Private Foundation

HERBERT H AND BARBARA C DOW FOUNDATION

HERBERT H AND BARBARA C DOW FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in FRANKFORT, MI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.2M revenue, $1.7M expenses, $34.3M total assets. IRS filings disclose 165 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $7.6M.

EIN: 386058513 FRANKFORT, MI Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$3.2M

Total Expenses$1.7M

Total Assets$34.3M

Grants Given165

Grant Total$7.6M

Filing Years2021–2025

Before you apply to Herbert H and Barbara C Dow Foundation

Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2025 Form 990-PF.

Rarely funds new orgs 15% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2023–2025).

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Sample Grants Given

PAUL OLIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION AND MUNSON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION

TRAVERSE CITY, MI · 2025

SIEMENS MULTIX IMPACT C X-RAY UNIT

$175,000

GRAND TRAVERSE BAY YMCA(WEST)

TRAVERSE CITY, MI · 2025

BUILDING CAMPAIGN-PHASE II

$150,000

MUNSON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION

TRAVERSE CITY, MI · 2025

MUNSON ORTHOPEDIC: SURGICAL EQUIPMENT

$150,000

FRANKFORT AIRPORT

FRANKFORT, MI · 2025

TO REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONS IN RUNAWAY APPROACH AREAS

$85,000

HERITAGE FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON, DC · 2025

TAX POLICY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS

$75,000

Showing up to 5 of 165 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Margo Praytor

VP/SEC/TREASURER/TRUSTEE Pamela D Collie

PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Willard H Dow Ii

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support

$2,461,000 53 grants

Education

$1,050,000 31 grants

Health & Medicine

$900,000 15 grants

Human & Social Services

$388,500 10 grants

Animal Welfare

$205,000 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$3.2M	$1.7M	$34.3M
2024	$2.5M	$1.5M	$31.1M
2023	$1.7M	$1.4M	$27.6M
2022	$1.2M	$1.6M	$23.4M
2021	$2.0M	$1.8M	$31.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.0M to $3.2M (+63%), with total assets most recently reported at $34.3M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, MI, and 3 other states.

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