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Bacca Foundation: 13 grants to organizations, $1.7 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Bacca Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $1,748,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 22, 2026. The largest was $1,000,000 to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA for support for the springboard studio which engages patients, providers, staff, designers and engineers in human-centered design to make healthcare delivery at mgh more user-friendly and efficient..
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- EIN
- 386981808
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $45,059,140
- Grants paid
- $1,748,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 22, 2026, IRS object ID 202631429349100503. It reported $1,748,000 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Support for the springboard studio which engages patients, providers, staff, designers and engineers in human-centered design to make healthcare delivery at mgh more user-friendly and efficient. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | Support to provide scholarships, promote faculty research, and enable medical discoveries | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bravo Vail | Vail, CO | Support for bravo! vail music festival | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Davidson College | Davidson, NC | Support for the bacca fund for humanities program used to fund preorientation program for incoming humanties students and domestic study trip, enabling students to learn in situ. | Education | $108,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vail Valley Foundation | Avon, CO | Support of the vail valley foundation's annual fund at the cornerstone circle | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenhouse Scholars | Boulder, CO | Support to create a diverse community of leaders working together to ensure people of all backgrounds can live a life of their choosing. | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cal-Wood Education Center | Jamestown, CO | Support for environmental education programs to grow diversity and number of people who experience nature and the colorado mountains | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| I Have A Dream Foundation | New York, NY | Support for programs to ensure that all children have the opportunity to pursue higher education, fulfill their potential, and achieve their dreams. | Crime and legal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parlando Incorporated | Boulder, CO | Support for parlando school of musical arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boulder Community Health Foundation | Boulder, CO | Support a community owned-and-operated nonprofit health system dedicated to providing high-quality medical care to people and businesses in boulder and surrounding areas. | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roots Music Project Foundation | Boulder, CO | Support for live music in colorado | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Serve 68 | Loveland, CO | To mobilize, resource, and connect the local church in order to fulfill its role in a community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vail Veterans Foundation Inc | Vail, CO | Empowering wounded warriors through rehabilitative sports and recreation | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202503189349101100. It reported $1,608,025 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Support for the springboard studio which engages patients, providers, staff, designers and engineers in human-centered design to make healthcare delivery at mgh more user-friendly and efficient. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bravo Vail | Vail, CO | Support for bravo! vail music festival | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Davidson College | Davidson, NC | Support for the bacca fund for humanities program used to fund preorientation program for incoming humanties students and domestic study trip, enabling students to learn in situ. | Education | $108,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | Support to provide scholarships, promote faculty research, and enable medical discoveries | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vail Valley Foundation | Avon, CO | Support of the vail valley foundation's annual fund at the cornerstone circle | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenhouse Scholars | Boulder, CO | Support to create a diverse community of leaders working together to ensure people of all backgrounds can live a life of their choosing. | Education | $55,025 | apps.irs.gov |
| I Have A Dream Foundation | New York, NY | Support for programs to ensure that all children have the opportunity to pursue higher education, fulfill their potential, and achieve their dreams. | Crime and legal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cal-Wood Education Center | Jamestown, CO | Support for environmental education programs to grow diversity and number of people who experience nature and the colorado mountains | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boulder Community Health Foundation | Boulder, CO | Support a community owned-and-operated nonprofit health system dedicated to providing high-quality medical care to people and businesses in boulder and surrounding areas. | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parlando Incorporated | Boulder, CO | Support for parlando school of musical arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $321,025 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $200,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $70,000 |
| Environment | $65,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 |
| Health care | $30,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $2,000,000 |
| Colorado | $720,025 |
| Virginia | $350,000 |
| North Carolina | $216,000 |
| New York | $70,000 |
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Updated May 22, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.