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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-6850466

Bonnie Lee Bolding Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Des Plaines, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 26 grants and $1.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,890,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $37,295,296

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,695,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $31,965,125

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,400,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $33,451,415

  • Tax year 2021

    $480,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $20,491,811

  • Tax year 2020

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,783,731

  • Tax year 2019

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,798,823

  • Tax year 2018

    $136,600

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,606,362

Grants paid in 2024

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Big Oak RanchSpringville, AL

    General operating

    $375,000
  2. St Jude Children's ResearchMemphis, TN

    General operating

    $200,000
  3. Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL

    Scholarship fund

    $160,000
  4. Russell Hill Cancer FoundationHuntsville, AL

    General

    $150,000
  5. Cultivating Hope FoundationHoboken, NJ

    General operating

    $130,000
  6. Alabama Children's HospitalBirmingham, AL

    General operating

    $115,000
  7. Big Oak Ranch(ascend)Springville, AL

    General purpose

    $100,000
  8. Freedom Mobility FoundationSouthlake, TX

    General

    $100,000
  9. Shriners Hospital for ChildrenSalt Lake City, UT

    General

    $100,000
  10. Amk FoundationMillville, UT

    General operating

    $85,000
  11. Camp Seale HarrisHoover, AL

    General purposes

    $80,000
  12. Society of Amer Military EngineersHuntsville, AL

    General operating

    $55,000
  13. Rise School HarperHuntsville, AL

    General

    $50,000
  14. First Presbyterian Church of HuntsvHuntsville, AL

    General

    $50,000
  15. Travis Manion FoundationDoylestown, PA

    General operating

    $25,000
  16. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    General operating

    $20,000
  17. Feeding AlabamaOxford, AL

    General

    $20,000
  18. American Diabetes AssociationAlexandria, VA

    General operating

    $15,000
  19. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CtrNew Yor, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  20. Palisades Church of ChristBirmingham, AL

    General operating

    $10,000
  21. Florida School of TeachingGainesville, FL

    General

    $10,000
  22. Alabama BalletBirmingham, AL

    General

    $5,000
  23. University of Alabama FcaTuscaloosa, AL

    General

    $5,000
  24. Cure PSPNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  25. Sleep in Heavenly PeacePocatello, ID

    General

    $5,000
  26. Multiple Sclerosis FoundationWashington, DC

    General

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $160,00040% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $100,00025% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $80,00020% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $20,0005% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama14 grants $1,180,000
  2. Tennessee1 grant $200,000
  3. Utah2 grants $185,000
  4. New Jersey1 grant $130,000
  5. Texas1 grant $100,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $25,000
  7. Illinois1 grant $20,000
  8. New York2 grants $20,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $15,000
  10. Florida1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • V James GriecoCO-TRST/ADV Hours 0Pay $0
  • Martin B SnowCO-TRST/ADV Hours 0Pay $0
  • David R ThatcherINVT/ADV COM Hours 0Pay $0
  • James Ryan ParkerADVIS COMM M Hours 0Pay $0
  • Linda ParkerADVIS COMM M Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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