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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0464855

Birk Foundation

A private foundation in Sarasota, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $350,375 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $350,375

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $496,136

  • Tax year 2024

    $32,275

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $706,835

  • Tax year 2023

    $250,700

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $708,324

  • Tax year 2022

    $53,300

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $944,693

  • Tax year 2021

    $45,100

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,022,590

  • Tax year 2020

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,033,292

  • Tax year 2019

    $35,650

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $869,955

  • Tax year 2018

    $184,745

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $840,739

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson CountyMadison, IN

    To further exempt purpose

    $300,000
  2. Prince of Peace Catholic SchoolsMadison, IN

    To further exempt purpose

    $27,700
  3. New Hope Services IncJeffersonvlle, IN

    To further exempt purpose

    $10,000
  4. Jefferson County House of HopeMadison, IN

    To further exempt purpose

    $5,500
  5. Fraternal Order of Police 128Madison, IN

    To futher exempt purpose

    $4,000
  6. Girls Incorporated of Jefferson CountyMadison, IN

    To further exempt purpose

    $3,175

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $300,00095% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana6 grants $350,375

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • F James WalkerTRUSTEE, ADVISOR COMMITTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Merritt K AlcornADVISOR COMMITTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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