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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-2518255

Backstrom Family Foundation

A private foundation in Kansas City, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $162,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $162,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,308,440

  • Tax year 2024

    $107,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,133,584

  • Tax year 2023

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,039,566

  • Tax year 2022

    $92,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,083,133

  • Tax year 2021

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,150,094

  • Tax year 2020

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,197,403

  • Tax year 2019

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,109,379

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    For ipc baf scholarship

    $75,000
  2. The Barstow SchoolKansas City, MO

    For diversity scholarship

    $40,000
  3. A Better ChanceNew York, NY

    To be used at the

    $15,000
  4. Early StartKansas City, MO

    To be used at the

    $10,000
  5. Wayside WaifsKansas City, MO

    To be used at the

    $10,000
  6. Down Syndrome InnovationsMission, KS

    To be used at the

    $10,000
  7. Great Jobs KCKansas City, MO

    To be used at the

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $75,00086% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $10,00011% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $2,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island1 grant $75,000
  2. Missouri4 grants $62,500
  3. New York1 grant $15,000
  4. Kansas1 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.

  • Jay T BackstromChairman Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melissa A BackstromVice-President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jason T BackstromPresident/Secretary/Treasurer Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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