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The Bordui Foundation

Accepts applications Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin · EIN 043593793

The Bordui Foundation is a private foundation in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $35,750 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $4,500 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $40,750 the year before.

100% 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$48,00011$682,457
2024$40,75012$756,086
2025$35,7508$820,497

How to apply

ContactPeter Bordui
PO Box 442, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Phone or email(408) 838-6806
What to submitMotivation letter with school transcripts and a refernce letter
Deadlines11/30 of senior year
RestrictionsThe student must attend a door county, wi high school for their senior year

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Bordui Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin7$30,750
Massachusetts1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
WI
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
WI
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
WI
Scholarship$5,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
General donation$5,000
Individual
WI
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
WI
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
WI
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
WI
Scholarship$3,750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Bordui Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: 11/30 of senior year.

How much does The Bordui Foundation give?

$35,750 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $4,500.

Who runs The Bordui Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Marc E Bordui (Trustee), Peter Bordui (Trustee) and Marie Bordui (Trustee).

What does The Bordui Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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