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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-6438016

Close Friend Foundation

A private foundation in Bonita Springs, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $38,700 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

    $38,700

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $494,294

  • Tax year 2024

    $51,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $516,305

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,200

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $559,949

  • Tax year 2022

    $14,753

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $553,796

  • Tax year 2021

    $11,350

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $526,029

  • Tax year 2020

    $12,700

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $319,103

  • Tax year 2019

    $41,835

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $329,070

  • Tax year 2018

    $39,825

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $368,158

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lee Health FoundationFort Myers, FL

    Support for kids minds matter

    $25,000
  2. Corkscrew Swamp SanctuaryNaples, FL

    Support wildlife wetland

    $10,000
  3. Collier Community Foundation Women's Giving CircleNaples, FL

    Support for social services

    $1,100
  4. Appalachian Healthcare FDNBoone, NC

    Support local healthcare

    $1,000
  5. The Dubin CenterFort Myers, FL

    Support families with dimentia

    $1,000
  6. The Bridge FundBonita SPGS, FL

    Support hungry families

    $500
  7. High Country Breast Cancer FDNBlowing Rock, NC

    Support for medical research

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $25,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida5 grants $37,600
  2. North Carolina2 grants $1,100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John P HowardTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Martha HowardTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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