Bukoba Friends Foundation
Bukoba Friends Foundation is a private foundation, based in Peoria, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $258K.
Bukoba Friends Foundation at a glance
In short: Bukoba Friends Foundation gave $258K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $64K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $257,704
- +111.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -42.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $64,426
- +270.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $80,284
- Total assets
- $13,983
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bukoba Friends Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Carumco ($96K). Together the top 4 received $258K.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 24 (75%).
How Bukoba Friends Foundation gives
- Giving grew 74% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2021) to $258K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $258K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Carumco | capital equipment and general support for Cardinal Rugambwa Memorial College CARUMCO needed due to earthquake damage to buildings | $96,087 |
| Bukoba Catholic Diocese | construction of a convent for the Sisters of St. Charles Lwanga in Kachozi Tanzania purchase of tractor to cultivate food for school children and build security fence to protect students at Kwauso Secondary School. | $92,067 |
| Holy Cross Parish | education of orphans food clothing tuition buildings and fresh water collection | $68,500 |
| St Nicholaus Childrens Center | food clothing and medical needs of orphans | $1,050 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,983 | $165,464 | $257,704 | $257,704 | 4 | $257,704 | $284 |
| 2024 | $14,136 | $216,727 | $213,678 | $121,591 | 7 | $213,678 | $581 |
| 2023 | $11,087 | $78,819 | $72,750 | $72,750 | 5 | $73,000 | $379 |
| 2022 | $5,018 | $126,618 | $148,397 | $148,397 | 5 | $148,397 | $626 |
| 2021 | $26,797 | $64,766 | $38,336 | $38,336 | 3 | $38,336 | $438 |
| 2020 | $367 | $82,642 | $96,000 | $96,000 | 4 | — | $5,011 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bukoba Friends Foundation reported a distributable amount of $284 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bukoba Friends Foundation is led by Jeanne Smith, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeanne Smith
President
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Sanderson
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Traci Smith
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ben Treichel
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Smith
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Sanderson
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Wiegand
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/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 Bukoba Friends Foundation
How much does Bukoba Friends Foundation give each year?
Bukoba Friends Foundation gave $258K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $122K across 7 grants.
What is Bukoba Friends Foundation's typical grant size?
Bukoba Friends Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $80,284, and its average grant was $64,426, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Does Bukoba Friends Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 25% of Bukoba Friends Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Bukoba Friends Foundation?
Bukoba Friends Foundation reported $14K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $258K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $284 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Bukoba Friends Foundation's EIN?
Bukoba Friends Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4034041. 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 May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 17, 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 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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