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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3104434

The Boyd Foundation

A private foundation in Lowell, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $40,400 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

    $40,400

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $568,475
  • Tax year 2024

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $570,556
  • Tax year 2023

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $504,455
  • Tax year 2022

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $517,669
  • Tax year 2021

    $11,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $588,036
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $566,163
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $490,189
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $467,598

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northwestern School of LawChicago, IL

    School of law bluhm clinics

    $25,000
  2. First Congregational Church of MempMemphis, TN

    Food justice ministry

    $5,200
  3. Flat River Outreach MinistriesLowell, MI

    Housing initiative

    $5,200
  4. Just CityMemphis, TN

    General

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $5,20051% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,00049% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $25,000
  2. Tennessee2 grants $10,200
  3. Michigan1 grant $5,200

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • katharine b dernocoeurPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • lee w dines jrDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • gregory s zickTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • melody dernocoeurVP & Secretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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