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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-2897943

Blackbird Foundation Inc

A private foundation in St Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $75,100 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

    $75,100

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,167,248

  • Tax year 2024

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,175,451

  • Tax year 2023

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,096,685

  • Tax year 2022

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,122,499

  • Tax year 2021

    $42,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,160,466

  • Tax year 2020

    $47,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,157,154

  • Tax year 2019

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,219,896

  • Tax year 2018

    $57,200

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,228,516

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Southside Early Childhood CenterSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $25,100
  2. Urban League of Metropolitan St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Tornado relief

    $20,000
  3. Lander Community FoundationLander, WY

    General support

    $15,000
  4. American Civil Liberties Union Foundaiton IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  5. KidsmartMaryland Heights, MO

    General support

    $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 $25,10063% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $15,00037% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri3 grants $50,100
  2. Wyoming1 grant $15,000
  3. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Julie HornsbySECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Natalie HornsbyPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Meghan TychsenDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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