Backstop Foundation

Gave $12K in 2025

Chicago, Illinois · EIN 46-5657301 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$12K

Organizations funded1

Typical grant$11,963

Total assets$0

Half of its grants to organizations were between $11,963 and $11,963.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	Scott Latimer
Address	233 S Wacker Drive Ste 5200, Chicago IL 60606
Phone	(312) 277-7780
Form and materials	Applications should be submitted in writing. The foundation provides a funding request form that must be completed.
Deadlines	N/A
Restrictions	N/A

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Children & Youth1

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside Illinois.

Illinois1

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Children & Youth grants in Illinois1 of its grant, $12K · 1,293 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Bernie's Book Bank	Lake Bluff, IL	Charitable	$11,963

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$11,963	1
2024	$10,000	1
2023	$20,000	2

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jan 28, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202620289349100417
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 46-5657301
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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