN
Kate Cowles Nichols
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
LH
Lois Eleanor Harrison
7+ yrs
Trustee
VS
Virginia Cowles Schroth
7+ yrs
Chairman and Trustee
Leadership
MC
Mary Croft
6 yrs
Treasurer and Secretary
Leadership
KN
Kate Cowles Nichols
7+ yrs
Trustee
GC
Gardner Cowles III
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
LH
Lois Eleanor Harrison
7+ yrs
Trustee
JC
Jan S Cowles
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
CC
Charles Cowles
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
JH
John Patrick Harrison
5 yrs
Trustee
ES
Elizabeth Strauss
5 yrs
Trustee
KL
Kate Strauss Long
5 yrs
Trustee
LC
Lise Charlier
5 yrs
Trustee
BF
Betty Fleming
5 yrs
Trustee
MS
Matthew Schroth
5 yrs
Trustee
VS
Virginia Cowles Schroth
7+ yrs
Chairman and Trustee
Leadership
MC
Mary Croft
6 yrs
Treasurer and Secretary
Leadership
JH
John Patrick Harrison
5 yrs
Trustee
ES
Elizabeth Strauss
5 yrs
Trustee
MS
Matthew Schroth
5 yrs
Trustee
BF
Betty Fleming
5 yrs
Trustee
LC
Lise Charlier
5 yrs
Trustee
KL
Kate Strauss Long
5 yrs
Trustee
GC
Gardner Cowles III
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
LH
Lois Eleanor Harrison
7+ yrs
Trustee
KN
Kate Cowles Nichols
7+ yrs
Trustee
JC
Jan S Cowles
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
CC
Charles Cowles
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
VS
Virginia Cowles Schroth
7+ yrs
Chairman and Trustee
Leadership
MC
Mary Croft
6 yrs
Treasurer and Secretary
Leadership
GC
Gardner Cowles III
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
MS
Matthew Schroth
5 yrs
Trustee
BF
Betty Fleming
5 yrs
Trustee
LC
Lise Charlier
5 yrs
Trustee
KL
Kate Strauss Long
5 yrs
Trustee
ES
Elizabeth Strauss
5 yrs
Trustee
JH
John Patrick Harrison
5 yrs
Trustee
CC
Charles Cowles
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
JC
Jan S Cowles
7+ yrs
Trustee Emeritus
KN
Kate Cowles Nichols
7+ yrs
Trustee
LH
Lois Eleanor Harrison
7+ yrs
Trustee
GC
Gardner Cowles III
7+ yrs
President
Leadership
MC
Mary Croft
6 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
CC
Charles Cowles
7+ yrs
Trustee
JC
Jan S Cowles
7+ yrs
Trustee
LH
Lois Eleanor Harrison
7+ yrs
Trustee
LH
Lois Cowles Harrison
2 yrs
Trustee
KN
Kate Cowles Nichols
7+ yrs
Trustee
VS
Virginia Cowles Schroth
7+ yrs
Trustee
GC
Gardner Cowles III
7+ yrs
President
Leadership
MC
Mary Croft
6 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
LH
Lois Cowles Harrison
2 yrs
Trustee
CC
Charles Cowles
7+ yrs
Trustee
JC
Jan S Cowles
7+ yrs
Trustee
VS
Virginia Cowles Schroth
7+ yrs
Trustee
KN
Kate Cowles Nichols
7+ yrs
Trustee
LH
Lois Eleanor Harrison
7+ yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (1,260 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grasp | Sarasota, FL | $45,000 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| Fractured Atlas - Bridge Initiative | Hartsdale, NY | $40,000 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $35,000 | MEDICAL | 2016 |
| Fighting Chance | Sag Harbor, NY | $35,000 | CHARITABLE | 2017 |
| Planned Parenthood | Sarasota, FL | $32,000 | EDUCATION | 2018 |
| Grasp | Indio, CA | $30,000 | CHARITABLE | 2020 |
| Fractured Atlas - Bridge Initiative | Hartsdale, NY | $30,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Fighting Chance | Sag Harbor, NY | $30,000 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| Artist Space | New York, NY | $25,000 | THE ARTS | 2017 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $25,000 | MEDICAL | 2017 |
| Womens Studio Workshop | Rosendale, NY | $22,000 | THE ARTS | 2018 |
| Womens Studio Workshop | Rosendale, NY | $22,000 | THE ARTS | 2020 |
| Womens Studio Workshop | Rosendale, NY | $22,000 | THE ARTS | 2017 |
| Grant Foundation the | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | MEDICAL | 2018 |
| Artist Space | New York, NY | $20,000 | THE ARTS | 2018 |
| Church of the Holy Comforter | Sanford, FL | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Art Effect the | Poughkeepsie, NY | $20,000 | THE ARTS | 2018 |
| Lawrenceville School | Lawrenceville, NJ | $20,000 | EDUCATION | 2020 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $20,000 | THE ARTS | 2020 |
| Art Effect the | Poughkeepsie, NY | $20,000 | THE ARTS | 2020 |
| Artist Space | New York, NY | $20,000 | THE ARTS | 2020 |
| Nu Deco Ensemble | Miami, FL | $20,000 | THE ARTS | 2020 |
| Bridge Initiative | Tempe, AZ | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2020 |
| Grant Foundation the | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | MEDICAL | 2020 |
| Grasp | Sarasota, FL | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |