Barb and Bob Bose Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 83-2383105

Barb and Bob Bose Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $430K in total assets. In 2025, it made $7K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $37K.

Barb and Bob Bose Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$429,609
+21.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$77,479
+65.2% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$6,746
-50.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$7,274
-47.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Barb and Bob Bose Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

HillsdaleBurlingtonBostonDenverEdentonSarasotaSmithtown

How Barb and Bob Bose Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 42% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 27% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2019 5 grants2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 3 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2024) to $14K (2020). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MIK-12 Teacher Education Program$5,000
Childrens Hospital Corporation Boston, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Lahey Clinic Foundation Inc Burlington, MAHospice Comfort Care Fund$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$429,609$77,479$7,274——$6,746$37,436$25,330
2024$353,844$46,899$13,821$7,0003$13,581$16,859$21,468
2023$315,244$70,852$5,854——$5,740$10,852$16,948
2022$249,361$33,175$14,935$10,0001$14,911$8,175$14,839
2021$231,545$26,435$16,997$12,0003$16,809$8,935$13,831
2020$222,645$4,207$18,325$13,5005—$6,364$12,192
2019$235,203$6,843$22,007$10,0001—$6,843$13,361

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Barb and Bob Bose Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $25K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Barb and Bob Bose Family Foundation is led by Robert Bose, Director, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert Bose

    Director, President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan B Stempek

    Director, Secretary & Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Barb and Bob Bose Family Foundation

How large is Barb and Bob Bose Family Foundation?

Barb and Bob Bose Family Foundation reported $430K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $25K (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.

Where does Barb and Bob Bose Family Foundation operate?

Barb and Bob Bose Family Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New York.

What is Barb and Bob Bose Family Foundation's EIN?

Barb and Bob Bose Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2383105. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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