Boost Ventures Inc
Boost Ventures Inc is a private foundation, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $43K.
Boost Ventures Inc at a glance
In short: Boost Ventures Inc gave $43K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $43,000
- +2429.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,500
- +1164.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $21,500
- Total assets
- $6,785
- -87.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (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 Boost Ventures Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Chase College Foundation ($26K). Together the top 2 received $43K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Boost Ventures Inc gives
- Giving grew 23% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $72K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $43K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chase College Foundation Cincinnati, OH | Funds used to support Ohio entrepreneurial activities | $26,000 |
| Cincinnati Union Cooperative Cincinnati, OH | To support a network of worker owned business in greater Cincinnati area. | $17,000 |
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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 | $6,785 | $4 | $55,419 | $43,000 | 2 | $51,710 | — | $1,786 |
| 2024 | $55,808 | $6 | $4,454 | $1,700 | 1 | $3,077 | — | $2,873 |
| 2023 | $60,256 | $6 | $2,400 | — | — | $1,200 | — | $3,090 |
| 2022 | $64,748 | $9 | $37,420 | $35,000 | 2 | $36,210 | — | $4,786 |
| 2021 | $104,356 | $306 | $49,310 | $47,000 | 2 | $48,155 | — | $8,097 |
| 2020 | $239,783 | $1,681 | $74,633 | $72,400 | 5 | — | — | $13,744 |
| 2019 | $312,735 | $16,812 | $73,674 | $70,500 | 2 | — | $13,781 | $15,228 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Boost Ventures Inc reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Boost Ventures Inc is led by Dov Rosenberg, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dov Rosenberg
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack Wyant
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John McIlwraith
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Whitehead
Assistant Treasurer
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 Boost Ventures Inc
How much does Boost Ventures Inc give each year?
Boost Ventures Inc gave $43K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 1 grant.
How large is Boost Ventures Inc?
Boost Ventures Inc reported $7K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $52K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Boost Ventures Inc operate?
Boost Ventures Inc has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Boost Ventures Inc's EIN?
Boost Ventures Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3655561. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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