The Bower Foundation
The Bower Foundation (Ridgeland, MS) is a private foundation that funds initiatives to improve Mississippi’s health, focusing on children, access to care, policy, and healthcare learning. The site lists grant priorities, application guidance, contact details, and project/insight posts.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Mississippi-based health, education, or workforce organizations (including hospitals, universities, and statewide policy groups) working on nursing workforce, maternal/child health, or health policy.
Good Fit
- • Located in Mississippi or serving Mississippi statewide populations
- • Programs focused on nursing workforce development, healthcare training, or maternal/child health
- • Partnerships with universities, health systems, or statewide policy organizations
- • Capacity to show measurable outcomes and sustain multi-year work
- • Preparedness to submit a concise Grant Concept Summary and follow a two-step review
Geography
Observed giving is overwhelmingly concentrated in Mississippi (about 96% of dollars) with only minor out-of-state awards, indicating a narrow state-focused footprint.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation funded many independent recipients (33 distinct grantees) and shows substantial repeat funding (27 returning grantees), so the recipient set is broad for a state-focused foundation even though larger awards concentrate among several organizations.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows new grantees in recent years and a public concept-summary process is posted, but the funder also signals that grants are typically preselected; based on this mixed evidence new entrants can sometimes enter the portfolio but selection appears selective and relationship-aware.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
