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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 66-0424035

The Bost Foundation

A private foundation in Cornelius, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $24,250 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Edward B Bost
19415 S Main St
Cornelius, NC 280318511
(704) 895-9939
[email protected]
Restrictions
Gifts will be made only to tax exempt organizations

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $24,250

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $462,316

  • Tax year 2024

    $26,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $457,038

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $459,916

  • Tax year 2022

    $121,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $467,448

  • Tax year 2021

    $71,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $602,255

  • Tax year 2020

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $631,281

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Prisms Inc OperationsHerndon, VA

    Operations

    $5,000
  2. St Jude's Children's Research Hosp OperationsJohnson City, TN

    Operations

    $5,000
  3. The Union Church of San Juan OperationsSan Juan, PR

    Capital improvements & maintenance

    $5,000
  4. The Union Church of San Juan OperationsSan Juan, PR

    Capital improvements & maintenance

    $3,000
  5. Angels and Sparrows OperationsHuntersville, NC

    Operations

    $1,000
  6. Hope House Foundation OperationsHuntersville, NC

    Operations

    $1,000
  7. NC Zoo Society OperationsAsheboro, NC

    Operations

    $1,000
  8. Neighborhood Care Center OperationsCornelius, NC

    Operations

    $1,000
  9. Mt Zion Methodist Church OperationsCornelius, NC

    Operations

    $1,000
  10. Cornelius History Museum OperationsCornelius, NC

    Operations

    $1,000
  11. Divers Alert Network OperationsDurham, NC

    Operations

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $5,00061% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $1,00012% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,00012% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,00012% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $2503% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Puerto Rico2 grants $8,000
  2. North Carolina7 grants $6,250
  3. Tennessee1 grant $5,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Edward B BostPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mark E BostVP Hours 0Pay $0
  • H Morrison JohnstonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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