The Boeschen Family Foundation
The Boeschen Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Napa, California. Its 2025 filing reports grants for health care, community service, social services, music and art education, education, humanitarian causes, and environmental purposes.
The Boeschen Family Foundation at a glance
In short: The Boeschen Family Foundation gave $1.5M across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $93K), mostly in California. 6% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,494,000
- +126.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +23.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $93,375
- +84.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $4,484,806
- -23.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 6% first-time grantees (1 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (69% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Boeschen Family Foundation
- How to Apply
The 2025 filing says to contact any officer and submit a letter describing the organization’s purpose and history, amount requested, timing, long-term plans, how the grant would help beneficiaries help themselves or…
The 2025 filing says to contact any officer and submit a letter describing the organization’s purpose and history, amount requested, timing, long-term plans, how the grant would help beneficiaries help themselves or eliminate the cause of a problem, and the percentage of the organization’s funds going directly toward its exempt purpose. The filing lists no deadline. It states restrictions of King County, Washington; Deschutes County, Oregon; and Napa County, California, with a focus on children, families, and education.
- Contact
Application contact: Any Officer - Boeschen Family Found
Mailing address: 1213 Tall Grass Court, Napa, CA 94558
Phone: (707) 968-9204
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Boeschen Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Eye Surgeons International ($600K). Together the top 10 received $1.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
74 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 52 grants of 74 (70%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that grant dollars went to recipients in California (69%), Oregon (24%), and Washington, D.C. (7%). The filing’s listed restrictions also name King County, Washington; Deschutes County, Oregon; and Napa County, California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Boeschen Family Foundation open to new grantees?
6%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 16 grantees (6%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $99K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 69% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 308% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 483% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $162K (2020) to $1.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $1.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Eye Surgeons International Napa, CA | Health Care | $600,000 |
| Napa Valley Community Foundation Napa, CA | Community Service | $225,000 |
| Circle of Friends Sisters, OR | Community Service | $175,000 |
| Sisters Folk Festival Sisters, OR | Music & Art Education | $153,000 |
| Upvalley Family Centers St Helena, CA | Social Services | $100,000 |
| World Cental Kitchen - Ukraine Washington, DC | Humanitarian Causes | $100,000 |
| Rianda House St Helena, CA | Community Service | $65,000 |
| Family Access Network (Fan Foundation) Bend, OR | Community Service | $25,000 |
| Cameo Cinema Foundation St Helena, CA | Community Service | $15,000 |
| Ole Health Napa, CA | Health Care | $15,000 |
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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 | $4,484,806 | $387,052 | $1,523,773 | $1,494,000 | 16 | $1,494,000 | $362,799 | $309,417 |
| 2024 | $5,836,871 | $218,794 | $744,348 | $659,000 | 13 | $659,000 | $218,794 | $334,461 |
| 2023 | $6,119,423 | $2,100,230 | $456,234 | $435,500 | 16 | $435,500 | $2,086,770 | $209,572 |
| 2022 | $4,425,930 | $85 | $472,574 | $366,500 | 16 | $366,500 | $88,890 | $239,714 |
| 2021 | $4,918,959 | $3,161,735 | $406,507 | $389,500 | 13 | $389,500 | $3,136,891 | $130,215 |
| 2020 | $2,161,731 | $53,419 | $177,865 | $161,500 | 17 | — | $48,446 | $117,666 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Boeschen Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $309K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for health care, community service, social services, education, music and art education, humanitarian causes, and environmental work.
Among the grantees, Eye Surgeons International describes its work as providing and facilitating vision-saving medical care for underserved people in the United States and abroad. Circle of Friends says it provides resources and trained mentors to help underserved children and youth in Sisters develop life, social, and academic skills. UpValley Family Centers describes its mission as providing guidance, support, and resources to individuals and families in northern Napa County.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $1,494,000. Grant amounts ranged from $2,000 to $600,000, with a median grant of $20,000.
The largest reported grants included $600,000 to Eye Surgeons International for health care; $225,000 to Napa Valley Community Foundation for community service; $175,000 to Circle of Friends for community service; $153,000 to Sisters Folk Festival for music and art education; and $100,000 each to UpValley Family Centers for social services and World Central Kitchen - Ukraine for humanitarian causes. Other listed grants included $65,000 to Rianda House, $25,000 to Family Access Network, and $15,000 each to Cameo Cinema Foundation and OLE Health.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Susan W. Boeschen as president/secretary and Daniel A. Boeschen as vice president/treasurer.
The Boeschen Family Foundation is led by Susan W. Boeschen, President & Secretary on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan W. Boeschen
President & Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Daniel A. Boeschen
Vice President - Tresurer
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 The Boeschen Family Foundation
How much does The Boeschen Family Foundation give each year?
The Boeschen Family Foundation gave $1.5M across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $659K across 13 grants.
What is The Boeschen Family Foundation's typical grant size?
The Boeschen Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $93,375, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Boeschen Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does The Boeschen Family Foundation give grants?
The Boeschen Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Oregon (24%) and District of Columbia (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were St Helena, CA (5 grants), Napa, CA (3 grants), Sisters, OR (3 grants) and Bend, OR (2 grants).
Does The Boeschen Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on The Boeschen Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Service" (7 grants).
Who are The Boeschen Family Foundation's largest grantees?
The Boeschen Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Eye Surgeons International ($600,000), Napa Valley Community Foundation ($225,000) and Circle of Friends ($175,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Boeschen Family Foundation?
The Boeschen Family Foundation reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.5M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $309K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Boeschen Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for health care, community service, social services, education, music and art education, humanitarian causes, and environmental work. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Boeschen Family Foundation?
The 2025 filing says to contact any officer and submit a letter describing the organization’s purpose and history, amount requested, timing, long-term plans, how the grant would help beneficiaries help themselves or… Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Boeschen Family Foundation's EIN?
The Boeschen Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1913189. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 August 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). The Boeschen Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-boeschen-family-foundation-morg_bd49d3eb7b0d41a09d717c3106a1161f
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