Bobs Discount Furniture
Bobs Discount Furniture is a private foundation focused on Education, based in West Hartford, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $170K. Net investment income was $2K.
Bobs Discount Furniture at a glance
In short: Bobs Discount Furniture gave $170K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $170K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $170,000
- -25.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $170,000
- -25.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $170,000
- Total assets
- $11,705
- -94.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bobs Discount Furniture funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Scholarship America ($170K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Bobs Discount Furniture gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2020) to $228K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $170K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scholarship America St Peter, MN | Scholarship | $170,000 |
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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 | $11,705 | $3,473 | $205,363 | $170,000 | 1 | $203,314 | $1,638 | $4,364 |
| 2024 | $213,595 | $17,034 | $262,870 | $228,000 | 1 | $260,888 | $15,364 | $17,111 |
| 2023 | $459,431 | $23,981 | $208,596 | $175,000 | 1 | $207,057 | $22,464 | $28,591 |
| 2022 | $644,046 | $2,982 | $219,987 | $190,000 | 1 | $218,609 | $1,604 | $39,913 |
| 2021 | $861,051 | — | $113,214 | $110,000 | 1 | — | — | $45,866 |
| 2020 | $974,265 | $1,000,000 | $25,735 | $25,025 | 1 | — | — | $4,104 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bobs Discount Furniture reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bobs Discount Furniture is led by Robert Kaufman, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Kaufman
Director & President
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard Katz
Director & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Davies
Director & Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
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 Bobs Discount Furniture
How much does Bobs Discount Furniture give each year?
Bobs Discount Furniture gave $170K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $228K across 1 grant.
How large is Bobs Discount Furniture?
Bobs Discount Furniture reported $12K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $203K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Bobs Discount Furniture?
Bobs Discount Furniture is a private foundation focused on Education, based in West Hartford, CT. It holds $12K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Bobs Discount Furniture operate?
Bobs Discount Furniture has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Bobs Discount Furniture's EIN?
Bobs Discount Furniture's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-4042129. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 April 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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