Open Foundations · Maryland

John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation

Kensington, Maryland · EIN 516019469. It paid $2.7M across 82 grants in 2025, a median of $25K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$2.7M
paid in 2025
82
grants paid
$25K
median grant
29%
to first-time recipients
$66.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
Jeff Capron co The John Edward Fowl
Address
PO Box 370, Oakton, VA, 22124
Phone
7032142266
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
Information as required in the online website
Submission deadline
None
Restrictions on awards
None

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202611659349100101. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 82 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Rockville Community Nursery SchoolMD$200,000General operating
2Boys and Girls Club of Greater WashingtonDC$100,000General operating
3Building Bridges Across the RiverDC$100,000General Operating
4Arlington Free ClinicVA$70,000General operating
5Central Union MissionDC$65,000General operating
6Dc Central KitchenDC$65,000General operating
7Aspire Afterschool LearningVA$55,000General operating
8Barker Adoption FoundationMD$50,000General operating
9Fair ChanceDC$50,000General operating
10Montgomery County Coalition for the HomelessMD$50,000General operating
11One World EducationDC$50,000General operating
12St Ann's CenterMD$50,000General operating
13Beacon HouseDC$40,000General operating
14Calvary Women's ServicesDC$40,000General operating
15District Alliance for Safe HousingDC$40,000General operating

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202088$3.2M
202176$3.0M
202267$3.0M
202371$2.9M
202472$2.9M
2025 (partial year)82$2.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
District of Columbia59%
Virginia20%
Maryland18%
Pennsylvania1%
Michigan1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Brian BentzenTrustee · 2025
Jeffery P CapronPresident · 2025
Kelly CapronTrustee · 2025
Michael P BentzenChair · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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