Bossen Family Foundation
Bossen Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Arcadia, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11K in total assets. In 2025, it made $455 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $56.
Bossen Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $11,222
- -3.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $57
- -5.0% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $455
- Expenses (2025)
- $456
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bossen Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Bossen Family Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 81% 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
From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2022) to $3K (2021). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Valley County Hospital Foundation ORD, NE | Equipment | $1,000 |
| The Gathering Place Arcadia, NE | Operations | $1,000 |
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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 | $11,222 | $57 | $456 | — | — | $455 | $56 | $562 |
| 2024 | $11,621 | $60 | $456 | — | — | — | $60 | $581 |
| 2023 | $12,017 | $53 | $2,450 | $2,000 | 2 | $2,000 | $53 | $650 |
| 2022 | $14,414 | $14 | $1,425 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | $14 | $745 |
| 2021 | $15,825 | $9 | $3,000 | $3,000 | 1 | $3,000 | $9 | $853 |
| 2020 | $18,816 | $10 | $455 | — | — | — | $10 | $938 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bossen Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $562 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bossen Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alison L. Garrelts
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Margene R. Bossen
Director
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 Bossen Family Foundation
How large is Bossen Family Foundation?
Bossen Family Foundation reported $11K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $455 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $562 (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 Bossen Family Foundation operate?
Bossen Family Foundation has awarded grants in Nebraska.
What is Bossen Family Foundation's EIN?
Bossen Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8209673. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
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