Bourgraf Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cincinnati, OH EIN: 20-3560145

Bourgraf Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $28K in total assets. Net investment income was $175.

Bourgraf Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$28,083
-0.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$738
-96.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$175
-99.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$906
-99.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Bourgraf Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

WilmingtonCincinnatiColumbusMichigan CenterChillicotheClarksvilleCovingtonCulverFt MyersGreenfieldMiddletownOxfordSabinaSharonvilleSpringfieldWoodbury Heights

How Bourgraf Family Foundation gives

  • In 2024 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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K32 grants2019 7 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2022) to $200K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $200K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Beta Theta Pi Foundation Oxford, OHEducation$200,000
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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$28,083$738$906———$175$1,374
2024$28,251$24,161$204,003$200,0001$200,720$20,878$7,504
2023$216,640$5,957$3,965$1,5002$1,651$3,798$10,151
2022$200,829$6,301$4,791$5001$561—$10,124
2021$220,816$8,854$1,199——$55$5,710$12,872
2020$202,833$13,423$50,023$45,2767—$3,049$9,145
2019$245,318$106,908$68,104$64,07532—$2,481$10,667

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bourgraf Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bourgraf Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Zachary Bourgraf

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Bourgraf

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Bourgraf

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Brian K. Bourgraf (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Cathy Bourgraf (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Elroy E. Bourgraf Jr. (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Elroy E. Bourgraf Sr. (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Lisa Jenkins (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Renee Lapince (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Paul C. Riordan (2019) — Vice President

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 Bourgraf Family Foundation

How large is Bourgraf Family Foundation?

Bourgraf Family Foundation reported $28K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $738.

Where does Bourgraf Family Foundation operate?

Bourgraf Family Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio.

How much is Bourgraf Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Bourgraf Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Bourgraf Family Foundation's EIN?

Bourgraf Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3560145. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 26, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 24, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)

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