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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-2736718

Boshell Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $500,000 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

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,360,292

  • Tax year 2024

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,518,521

  • Tax year 2023

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,515,387

  • Tax year 2022

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,522,300

  • Tax year 2021

    $116,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,533,874

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,602,040

  • Tax year 2019

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,444,896

  • Tax year 2018

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,796,312

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Art Institute of ChicacoChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $200,000
  2. Walters Art Museum Foundation IncBaltimore, MD

    General purpose

    $100,000
  3. Dallas Museum of ArtDallas, TX

    General purpose

    $100,000
  4. Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC

    Art acquistion program

    $100,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $200,00067% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $100,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $200,000
  2. Maryland1 grant $100,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $100,000
  4. Texas1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Edward O Boshell JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Betsey ToddTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robin HartmannBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Betsy PotterBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Raynette BoshellBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wallace GordonBACKUP BOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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