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Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation

Grantmaking foundation in Midland, Michigan · EIN 38-1437485

Total giving
$20MTax year 2023
Grants made
1Tax year 2023
Total assets
$640MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

ESTABLISHED IN 1899, AS A HOME FOR HERBERT H. AND GRACE A. DOW AND FAMILY, DOW GARDENS TYPICALLY WELCOMES 215,000 GUESTS PER YEAR. EXPERIENCE A 110-ACRE DISPLAY OF ANNUALS AND PERRENIALS PUNCTUATED BY DISTINCTIVE BRIDGES, AN AWARD-WINNING CHILDRENS GARDEN, TOWERING PINES, DELIGHTFUL WATER FEATURES, AND ONE OF THE NATIONS LONGEST CANOPY WALKS WHICH TAKES GUESTS FOUR STORIES HIGH INTO THE TREE TOPS. VISITORS ARE INVITED TO LEAVE THE PATHWAY AND EXPLORE THE UNIQUELY-DESIGNED LANDSCAPE, TAKE A TOUR OF THE HISTORIC PINES HOME, PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THE MANY HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL ART AND MUSIC IN A RELAXED SETTING. DOW GARDENS IS COMPRISED ON AN ESTATE GARDEN, HISTORIC HOME, AND THRIVING FOREST. DOW GARDENS IS A SIGNATURE GIFT OF THE HERBERT H. AND GRACE A. DOW FOUNDATION.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$4.5M2017
$4.9M2018
$3.8M2019
$18M2020
$16M2021
$16M2022
$20M2023

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
See Attached$9.1M2023

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (1 grants in 2023) is available with a free account.

Website: www.hhgadowfdn.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2023. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.