Bacca Foundation
Bacca Foundation is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. In its 2025 filing, it reported 13 grants totaling $1,748,000 to charitable organizations in several states. The listed grants supported work including healthcare, scholarships and research, arts and music, education, and community programs.
Bacca Foundation at a glance
In short: Bacca Foundation gave $1.7M across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $134K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,748,000
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +30.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $134,462
- -16.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $35,000
- Total assets
- $35,925,255
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Bacca Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 10 S Dearborn Il1-0111, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (800) 496-2583
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Bacca Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Massachusetts General Hospital ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $1.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
41 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 41 (41%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts (57%), Colorado (21%), Virginia (14%), North Carolina (6%), and New York (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
How Bacca Foundation gives
- 77% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 90% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $337K (2020) to $2.4M (2022). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $1.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA | Support to provide scholarships, promote faculty research, and enable medical discoveries | $250,000 |
| Bravo Vail Vail, CO | Support for Bravo! Vail Music Festival | $125,000 |
| 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. | $108,000 |
| Vail Valley Foundation Avon, CO | Support of the vail valley foundation's annual fund at the cornerstone circle | $100,000 |
| 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. | $50,000 |
| 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 | $35,000 |
| 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. | $20,000 |
| Parlando Incorporated Boulder, CO | Support for Parlando School of Musical Arts | $20,000 |
| 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. | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $35,925,255 | $1,710,827 | $2,057,519 | $1,748,000 | 13 | $1,857,756 | $1,631,314 | $2,069,459 |
| 2024 | $36,271,947 | $4,721,396 | $1,739,953 | $1,608,025 | 10 | $1,642,713 | $4,630,156 | $1,870,954 |
| 2023 | $33,290,504 | $260,790 | $594,709 | $478,000 | 7 | $504,504 | $811,118 | $1,741,307 |
| 2022 | $33,624,423 | $1,434,103 | $2,501,618 | $2,398,000 | 8 | $2,422,746 | $1,355,231 | $1,798,103 |
| 2021 | $34,691,938 | $3,596,922 | $1,424,772 | $1,173,000 | 3 | $1,196,707 | $3,515,663 | $1,929,167 |
| 2020 | $32,519,788 | $13,073,951 | $444,022 | $336,987 | 1 | — | $7,049,552 | $1,519,888 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bacca Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for healthcare delivery and medical care, scholarships and faculty research, music and arts organizations, environmental education, and programs for students and veterans.
The grantees describe their own work in varied ways. Vail Valley Foundation says it seeks to enhance quality of life in the Vail Valley through arts, athletics, and education. Cal-Wood Education Center describes offering outdoor education experiences and opportunities to appreciate the natural world. Parlando Incorporated says it provides music lessons and classes for people of all ages and abilities. These are grantee missions, not stated missions of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $1,748,000. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $1,000,000, with a median of $35,000.
The largest listed grants included $1,000,000 to Massachusetts General Hospital for its Springboard Studio; $250,000 to the University of Virginia for scholarships, faculty research, and medical discoveries; $125,000 to Bravo Vail for its music festival; and $108,000 to Davidson College for the Bacca Fund for Humanities program. Other listed awards included $100,000 to Vail Valley Foundation, $50,000 to Greenhouse Scholars, and $35,000 to Cal-Wood Education Center. The foundation also reported grants of $20,000 to I Have a Dream Foundation and Parlando Incorporated, and $10,000 each to Boulder Community Health Foundation, Roots Music Project Foundation, and Vail Veterans Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists JP Morgan Trust Company of Delaware, Brett M Berry, and Winston B Berry as trustees.
Bacca Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brett M. Berry
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
JP Morgan Trust Company Of Delaware
Trustee
Special Holdings & Administrator T → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Winston B. Berry
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bacca Foundation
How much does Bacca Foundation give each year?
Bacca Foundation gave $1.7M across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 10 grants.
What is Bacca Foundation's typical grant size?
Bacca Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $35,000, and its average grant was $134,462, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bacca Foundation give grants?
Bacca Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Colorado (21%) and Virginia (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boulder, CO (4 grants) and Vail, CO (2 grants).
Does Bacca Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 8% of Bacca Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Bacca Foundation's largest grantees?
Bacca Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Massachusetts General Hospital ($1,000,000), University of Virginia ($250,000) and Bravo Vail ($125,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 79% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bacca Foundation?
Bacca Foundation reported $35.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.9M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Bacca Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for healthcare delivery and medical care, scholarships and faculty research, music and arts organizations, environmental education, and programs for students and veterans. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Bacca Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Bacca Foundation's EIN?
Bacca Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6981808. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Bacca Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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