Grants paid by Backstop Foundation
EIN 46-5657301 · IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Backstop Foundation of IL (EIN 46-5657301) reported 17 grants paid totaling $122,673 to 9 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$122,673
17 grants
Recipients
9
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | $31,800 | — |
| 2021 | 4 | $26,910 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $22,000 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $20,000 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $10,000 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | $11,963 | — |
Top recipients
The 9 recipients receiving the most from Backstop Foundation, by grants paid, out of 9 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie's Book Bank 27-0914453 | B | Lake Bluff, IL | 6 | $81,963 | 2025 |
| Help for Children 99-1845858 | D | New York, NY | 4 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Invest for Kids 27-0826182 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Paws Chicago 36-4219778 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| United Help Ukraine | U | Gaithersburg, MD | 1 | $2,000 | 2022 |
| Girls 4 Science 27-0147595 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,910 | 2021 |
| Jefferson County Health Foundation | U | Mt Vernon, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Tulane University | U | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Buck Hill Communty Services Committee 23-6295968 | C | Buck Hill Falls, PA | 1 | $300 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 17 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bernie's Book Bank Lake Bluff, IL | B | $11,963 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202620289349100417 |
| 2024 | Bernie's Book Bank Lake Bluff, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202521419349100807 |
| 2023 | Bernie's Book Bank Lake Bluff, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202401359349101540 |
| 2023 | Help for Children New York, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202401359349101540 |
| 2022 | Bernie's Book Bank Lake Bluff, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311329349100926 |
| 2022 | Help for Children New York, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311329349100926 |
| 2022 | United Help Ukraine Gaithersburg, MD | U | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311329349100926 |
| 2021 | Bernie's Book Bank Lake Bluff, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202231199349101228 |
| 2021 | Paws Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202231199349101228 |
| 2021 | Help for Children New York, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202231199349101228 |
| 2021 | Girls 4 Science Chicago, IL | B | $1,910 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202231199349101228 |
| 2020 | Bernie's Book Bank Lake Bluff, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202131319349102588 |
| 2020 | Invest for Kids Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202131319349102588 |
| 2020 | Help for Children New York, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202131319349102588 |
| 2020 | Jefferson County Health Foundation Mt Vernon, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202131319349102588 |
| 2020 | Tulane University New Orleans, LA | U | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202131319349102588 |
| 2020 | Buck Hill Communty Services Committee Buck Hill Falls, PA | C | $300 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202131319349102588 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-05 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202620289349100417 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202521419349100807 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202401359349101540 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202311329349100926 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202231199349101228 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202131319349102588 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/465657301.json.
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