Bon Eau Foundation

Invitation Only

Alton, Illinois · EIN 20-0483951 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$251K

Organizations funded4

Typical grant$23,800

Total assets$140K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $20,000 and $56,820.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

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

Education1
Food Assistance1
Health1

Where it gives

75% of grants went outside Illinois.

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.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Summit School District	Frisco, CO	Frisco elementary gym acoustic treatment & av system	$150,606
Caritas Family Solutions	Belleville, IL	Unrestricted - to be used at the organization's discretion	$56,820
Name withheld	Sarasota, FL	Meals, healthcare, education	$23,800
Houses on the Moon	New York, NY	Unrestricted - to be used at the organization's discretion.	$20,000

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$251,226	4
2023	$629,990	8

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Aug 21, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202512339349100406
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-0483951
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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