Grants paid in 2025
13 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA | Support for the springboard studio which engages patients, providers, staff, designers and engineers in human-centered design to make healt… | $1.0M |
| University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA | Support to provide scholarships, promote faculty research, and enable medical discoveries | $250K |
| Bravo VailVail, CO | Support for bravo! vail music festival | $125K |
| Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC | Support for the bacca fund for humanities program used to fund preorientation program for incoming humanties students and domestic study tr… | $108K |
| Vail Valley FoundationAvon, CO | Support of the vail valley foundation's annual fund at the cornerstone circle | $100K |
| Greenhouse ScholarsBoulder, CO | Support to create a diverse community of leaders working together to ensure people of all backgrounds can live a life of their choosing. | $50K |
| Cal-Wood Education CenterJamestown, CO | Support for environmental education programs to grow diversity and number of people who experience nature and the colorado mountains | $35K |
| I Have a Dream FoundationNew York, NY | Support for programs to ensure that all children have the opportunity to pursue higher education, fulfill their potential, and achieve thei… | $20K |
| Parlando IncorporatedBoulder, CO | Support for parlando school of musical arts | $20K |
| Boulder Community Health FoundationBoulder, CO | Support a community owned-and-operated nonprofit health system dedicated to providing high-quality medical care to people and businesses in… | $10K |
| Roots Music Project FoundationBoulder, CO | Support for live music in colorado | $10K |
| Vail Veterans Foundation IncVail, CO | Empowering wounded warriors through rehabilitative sports and recreation | $10K |
| Serve 68Loveland, CO | To mobilize, resource, and connect the local church in order to fulfill its role in a community | $10K |
By state: Massachusetts 1 · Colorado 9 · Virginia 1 · North Carolina 1 · New York 1
About this foundation
Bacca Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois, administered in care of J P Morgan Trust Company of De, tax-exempt since 2013. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does Bacca Foundation accept grant applications?
No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.
How much does Bacca Foundation give each year?
In tax year 2025 it paid $1.7M across 13 grants, a median of $35K.
Where does Bacca Foundation give?
Massachusetts (1 grants), Colorado (9 grants), Virginia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.
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