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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-6981808

Bacca Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $1.7 million 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

    $1,748,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $35,925,255

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,608,025

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $36,271,947

  • Tax year 2023

    $478,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $33,290,504

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,398,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $33,624,423

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,173,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $34,691,938

  • Tax year 2020

    $336,987

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $32,519,788

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $25,200,582

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $24,373,181

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    Support for the springboard studio which engages patients, providers, staff, designers and engineers in human-centered design to make healthcare delivery at MGH more user-friendly and efficient.

    $1,000,000
  2. University of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    Support to provide scholarships, promote faculty research, and enable medical discoveries

    $250,000
  3. Bravo VailVail, CO

    Support for bravo! Vail music festival

    $125,000
  4. Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC

    Support for the bacca fund for humanities program used to fund preorientation program for incoming humanties students and domestic study trip, enabling students to learn in situ.

    $108,000
  5. Vail Valley FoundationAvon, CO

    Support of the vail valley foundation's annual fund at the cornerstone circle

    $100,000
  6. Greenhouse ScholarsBoulder, CO

    Support to create a diverse community of leaders working together to ensure people of all backgrounds can live a life of their choosing.

    $50,000
  7. Cal-Wood Education CenterJamestown, CO

    Support for environmental education programs to grow diversity and number of people who experience nature and the colorado mountains

    $35,000
  8. I Have A Dream FoundationNew York, NY

    Support for programs to ensure that all children have the opportunity to pursue higher education, fulfill their potential, and achieve their dreams.

    $20,000
  9. Parlando IncorporatedBoulder, CO

    Support for parlando school of musical arts

    $20,000
  10. Boulder Community Health FoundationBoulder, CO

    Support a community owned-and-operated nonprofit health system dedicated to providing high-quality medical care to people and businesses in boulder and surrounding areas.

    $10,000
  11. Roots Music Project FoundationBoulder, CO

    Support for live music in colorado

    $10,000
  12. Vail Veterans Foundation IncVail, CO

    Empowering wounded warriors through rehabilitative sports and recreation

    $10,000
  13. Serve 68Loveland, CO

    To mobilize, resource, and connect the local church in order to fulfill its role in a community

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs1 grant $250,00041% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $158,00026% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $100,00016% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $35,0006% of the total
  5. Arts and culture2 grants $30,0005% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $20,0003% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $20,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000,000
  2. Colorado9 grants $370,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $250,000
  4. North Carolina1 grant $108,000
  5. New York1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • JP Morgan Trust Company of DelawareTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brett M BerryTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Winston B BerryTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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