The S.H. Cowell Foundation is a public benefit corporation based in San Francisco, California. It was created under the will of S.H. Cowell and is classified as a private non-operating foundation.

The Foundation awards grants primarily to organizations in Northern and Central California. Our 2008 grants budget is close to $11,400,000 including new and previously authorized grants.

Asset and Grant History

The Foundation’s total net assets for the year ending December 31, 2006 were $173,627,267. The Foundation authorized grants totaling $8,938,158.

The Foundation’s total net assets for the year ending December 31, 2005 were $164,389,734. The Foundation authorized grants totaling $10,270,607.

To download the Foundation’s most recent Financial Statement and Independent Auditors Report click here.

Investment Strategy

The S.H. Cowell Foundation invests for the long term. Cowell’s goal is to earn above benchmark returns in order to provide adequately for the current and future needs of the Foundation’s grantees.

Form 990-PF

As a private grantmaking foundation the S.H. Cowell Foundation files a Form 990-PF each year with the Internal Revenue Service. This tax statement provides a way for interested parties to quickly review the business operations of the Foundation and assess how its resources are being directed.

Click here to download the Foundation’s latest Form 990-PF.

To learn more about reading the Form 990-PF and/or the public disclosure requirements for tax exempt organizations like the Cowell Foundation, visit one of the following links:

http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/faqs/html/990pfhelp.html
http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96430,00.html
http://www.npccny.org/Form_990/990.htm