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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-1504887

The Blin Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Independence, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $57,500 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

    $57,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,244,102

  • Tax year 2024

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,297,516

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,294,354

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,518,775

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,776,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,514,780

  • Tax year 2020

    $402,800

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,421,558

  • Tax year 2019

    $250

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,837,966

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,808,348

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jsu FoundationJacksonville, AL

    For operations

    $25,000
  2. First Presbyterian ChurchIndependence, IA

    For operations

    $25,000
  3. Royal Family Kids CampSumner, IA

    For operations

    $5,000
  4. Buchanan County Health TrustIndependence, IA

    For operations

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $2,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa3 grants $32,500
  2. Alabama1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James L BlinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Judy R BlinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Randy BlinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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