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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-1215669

Boat Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Pella, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 28 grants and $10,245 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

    $10,245

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $11,944

  • Tax year 2024

    $22,228

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $13,126

  • Tax year 2023

    $14,903

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $26,322

  • Tax year 2022

    $13,393

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $31,798

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,435

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $35,902

  • Tax year 2020

    $68,975

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $37,190

  • Tax year 2019

    $43,795

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $97,014

  • Tax year 2018

    $11,650

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $130,888

Grants paid in 2025

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pella Opera HousePella, IA

    Charitable

    $1,500
  2. Iowa State University FoundationAmes, IA

    Educational

    $1,400
  3. Pella Preservation TrustPella, IA

    Charitable

    $1,100
  4. Fair Haven Memorial GardenPella, IA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  5. Pella Community FoundationPella, IA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  6. Wesley Life FoundationJohnston, IA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  7. Lake Regional HospitalOsage Beach, MO

    Charitable

    $500
  8. Red Rock LakePella, IA

    Charitable

    $500
  9. Terrace Hill PartnershipDes Moines, IA

    Charitable

    $500
  10. Lakeview CampPella, IA

    Charitable

    $150
  11. Alternatives for GirlsDetroit, MI

    Charitable

    $100
  12. Crossroads of PellaPella, IA

    Charitable

    $100
  13. Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife RefugePrairie City, IA

    Charitable

    $100
  14. George Daily AuditoriumOskaloosa, IA

    Charitable

    $100
  15. Habitat for HumanityKnoxville, IA

    Charitable

    $100
  16. Mobility WorldwideJefferson Cty, MO

    Charitable

    $100
  17. One Tribe FondationEuless, TX

    Charitable

    $100
  18. Pella Athletic Booster ClubPella, IA

    Charitable

    $100
  19. Pella Hospital AuxiliaryPella, IA

    Charitable

    $100
  20. Pella Public LibraryPella, IA

    Charitable

    $100
  21. Room for AllAlbany, NY

    Religious

    $100
  22. Science Center of IowaDes Moines, IA

    Educational

    $100
  23. Second Reformed ChurchPella, IA

    Religious

    $100
  24. St Judes Children's ResearchMemphis, TN

    Charitable

    $100
  25. Check and ConnectMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable

    $50
  26. Coal Ridge ChurchKnoxville, IA

    Religious

    $50
  27. Pella Historical MuseumPella, IA

    Charitable

    $50
  28. Pi Beta Phi FoundationChesterfield, MO

    Charitable

    $45

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $1,40026% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $1,10020% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $1,00019% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,00019% of the total
  5. Arts and culture2 grants $60011% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $1002% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $2004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa20 grants $9,150
  2. Missouri3 grants $645
  3. Michigan1 grant $100
  4. New York1 grant $100
  5. Tennessee1 grant $100
  6. Texas1 grant $100
  7. Minnesota1 grant $50

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Delores BoatDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Kenrick BoatDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Steven BoatDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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