Mission
DEDICATED TO THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, AND COMMEMORATION OF NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT GOLF SITES IN THE UNITED STATES.
Public Charity
FOWNES FOUNDATION
FOWNES FOUNDATION, of OAKMONT, PA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $974K in revenue, $2.1M in expenses, $1.1M in total assets. 3 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $26K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 251657831
OAKMONT, PA
Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C.
NTEE: A99
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$974K
Total Expenses$2.1M
Total Assets$1.1M
Grant Records3
Funding Total$26K
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Fownes Foundation
How Fownes Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$90
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $90 for programs
$90
Project to restore and preserve a historically significant golf course
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$10,000
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$8,000
For recipient's exempt purpose
$8,000
Showing up to 5 of 3 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Carol Semple Thompson
BOARD MEMBER
Christopher Donohue
BOARD MEMBER
Clark Fownes Mackenzie
BOARD MEMBER
Courtney Myhrum
PRESIDENT
C William Griffin
BOARD MEMBER
G Nicholas Beckwith Iii
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $974K | $2.1M | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $41K | $62K | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $142K | $60K | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $381K | $2.1M |
| 2019 | $170K | $141K | $862K |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $170K to $974K (+472%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.