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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 54-1946363

John K Boardman Jr Foundation

A private foundation in Apex, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 34 grants and $920,000 paid in grants.

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

    $920,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $17,540,868
  • Tax year 2023

    $999,900

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $18,018,391
  • Tax year 2022

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $18,641,761
  • Tax year 2021

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $9,445,224
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,368,793
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $181,973
  • Tax year 2018

    $7,250

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $175,928

Grants paid in 2024

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Bedford Area YMCABedford Va, VA

    For building fund

    $100,000
  2. Individual

    Provide support

    $100,000
  3. Susan G Komen FoundationRoanoke, VA

    Provide support

    $100,000
  4. Avenel FoundationBedford, VA

    General operations

    $100,000
  5. American Cancer SocietyCumming, GA

    General operations

    $75,000
  6. Individual

    Provide support

    $50,000
  7. Individual

    Provide support.

    $50,000
  8. Carilion Clinic FoundationRoanoke, VA

    General operations

    $50,000
  9. Childrens Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Childrens fund

    $30,000
  10. Individual

    HELP [individual] CHILDHOOD DISEASES

    $25,000
  11. Individual

    General operations

    $25,000
  12. Alzheimers FoundationNew York, NY

    General operations

    $25,000
  13. Quiet GiversBoone, NC

    General operations

    $25,000
  14. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    General operations

    $25,000
  15. Travis Manion FoundationDoylestown, PA

    General operations

    $15,000
  16. Radnor A Better ChanceWayne, PA

    General operations

    $15,000
  17. Main Line Animal RescueChester Springs, PA

    General operations

    $15,000
  18. NC Zoological SocietyAsheboro, NC

    General operations

    $15,000
  19. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General operations

    $5,000
  20. Individual

    General operations

    $5,000
  21. St Davids Episcopal ChurchAshburn, VA

    General operations

    $5,000
  22. Colorectal Cancer AllianceWashington, DC

    General operations

    $5,000
  23. Salvation Army of Wake CoRaleigh, NC

    General operations

    $5,000
  24. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General operations

    $5,000
  25. Individual

    General operations

    $5,000
  26. Individual

    General operations

    $5,000
  27. Children's Flight of HopeRaleigh, NC

    General operations

    $5,000
  28. Individual

    General operations

    $5,000
  29. Mercy ChefsPortsmouth, VA

    General operations

    $5,000
  30. Individual

    General operations

    $5,000
  31. Dorcas MinistriesCary, NC

    General operations

    $5,000
  32. Haven HouseRaleigh, NC

    General operations

    $5,000
  33. Inter-Faith Food ShuttleRaleigh, NC

    General operations

    $5,000
  34. Gashes Creek Baptist ChurchAsheville, NC

    General operations

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $60,00036% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $40,00024% of the total
  3. Human services4 grants $30,00018% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $25,00015% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  6. Mental health1 grant $5,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia6 grants $360,000
  2. North Carolina9 grants $95,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $75,000
  4. Pennsylvania4 grants $75,000
  5. New York1 grant $25,000
  6. District of Columbia2 grants $10,000
  7. Kansas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Catherine M BoardmanDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Holloway B BurtonDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth B GrantDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marilyn B HouseDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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