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Boyd Midwest Family Private Foundation

Preselected recipients only Urbandale, Iowa · EIN 833146813

Boyd Midwest Family Private Foundation is a private foundation in Urbandale, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $123,244 in 51 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 $94,464 the year before.

89% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$75,20034$2.3 million
2024$94,46438$3.1 million
2025$123,24451$3.5 million

How to apply

Boyd Midwest Family Private 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 Boyd Midwest Family Private Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota9$24,000
Colorado6$24,000
Iowa6$20,244
Indiana10$11,500
Missouri2$9,000
Wisconsin2$8,000
South Dakota4$5,000
Montana4$4,000
North Dakota3$4,000
Virginia1$4,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 51 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Rocky Mountain Honor Flight
Thornton, CO		Grant$10,000
University of Minnesota Foundation
Minneapolis, MN		Grant$10,000
Individual
MO		Hardships awarded$5,000
Individual
CO		College scholarship$4,000
Individual
CO		College scholarship$4,000
Individual
VA		College scholarship$4,000
Individual
WI		College scholarship$4,000
Individual
MN		College scholarship$4,000
Individual
IA		College scholarship$4,000
Individual
MO		College scholarship$4,000
Individual
WI		College scholarship$4,000
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Ankeny, IA		Hardships awarded$3,944
Individual
OK		College scholarship$3,500
Individual
IA		College scholarship$3,300
Individual
IA		College scholarship$3,000
Iowa Food Bank
Des Moines, IA		Grant$3,000
Meals From the Heartland
West Des Moines, IA		Grant$3,000
Toys for Tots
Minneapolis, MN		Grant$2,500
Individual
MN		College scholarship$2,500
Individual
UT		College scholarship$2,500
Individual
CO		College scholarship$2,500
Individual
CO		College scholarship$2,500
Individual
IN		College scholarship$2,500
St Jude
Memphis, TN		Grant$2,000
Bread Break
Sioux Falls, SD		Grant$2,000
Individual
ND		College scholarship$2,000
Lupus Foundation of America
Washington, DC		Grant$1,500
Individual
MN		College scholarship$1,000
Individual
IN		College scholarship$1,000
Individual
SD		College scholarship$1,000
Individual
MN		College scholarship$1,000
Individual
MN		College scholarship$1,000
Individual
SD		College scholarship$1,000
Individual
SD		College scholarship$1,000
Individual
MT		College scholarship$1,000
Individual
IN		College scholarship$1,000
Individual
IN		College scholarship$1,000
Individual
MT		College scholarship$1,000
Individual
IN		College scholarship$1,000
Individual
MT		College scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Boyd Midwest Family Private Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Boyd Midwest Family Private Foundation give?

$123,244 in tax year 2025, across 51 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Boyd Midwest Family Private Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Victoria Boyd (President), Mary Gregory (Vice President and Treasurer) and Becky Szymczak (Secretary).

What does Boyd Midwest Family Private Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and food and hunger.

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