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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-1947603

The Friend Foundation

A private foundation in Blue Springs, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $3,800 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

    $3,800

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $215,806

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,200

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $206,156

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,200

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $165,194

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,300

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $137,994

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,200

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $75,230

  • Tax year 2018

    $39,750

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $44,623

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Judicial WatchWashington, DC

    Judicial Watch

    $3,800

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 $3,800100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $3,800

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John FriendExecutive Trustee Hours 10Pay $0
  • Kathy FriendExecutive Trustee Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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