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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-2798716

Boersma Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Holland, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $49,000 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $802,680
  • Tax year 2024

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $745,237
  • Tax year 2023

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $701,150
  • Tax year 2022

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $690,979
  • Tax year 2021

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $726,691
  • Tax year 2020

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $637,344
  • Tax year 2019

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $659,788

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hope CollegeHolland, MI

    General support

    $25,000
  2. Geneva Camp and Retreat CenterHolland, MI

    General support

    $15,000
  3. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General purpose

    $5,600
  4. Global Christian ReliefSanta Ana, CA

    General purpose

    $1,700
  5. Doctors Without BoardersHagerstown, MD

    General purpose

    $1,700

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $25,00055% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $15,00033% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,60012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan2 grants $40,000
  2. Alabama1 grant $5,600
  3. California1 grant $1,700
  4. Maryland1 grant $1,700

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • William BoersmaPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth A JasperseVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paul BoersmaVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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