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Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation: 4 grants to organizations, $18,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation, a private foundation in Paradise Valley, AZ, paid 4 grants to organizations totaling $18,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 10, 2026. The largest was $10,000 to Gabriels Light in Chicago, IL for program support.
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- EIN
- 884417929
- Based in
- Paradise Valley, AZ
- Assets
- $639,446
- Grants paid
- $70,290
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 10, 2026, IRS object ID 202601919349100005. It reported $70,290 in grants paid; 4 grants to organizations are listed, and 21 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriels Light | Chicago, IL | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Easterseals Dupage & Fox Valley | Villa Park, IL | Program support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank of New York City | New York, NY | Program support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Chicago, IL | Program support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202503179349100630. It reported $39,210 in grants paid; 4 grants to organizations are listed, and 12 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easterseals Dupage & Fox Valley | Villa Park, IL | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gabriels Light | Chicago, IL | Program support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank of New York City | New York, NY | Program support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | Program support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,000 |
States funded
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Updated July 10, 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.