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Robert E and Adele M Boydston Foundation: 23 grants to organizations, $242,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
Robert E and Adele M Boydston Foundation, a private foundation in Olympia, WA, paid 23 grants to organizations totaling $242,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 22, 2026. The largest was $31,000 to Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 562396839
- Based in
- Olympia, WA
- Assets
- $4,532,246
- Grants paid
- $242,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 22, 2026, IRS object ID 202611149349100606. It reported $242,500 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | unrestricted | Education | $31,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago Booth School | Chicago, IL | unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | Olympia, WA | unrestricted | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | unrestricted | Education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Jose Museum of Art | San Jose, CA | unrestricted | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Jose Stage Company | San Jose, CA | unrestricted | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Tech Museum of Innovation | San Jose, CA | unrestricted | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Whale Research | Friday Harbor, WA | unrestricted | Science and technology | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hands On Childrens Museum | Olympia, WA | unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| KCTS Public Television | Seattle, WA | unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Semperivens Fund | Los Altos, CA | unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Puget Sound Salmon Eg | Olympia, WA | unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| KNKX Public Radio | Tacoma, WA | unrestricted | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cal State University Chico | Chico, CA | unrestricted | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fifth Avenue Theatre | Seattle, WA | unrestricted | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Humane Society of Silicon Valley | Santa Clara, CA | unrestricted | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimers Association | Chicago, IL | unrestricted | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childrens Discovery Museum | San Jose, CA | unrestricted | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | unrestricted | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Birdnote | Asheville, NC | unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202501279349101830. It reported $229,500 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | unrestricted | Education | $31,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago Booth School | Chicago, IL | unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | Olympia, WA | unrestricted | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | unrestricted | Education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Jose Museum of Art | San Jose, CA | unrestricted | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Jose Stage Company | San Jose, CA | unrestricted | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Tech Museum of Innovation | San Jose, CA | unrestricted | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Whale Research | Friday Harbor, WA | unrestricted | Science and technology | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hands On Childrens Museum | Olympia, WA | unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Semperivens Fund | Los Altos, CA | unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Puget Sound Salmon Eg | Olympia, WA | unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Silicon Valley Education Foundation | San Jose, CA | unresticted | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cal State University Chico | Chico, CA | unrestricted | $6,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fifth Avenue Theatre | Seattle, WA | unrestricted | $6,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Humane Society of Silicon Valley | Santa Clara, CA | unrestricted | $6,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| KCTS Public Television | Seattle, WA | unrestricted | $6,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| KNKX Public Radio | Tacoma, WA | unrestricted | $6,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimers Association | Chicago, IL | unrestricted | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childrens Discovery Museum | San Jose, CA | unrestricted | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Jude Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | unrestricted | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $87,250 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 |
| Science and technology | $20,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $7,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Washington | $152,250 |
| California | $143,500 |
| Illinois | $124,250 |
| New Hampshire | $30,000 |
| Tennessee | $12,000 |
| North Carolina | $5,000 |
| Ohio | $5,000 |
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Updated April 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.