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Boehlhf Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 611345132

Boehlhf Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $191,030 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $4,094 and the largest $66,859. 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 $172,512 the year before.

0% 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$179,18110$4.1 million
2024$172,51210$4.4 million
2025$191,03010$4.7 million

How to apply

Boehlhf Charitable Trust 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 Boehlhf Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky6$174,654
New York4$16,376

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Louisville Foundation
Louisville, KY
General$66,859
Louisville Presbyterian Theological
Louisville, KY
General$66,859
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
General$28,654
Long Island University
Brookville, NY
General$4,094
Southampton Hospital Association
Southampton, NY
General$4,094
Parrish Art Museum
Water Mill, NY
General$4,094
Ada Howe Kent Memorial Shelter Inc
Calverton, NY
General$4,094
The Filson Historical Society
Louisville, KY
General$4,094
J B Speed Art Museum
Louisville, KY
General$4,094
Children's Hospital Foundation
Louisville, KY
General$4,094

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Boehlhf Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Boehlhf Charitable Trust give?

$191,030 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $4,094.

Who runs Boehlhf Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Jpmorgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee).

What does Boehlhf Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and health.

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