Public Charity

COWLES RUTH & ANDREW CHAR F0108601

COWLES RUTH & ANDREW CHAR F0108601 is a Public Charity headquartered in SAN ANTONIO, TX. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.1M revenue, $2.1M expenses, $23.0M total assets. IRS filings disclose 18 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $9.5M.

EIN: 746064175 SAN ANTONIO, TX Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$2.1M
Total Assets$23.0M
Grants Given18
Grant Total$9.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FOR PURPOSES OF FORM 990, THE ORGANIZATION WILL REFER TO FROST BANK, THE INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE OF THIS CHARITABLE TRUST. FROST BANK CARRIES OUT THE INTENT AND DIRECTIONS PROVIDED IN THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT OF THE TRUST. THIS TRUST WAS CREATED UNDER THE WILL OF RUTH COWLES & WILL OF ANDREW COWLES TO BENEFIT THREE NAMED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE BENEFICIARIES ALL QUALIFYAS 501(c)3 ORGANIZATIONS.

Where $100 goes at Cowles Ruth & Andrew Char F0108601

How Cowles Ruth & Andrew Char F0108601 divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$95 Programs the work itself
$5 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 $95 for programs

$83
Trinity university
87% of program spending
$9
Madison square presbyterian church
10% of program spending
$3
United way of San Antonio
3% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Given

SAN ANTONIO, TX · 2025
FUNDS TO THE USED FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
$1,612,618
MADISON SQUARE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SAN ANTONIO, TX · 2025
FUNDS TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARTIABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
$185,358
SAN ANTONIO, TX · 2025
FUNDS TO BE USED FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
$55,608
SAN ANTONIO, TX · 2024
FUNDS TO THE USED FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
$1,584,771
MADISON SQUARE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SAN ANTONIO, TX · 2024
FUNDS TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARTIABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
$182,158

Showing up to 5 of 18 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Debbie Broemsen

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$9,539,831 18 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.1M $2.1M $23.0M
2024 $2.2M $2.0M $22.0M
2023 $2.7M $1.8M $21.8M
2022 $2.2M $1.2M $20.9M
2021 $2.5M $2.8M $21.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.5M to $3.1M (+24%), with total assets most recently reported at $23.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in TX.

TX

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