Bower Foundation

Ridgeland, MS
Tax-exempt since Oct. 1975
EIN: 64-0540635

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Diseases, Disorders, Medical Disciplines / Kidney Disease (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$8.61M (2024)

Expenses

$4.78M (2024)

Total Assets

$120M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$3.62M (2024)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$8,613,557

Expenses

$4,780,890

Net Income

$3,832,667

Net Assets

$116,049,296

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$384,616	4.5%
Dividends	$2,515,501	29.2%
Sales of Assets	$5,713,440	66.3%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,100,535	> 100%
Compensation of Officers*	$444,620	9.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$119,672,416
Total Liabilities	$3,623,120
Net Assets	$116,049,296

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Anne Travis (Ceo/Board Vi)	$250,723	$28,297
Teresa Lindsey (Cfo)	$135,677	$24,887
Rebecca Cockrell (Hc Wrkfrce P)	$109,939	$5,323
Amy J Swales (Program Dire)	$65,637	$3,826
Cheryl Lee Sykes (Director)	$18,880	$0
Walter Neely Phd (Director)	$14,980	$0
Ralph Didlake Md (Director)	$12,180	$0
William S Painter (Director)	$12,180	$0

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990-PF

Filed on April 8, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$2,618,167

Expenses

$6,747,013

Net Income

-$4,128,846

Net Assets

$108,740,598

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$473,140	18.1%
Dividends	$1,834,833	70.1%
Sales of Assets	$310,165	11.8%
Other Income	$29	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,296,779	78.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$449,401	6.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$113,197,337
Total Liabilities	$4,456,739
Net Assets	$108,740,598

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Anne Travis (Ceo/Board Vi)	$281,879	$29,713
Rebecca Cockrell (Hc Wrkfrce P)	$105,095	$14,090
Teresa Lindsey (Cfo)	$104,282	$19,627
Cheryl Lee Sykes (Director)	$19,880	$0
Walter Neely Phd (Director)	$16,320	$0
Ralph Didlake Md (Director)	$14,080	$0
William S Painter (Director)	$12,960	$0

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990-PF

Filed on March 21, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$5,941,153

Expenses

$5,173,857

Net Income

$767,296

Net Assets

$96,883,276

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$71,480	1.2%
Dividends	$1,899,334	32.0%
Sales of Assets	$3,970,339	66.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,704,044	> 100%
Compensation of Officers*	$350,902	6.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$100,365,590
Total Liabilities	$3,482,314
Net Assets	$96,883,276

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Anne Travis (Ceo/Board Vi)	$283,402	$27,704
John Sturdivant (Cfo)	$155,296	$14,679
Cheryl Lee Sykes (Director)	$15,300	$0
Walter Neely Phd (Director)	$14,980	$0
Ralph Didlake Md (Director)	$13,640	$0
William S Painter (Director)	$12,180	$0
John Bower Md (Board Presid)	$11,400	$0

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990-PF

Filed on April 24, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$14,332,617

Expenses

$4,478,663

Net Income

$9,853,954

Net Assets

$122,477,713

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$35	0.0%
Dividends	$1,918,639	13.4%
Sales of Assets	$12,413,943	86.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,148,842	> 100%
Compensation of Officers*	$377,103	8.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$125,695,872
Total Liabilities	$3,218,159
Net Assets	$122,477,713

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Anne Travis (Ceo/Board Vi)	$281,775	$27,433
John Sturdivant (Cfo)	$145,819	$12,869
Ralph Didlake Md (Director)	$19,146	$0
Walter Neely Phd (Director)	$16,690	$0
Cheryl Lee Sykes (Director)	$16,146	$0
John Bower Md (Board Presid)	$15,510	$0
William S Painter (Director)	$13,851	$0
James F Dorris (Secretary/Tr)	$8,151	$0
Alan Hull Md (Director)	$5,834	$0

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990-PF

Filed on March 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$4,864,407

Expenses

$3,661,648

Net Income

$1,202,759

Net Assets

$108,036,425

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$191,750	3.9%
Dividends	$1,365,636	28.1%
Sales of Assets	$3,307,005	68.0%
Other Income	$16	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,808,210	> 100%
Compensation of Officers*	$319,024	8.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$112,101,954
Total Liabilities	$4,065,529
Net Assets	$108,036,425

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Anne Travis (Ceo/Board Vi)	$228,934	$25,834
John Sturdivant (Cfo)	$141,157	$11,427
Ralph Didlake Md (Director)	$16,620	$0
Walter Neely Phd (Director)	$15,360	$0
John Bower Md (Board Presid)	$12,945	$0
Cheryl Lee Sykes (Director)	$12,945	$0
James F Dorris (Secretary/Tr)	$12,210	$0
William S Painter (Director)	$12,210	$0
Alan Hull Md (Director)	$7,800	$0

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990-PF

Filed on April 28, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$6,494,269

Expenses

$1,608,061

Net Income

$4,886,208

Net Assets

$97,844,178

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$310,578	4.8%
Dividends	$2,261,420	34.8%
Sales of Assets	$3,922,271	60.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,043,180	> 100%
Compensation of Officers*	$389,822	24.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$103,121,587
Total Liabilities	$5,277,409
Net Assets	$97,844,178

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$7,291,075

Expenses

$8,102,762

Net Income

-$811,687

Net Assets

$78,682,319

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,714,898	23.5%
Sales of Assets	$5,574,205	76.5%
Other Income	$1,972	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,071,146	62.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$362,198	4.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$88,528,850
Total Liabilities	$9,846,531
Net Assets	$78,682,319

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$5,883,503

Expenses

$5,498,485

Net Income

$385,018

Net Assets

$88,412,336

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,946,889	33.1%
Sales of Assets	$3,936,576	66.9%
Other Income	$38	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,349,779	79.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$340,700	6.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$95,452,181
Total Liabilities	$7,039,845
Net Assets	$88,412,336

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$7,717,602

Expenses

$5,390,190

Net Income

$2,327,412

Net Assets

$88,725,688

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,654,887	21.4%
Sales of Assets	$6,059,107	78.5%
Other Income	$3,608	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,059,683	75.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$335,653	6.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$94,620,475
Total Liabilities	$5,894,787
Net Assets	$88,725,688

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$3,335,369

Expenses

$3,723,386

Net Income

-$388,017

Net Assets

$78,258,161

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,666,995	50.0%
Sales of Assets	$1,668,374	50.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,061,193	> 100%
Compensation of Officers*	$345,300	9.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$83,182,446
Total Liabilities	$4,924,285
Net Assets	$78,258,161

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$3,666,145

Expenses

$5,016,488

Net Income

-$1,350,343

Net Assets

$72,256,121

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,769,543	48.3%
Sales of Assets	$1,896,602	51.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$3,781,865	75.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$213,155	4.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$77,780,069
Total Liabilities	$5,523,948
Net Assets	$72,256,121

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Bower Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $8.61M (2024)

Expenses $4.78M (2024)

Total Assets $120M (2024)

Total Liabilities $3.62M (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

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Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2020

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2019

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2018

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2017

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2016

No Extracted Financial Data

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2015

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2012

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2011

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Revenue

$8.61M (2024)

Expenses

$4.78M (2024)

Total Assets

$120M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$3.62M (2024)

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