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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4043122

Bickner Family Foundation

A private foundation in Sycamore, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $189,750 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.

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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

    $189,750

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,303,286

  • Tax year 2024

    $124,750

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,320,636

  • Tax year 2023

    $196,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,328,660

  • Tax year 2022

    $137,750

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,491,565

  • Tax year 2021

    $132,750

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,633,231

  • Tax year 2020

    $85,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,417,602

  • Tax year 2019

    $145,575

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,416,488

  • Tax year 2018

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,453,324

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dekalb County Community FoundationSycamore, IL

    Unrestricted

    $56,000
  2. Hillcrest Covenant ChurchDekalb, IL

    Unrestricted

    $48,000
  3. Family Service FoundationIron River, MI

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  4. Sycamore United Methodist ChurchSycamore, IL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. Northwestern MedicalSycamore, IL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  6. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Evangelical Covenant ChurchChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Covenant HarborLake Geneva, WI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Covenant PointLake Geneva, WI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  10. University of Michigan KinesiologyAnn Arbor, MI

    Unristricted

    $5,000
  11. University of Michigan Water PoloAnn Arbor, MI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  12. North Park UniversityChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  13. Hope HavenDekalb, IL

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  14. Northern Illinois HospiceRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  15. Silverlake Conservitory of MusicLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  16. Intervarsity Christian FellowshipWestmond, IL

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  17. Kishwaukee YMCADekalb, IL

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  18. Good Fellows DekalbsycamoreSycamore, IL

    Unrestricted

    $250

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 $56,00092% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois11 grants $143,250
  2. Michigan4 grants $35,000
  3. Wisconsin2 grants $10,000
  4. California1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Joan A BicknerPRESIDENT/DI Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brian P BicknerSECRETARY/DI Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kevin C BicknerTREASURER/DI Hours 0Pay $0
  • Julie A BicknerVP/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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