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Bowdoin College

Grantmaking foundation in Brunswick, Maine · EIN 01-0215213

Total giving
$72MTax year 2025
Total assets
$3.6BLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

IT IS THE MISSION OF THE COLLEGE TO ENGAGE STUDENTS OF UNCOMMON PROMISE IN AN INTENSE FULL-TIME EDUCATION OF THEIR MINDS, EXPLORATION OF THEIR CREATIVE FACULTIES, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR SOCIAL AND LEADERSHIP ABILITIES IN A FOUR-YEAR COURSE OF STUDY AND RESIDENCE THAT CONCLUDES WITH A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE IN THE LIBERAL ARTS. THE FULL TEXT OF THE COLLEGE'S MISSION STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.BOWDOIN.EDU/ABOUT/MISSION/INDEX.HTML (ALL LOWER CASE).

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$48M2020
$47M2021
$56M2022
$58M2023
$66M2024
$72M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Town of Brunswick$490K2021
Creative Portland$25K2021
Brunswick Downtown Association$20K2021
Town of Harpswell$20K2021
United Way of Mid Coast Maine$7.5K2021

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.bowdoin.edu

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.