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Boehm Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Stamford, Connecticut · EIN 550878373

Boehm Family Foundation is a private foundation in Stamford, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $60,000 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $1,250 and the largest $20,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $59,950 the year before.

6% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$44,25017$1.1 million
2024$59,95020$1.2 million
2025$60,00018$1.4 million

How to apply

Boehm Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Boehm Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut6$23,000
Texas1$20,000
New York9$13,000
Nebraska1$3,000
Maryland1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Childrens Learning Centers
Amarillo, TX
General fund$20,000
Ferguson Library
Stamford, CT
General fund$10,000
Avon Theatre Film Center
Greenwich, CT
General fund$5,500
Building One Community
Stamford, CT
General fund$5,000
CMPS
New York, NY
General fund$4,000
Choose Love
New York, NE
General fund$3,000
Sanctuary for Families
New York, NY
General fund$2,000
Storahtelling Labshul
New York, NY
General fund$2,000
Museum of Arts & Design
New York, NY
General fund$1,500
Fairgate Farm
Stamford, CT
General fund$1,000
Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary
Stamford, CT
General fund$1,000
Macula Foundation
New York, NY
General fund$1,000
Park Avenue Armory
New York, NY
General fund$1,000
Urology Care Foundation
Linthicum Heights, MD
General fund$1,000
Rethink the Conversation
New York, NY
General fund$500
Sinai and Synapses
New York, NY
General fund$500
Jewish Gen
New York, NY
General fund$500
Pacific House
Stamford, CT
General fund$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Boehm Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Boehm Family Foundation give?

$60,000 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $1,250.

Who runs Boehm Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Lincoln Boehm (Director), Suzan Boehm (Director), Geoffrey Boehm (Director) and Gregory Boehm (Director).

What does Boehm Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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