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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 84-4141683

The Bov Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Hopewell, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 37 grants and $470,816 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Mark Bovenizer
114 West Prospect Street
Hopewell, NJ 08525
(609) 947-9729
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $470,816

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $8,827,900

  • Tax year 2023

    $409,300

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $8,321,379

  • Tax year 2022

    $504,125

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $7,803,281

  • Tax year 2021

    $487,580

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $10,080,532

  • Tax year 2020

    $88,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $9,599,160

Grants paid in 2024

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Busch Wildlife SanctuaryJupiter, FL

    General unrestricted

    $50,000
  2. CcfaNew York, NY

    General unrestricted

    $42,120
  3. Jupiter Medical Center FoundationJupiter, FL

    General unrestricted

    $37,000
  4. Hopewell Old School BaptistPennington, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $26,000
  5. Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General unrestricted

    $25,000
  6. Colin's KidsHopewell, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $20,000
  7. Graf Dairy Hero FoundationMichigan City, IN

    General unrestricted

    $20,000
  8. Princeton Medical Center FoundationPlainsboro, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $20,000
  9. The Father Center of NJTrenton, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $20,000
  10. Hopewell Fire DepartmentHopewell, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $18,000
  11. First TeePhiladelphia, PA

    General unrestricted

    $16,036
  12. Loggerhead Marinelife CenterJuno Beach, FL

    General unrestricted

    $15,000
  13. Hopewell Valley Baseball and Softball AssociationPennington, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $11,500
  14. 124 ClubSkillman, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $11,000
  15. Capital K9 AssociationTrenton, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $10,000
  16. Maltz Jupiter TheatreJupiter, FL

    General unrestricted

    $10,000
  17. Sourland ConservancySkillman, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $10,000
  18. Union Fire CompanyUnion, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $10,000
  19. YMCA - HopewellPennington, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $10,000
  20. Dress for SuccessLawrenceville, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $8,600
  21. Lawrenceville - Hopewell Trail CorpPennington, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $8,000
  22. Save A Friend to Homeless AnimalsMontgomery, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $7,500
  23. Hopewell Township PbaHopewell, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $6,000
  24. Take Stock in ChildrenWest Palm Beach, FL

    General unrestricted

    $6,000
  25. YMCA - TrentonTrenton, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $6,000
  26. State Troopers Fraternal Assoc (stfa)Manasquan, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $5,800
  27. Fisherman's MarkLambertville, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $5,000
  28. Greenwhich Autism AllianceStewartsville, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $5,000
  29. Hoops for HopeEast Hampton, NY

    General unrestricted

    $5,000
  30. Hopewell High School PTOPennington, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $5,000
  31. HVRSD Strive PTOPennington, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $5,000
  32. Special OlympicsLawrenceville, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $5,000
  33. Upper Makfield Fire CoNewtown, PA

    General unrestricted

    $5,000
  34. Palm Beach PurrsBoynton Beach, FL

    General unrestricted

    $3,000
  35. Loxahatchee Club Educational Foundation IncJupiter, FL

    General unrestricted

    $2,500
  36. Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS)Pittsburgh, PA

    General unrestricted

    $460
  37. Mercer County ParkWest Windsor, NJ

    General unrestricted

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $60,00033% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $37,00020% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $30,00016% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $22,50012% of the total
  5. Science and technology1 grant $15,0008% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $10,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey24 grants $253,700
  2. Florida7 grants $123,500
  3. New York2 grants $47,120
  4. Pennsylvania4 grants $46,496

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mark BovenizerTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $231,923
  • Lynn BovenizerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • George BovenizerTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $22,080

The return

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