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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-3966378

Bolhous Foundation

A private foundation in Glenview, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $150,000 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

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $198,407

  • Tax year 2024

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $280,743

  • Tax year 2023

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $833,465

  • Tax year 2022

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,478,924

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,000,000

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Peggy Notebaert Nature MuseumChicago, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  2. Chicago Foundation for WomenChicago, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  3. Chicago Architecture CenterChicago, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  4. YWCA Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  5. Youth GuidanceChicago, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  6. Hope ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  7. Chicago Innovation FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  8. Ladies of VirtueChicago, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  9. Mean Girls EmpowermentChicago, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  10. Focus Fairies MentoringChicago, IL

    General support

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $30,00029% of the total
  2. Youth development2 grants $30,00029% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $15,00014% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $15,00014% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois10 grants $150,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mary Kathleen BolhousDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • M Rodrick BolhousDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Abigayil JosephDIRECTOR Hours 52Pay $198,605

The return

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