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Bodman Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only El Paso, Texas · EIN 820568529

Bodman Family Foundation is a private foundation in El Paso, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $455,000 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $150,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $460,000 the year before.

36% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$460,00016$9.5 million
2024$455,00015$10.0 million

How to apply

Bodman 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 Bodman Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida2$175,000
Massachusetts4$155,000
Texas2$40,000
Maryland2$35,000
Virginia1$25,000
Pennsylvania1$10,000
California1$5,000
Connecticut1$5,000
New Hampshire1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lost Tree Foundation
North Palm Beach, FL
General needs of organization$150,000
Martha's Vineyard Museum
Vineyard Haven, MA
General needs of organization$100,000
West Chop Daf
Vineyard Haven, MA
General needs of organization$50,000
Bodman Charitable Fund
El Paso, TX
General needs of organization$30,000
Third Option Foundation
Reston, VA
General needs of organization$25,000
University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation
Baltimore, MD
General needs of organization$25,000
Lost Tree Foundation Annual
North Palm Beach, FL
General needs of organization$25,000
Children's Hospital Foundation
Silver Spring, MD
General needs of organization$10,000
Children's Hospital Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
General needs of organization$10,000
Depelchin Children's Center
Houston, TX
General needs of organization$10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich
Greenwich, CT
General needs of organization$5,000
Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation
Oakland, CA
General needs of organization$5,000
Strawberry Banke
New Hampshire, NH
General needs of organization$5,000
Vhplbfi
Vineyard Haven, MA
General needs of organization$2,500
Island Autism
Edgartown, MA
General needs of organization$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bodman Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Bodman Family Foundation give?

$455,000 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Bodman Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists M Diane Bodman (President), Perry Barber (Treasurer/Assistant Secret), Sarah B Greenhill (Vice President) and Virginia Crisman (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Bodman Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs and health.

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