S. H. Cowell Foundation
Background
The Cowell Foundation got its money from the estate of Samuel H. Cowell, the last surviving son of California entrepreneur Henry Cowell. The elder Cowell owned the Cowell Lime & Cement Co., and held land stretching from Canada to southern California.
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2002 |
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| Total Assets | $135,621,271.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Officers and Other Supporters | |
| Name | Position |
| Jack W. Chu | Treasurer |
| J.D. Erickson | President Emeritus |
| Mary Seawell Metz | President |
| Fredric C. Nelson | Secretary |
| Cora M. Tellez | Vice President |
| Mary Lee Widener | Director |
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Top Grants Made |
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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $463,450.00 | 1994 – 2003 |
| Trauma Foundation | $375,000.00 | 1996 – 1997 |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | $365,000.00 | 1989 – 1997 |
| National Audubon Society | $290,000.00 | 1992 – 1998 |
| Sierra Club | $230,000.00 | 1992 – 1997 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $160,000.00 | 1992 – 1996 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | $90,000.00 | 1994 – 1995 |
| National Wildlife Federation | $80,000.00 | 1992 – 1997 |
| Environmental Defense | $75,000.00 | 1992 – 1995 |
| Wilderness Society | $50,000.00 | 1992 – 1992 |
| World Wildlife Fund | $40,000.00 | 1995 – 1995 |
| American Farmland Trust | $10,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 |
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