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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-3416637

Captain Dave's Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $615,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $615,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $17,966,388

  • Tax year 2024

    $146,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,031,545

  • Tax year 2023

    $62,750

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,003,451

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $14,956

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Coast Guard MuseumNew London, CT

    General charitable purposes

    $250,000
  2. Chicago Yacht Club FoundationChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $200,000
  3. Center for Independent DocumentaryCambridge, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  4. Pritzker Military Museum and FoundationKenosha, WI

    General charitable purposes

    $40,000
  5. Chicago Maritime MuseumChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  6. Chicago History MuseumChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  7. Columbia Yacht Club Sailing SchoolChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  8. Chicago Christmas ShipHinsdale, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  9. Stella MarisWashington, DC

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  10. Illinois Joining ForcesChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  11. Port Washington Historical SocietyPRT Washingtn, WI

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  12. Chicago Council Navy LeagueHinsdale, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $200,00075% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $65,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois7 grants $265,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $250,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000
  4. Wisconsin2 grants $45,000
  5. District of Columbia1 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.

  • Robert BiedPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Kurt AndersonCFO Hours 5Pay $0
  • George KisielSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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