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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1366281

Boylston Family Foundation

A private foundation in Ketchum, ID. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $60,000 paid in grants.

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

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $162,691
  • Tax year 2024

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $177,738
  • Tax year 2023

    $47,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $187,409
  • Tax year 2022

    $33,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $184,383
  • Tax year 2021

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $227,050
  • Tax year 2020

    $50,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $213,616
  • Tax year 2019

    $58,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $239,290
  • Tax year 2018

    $55,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $243,555

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Advocates for the WestBoise, ID

    Contribution

    $22,500
  2. Big Life FoundationSeattle, WA

    Contribution

    $15,000
  3. Wildlife AllianceWashington, DC

    Contribution

    $15,000
  4. Northwest African American MuseumSeattle, WA

    Contribution

    $2,500
  5. The ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    Contribution

    $2,500
  6. Western WatershedsHailey, ID

    Contribution

    $2,000
  7. Adopt A Native ElderSouth Salt Lake, UT

    Contribution

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $22,50082% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,5009% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $2,5009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Idaho2 grants $24,500
  2. Washington2 grants $17,500
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $15,000
  4. New York1 grant $2,500
  5. Utah1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John G BoylstonPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $361
  • Deborah ClothierVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Deborah T BoylstonSECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Michael H BoylstonTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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