The Ivan Bowen Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on major health-care institutions and patient-focused medical causes, with significant unrestricted support for hospitals, specialty medical centers, and disease-focused nonprofits. It also supports regional environmental conservation in Southwest Florida, indicating dual geographic interests in Minnesota and Southwest Florida. Grants are typically large and flexible, aimed at institutional operating needs rather than narrowly restricted projects.
The Ivan Bowen Family Foundation’s largest recent grants go to major medical institutions, led by a $380,000 unrestricted award to Mayo Clinic Foundation in 2023 and a $295,000 unrestricted award in 2025. That pattern shows a funder willing to make large, flexible gifts to established health-care organizations rather than narrow project grants. The foundation also appears repeatedly in Minnesota health philanthropy, with support for Minneapolis Heart Institute, Friends of Ascension, and other patient-care institutions in Minneapolis and Rochester. Beyond medicine, its giving includes conservation and community-focused grants in southwest Florida and the Twin Cities region. The recent record shows multi-year support for several recipients, including Mayo Clinic Foundation, Avow (Naples Hospice), Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and Conservancy of SW Florida. Most of the grants in the file are unrestricted, which points to operating support as a common approach. The overall profile is regional rather than national, with grants concentrated in Minnesota and a second cluster in Florida.
Health care is the clearest theme in the recent grants. The foundation gave $194,000 in 2025 to Minneapolis Heart Institute and $119,000 in 2023 to the same organization, both unrestricted, alongside a $158,000 unrestricted grant in 2025 to Friends of Ascension in Minneapolis. Hospice and end-of-life care also appears in the record: Avow (Naples Hospice) received $175,000 in both 2023 and 2025. Disease-specific support shows up in two $125,000 unrestricted grants to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, one in 2023 and one in 2025. Environmental work is another repeated area, with $125,000 grants in both 2023 and 2025 to Conservancy of SW Florida, plus a $75,000 grant to Trust for Public Land in St Paul and a $50,000 grant in 2025 to Trust for Public Lands in St Paul.
Grant size is substantial: the typical award sits at a median of $87,500, with the middle half of grants ranging from $43,750 to $125,000. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across years, including Mayo Clinic Foundation, Avow (Naples Hospice), Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Conservancy of SW Florida, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Jeremiah Program Msp, Northside Acheivement Zone, and Farmer to Farmer. The foundation appears to function as a family foundation rather than a corporate or public charity vehicle, and the grants are predominantly unrestricted. No application process is shown in the data.
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$28.4M
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$2.6M
Most grants fall between $44K and $125K, with a median of $88K.
25th Percentile
$44K
Median
$88K
75th Percentile
$125K
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Concentrated, high-dollar unrestricted grants to a small set of repeat grantees; multiple multi-year or repeated gifts to the same institutions rather than many small awards. Focus on institutional operating support over program-restricted funding.
Notable grantees: Mayo Clinic Foundation, Avow (Naples Hospice), Minneapolis Heart Institute, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Most grants land in Minnesota, which accounts for 58% of recipient locations. Rochester and Minneapolis appear repeatedly, with other Minnesota recipients in St Paul and MPLS. Florida is the other visible cluster, especially Naples, where both Avow (Naples Hospice) and Conservancy of SW Florida received repeated support. Outside those states, the recent file includes Bethesda, Maryland; New Hampton, Iowa; and Glenwood City, Wisconsin.
The recent grants center on health-care institutions and patient-focused medical causes. Examples include Mayo Clinic Foundation in Rochester, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Friends of Ascension in Minneapolis, Avow (Naples Hospice), and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Environmental conservation also appears in southwest Florida and St Paul.
The recent grants are overwhelmingly unrestricted. The listed awards to Mayo Clinic Foundation, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Avow (Naples Hospice), Conservancy of SW Florida, and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation all use unrestricted language, suggesting flexible operating support is common.
Yes. The file shows repeat support to several recipients across 2023 and 2025, including Mayo Clinic Foundation, Avow (Naples Hospice), Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Conservancy of SW Florida, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Jeremiah Program Msp, Northside Acheivement Zone, and Farmer to Farmer.
The median grant size is $87,500. The middle range runs from $43,750 at the 25th percentile to $125,000 at the 75th percentile, so many awards fall in the five-figure to low-six-figure range.
Most grants go to recipients in Minnesota, which represents 58% of the grants in the file. Rochester, Minneapolis, and St Paul appear several times, while Naples is the main Florida recipient city.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF THE ASCENSION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $575,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MAYO CLINIC | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $500,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| AVOW CARE SERVICES | NAPLES, FL | $175,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO FOUNDATION | RENO, NV | $150,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION | BETHESDA, MD | $125,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA | NAPLES, FL | $125,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $119,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| BRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION | CLARKSBURG, MD | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| LEAD WITH HORSES | RENO, NV | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| FARMER TO FARMER (MULTICOLORES) | GLENWOOD CITY, WI | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| NORTHERN NEVADA HOPES | RENO, NV | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| SWANER PRESERVE AND ECOCENTER | PARK CITY, UT | $45,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION | GLENVIEW, IL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| DOCS FOR HOPE | NEW HAMPTON, IA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MAYO CLINIC FOUNDATION | ROCHESTER, MN | $295,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $194,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| AVOW (NAPLES HOSPICE) | NAPLES, FL | $175,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| FRIENDS OF ASCENSION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $158,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| CONSERVANCY OF SW FLORIDA | NAPLES, FL | $125,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION | BETHESDA, MD | $125,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| DOCS FOR HOPE | NEW HAMPTON, IA | $60,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JEREMIAH PROGRAM MSP | MPLS, MN | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS | ST PAUL, MN | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NORTHSIDE ACHEIVEMENT ZONE | MPLS, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| FARMER TO FARMER | GLENWOOD CITY, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| MAYO CLINIC FOUNDATION | ROCHESTER, MN | $295,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| AVOW (NAPLES HOSPICE) | NAPLES, FL | $175,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| CONSERVANCY OF SW FLORIDA | NAPLES, FL | $135,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION | BETHESDA, MD | $125,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $119,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| BRIGHT FOCUS FOUNDATION | CLARKSBURG, MD | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| ASCENSION SCHOOL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $79,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| JEREMIAH PROGRAM MSP | MPLS, MN | $75,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| FARMER TO FARMER | GLENWOOD CITY, WI | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| NORTHSIDE ACHEIVEMENT ZONE | MPLS, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| COOKIE CART | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| MAYO CLINIC FOUNDATION | ROCHESTER, MN | $380,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| AVOW (NAPLES HOSPICE) | NAPLES, FL | $175,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION | BETHESDA, MD | $125,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| CONSERVANCY OF SW FLORIDA | NAPLES, FL | $125,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $119,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| BRIGHT FOCUS FOUNDATION | CLARKSBURG, MD | $100,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| ASCENSION SCHOOL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $75,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND | ST PAUL, MN | $75,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| JEREMIAH PROGRAM MSP | MPLS, MN | $50,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| NORTHSIDE ACHEIVEMENT ZONE | MPLS, MN | $25,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| COOKIE CART | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
| FARMER TO FARMER | GLENWOOD CITY, WI | $25,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED USE |
FRIENDS OF THE ASCENSION
$575,000GENERAL FUND
MAYO CLINIC
$500,000GENERAL FUND
AVOW CARE SERVICES
$175,000GENERAL FUND
GENERAL FUND
LEAD WITH HORSES
$100,000GENERAL FUND
FARMER TO FARMER (MULTICOLORES)
$50,000GENERAL FUND
NORTHERN NEVADA HOPES
$50,000GENERAL FUND
SWANER PRESERVE AND ECOCENTER
$45,000GENERAL FUND
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL FUND
DOCS FOR HOPE
$10,000GENERAL FUND
MAYO CLINIC FOUNDATION
$295,000UNRESTRICTED USE
MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE
$194,000UNRESTRICTED USE
AVOW (NAPLES HOSPICE)
$175,000UNRESTRICTED USE
FRIENDS OF ASCENSION
$158,000UNRESTRICTED USE
DOCS FOR HOPE
$60,000UNRESTRICTED
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS
$50,000UNRESTRICTED
NORTHSIDE ACHEIVEMENT ZONE
$25,000UNRESTRICTED USE
FARMER TO FARMER
$25,000UNRESTRICTED USE
MAYO CLINIC FOUNDATION
$295,000UNRESTRICTED USE
AVOW (NAPLES HOSPICE)
$175,000UNRESTRICTED USE
ASCENSION SCHOOL
$79,000UNRESTRICTED USE
FARMER TO FARMER
$25,000UNRESTRICTED USE
MAYO CLINIC FOUNDATION
$380,000UNRESTRICTED USE
AVOW (NAPLES HOSPICE)
$175,000UNRESTRICTED USE
ASCENSION SCHOOL
$75,000UNRESTRICTED USE
FARMER TO FARMER
$25,000UNRESTRICTED USE