NNDB
This is a beta version of NNDB
Search: for
S. H. Cowell Foundation

ORGANIZATION

Organization to alleviate poverty of children living in Northern California. "The Foundation was established in 1956 through a bequest from S. H. Cowell. The value of the original bequest was $12.5 million. Since 1956, the Foundation’s Board of Directors has approved 3,539 grants and paid out $196,953,904 in grants to nonprofit organizations and K-12 public schools in Northern California. The Foundation has also made real estate gifts, program related investments and other loans totaling $6,068,826."

Official Website:
http://www.shcowell.org/

Location:
San Francisco, CA

Founding Date:
1956

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Mary S. Metz
Educator
c. 1937   President of Mills College, 1981-90




Copyright ©2026