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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-3898220

The Bradshaw Boed Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $550,000 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

    $550,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,169,917
  • Tax year 2024

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $9,231,123
  • Tax year 2023

    $255,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $9,164,752
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $9,506,012
  • Tax year 2021

    $768,171

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $9,616,308
  • Tax year 2020

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $464,118
  • Tax year 2019

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $503,226
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $325,076

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Peoples Resource CenterWheaton, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $200,000
  2. Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WI

    General charitable purposes

    $100,000
  3. Conservation FoundationNaperville, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $100,000
  4. Third Baptist Church of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $75,000
  5. Northwestern Memorial FoundationChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  6. St Pauls Lutheran Church WheatonWheaton, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $100,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $450,000
  2. Wisconsin1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Molly BoedPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Molly BoedSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sheila HansenTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Roman BoedVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Charles BoedVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Owen BoedVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Julian BoedVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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