Bobolink Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 94-2988627

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$263.2M

-3.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$19.8M

+38.7% YoY

Grant Count

44

-10.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$450K

+54.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$19M$38M$57M$77M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$263,206,610$272,949,412$286,956,420
Revenue$8,889,125$3,736,007$38,620,882
Expenses$20,784,155$15,550,551$17,073,178
Qualifying Distributions$20,232,429$12,817,562$15,793,798
Net Investment Income$8,352,700$5,895,869$49,285,604
Distributable Amount$18,255,907$16,826,714$14,773,489

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M53 grants202051 grants202151 grants202249 grants202344 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Rainforest Trust$7.0MThe Nature Conservancy$7.0MRe Wild$2.3MNew Venture Fund$686KFriends of the Forest Pr…$450KFriends of BirdLife Inte…$305KOregon Desert Land Trust$280KOne Hundred Miles$275KOsa Conservation$200KThe Field Museum$200K

Grant Size Distribution

248 grants across all recorded years

121<$50K35$50–100K33$100–250K29$250–500K12$500K–1M16$1–5M2$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Justin PepperExecutive Director$183KAMANDA CLARK PAULSONTRUSTEE/PART TIME$92K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
HENRY M PAULSON JRTRUSTEE/PART TIME
WENDY J PAULSONTRUSTEE/PART TIME
HENRY MERRITT PAULSON IIITRUSTEE/PART TIME
AMANDA CLARK PAULSONTRUSTEE/PART TIME$91,667
Justin PepperExecutive Director$183,333

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

21states
+13 more states

Cities

ArlingtonAshevilleAtlantaAustinBaltimoreBarabooBarringtonBasaltBendBoulderBronxBrunswickCharloCharlottesvilleChicagoDekalbDodgevilleFort CollinsFranklin GroveHuntington

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

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