J Michael Bodnar Foundation Inc

Invitation Only

Menlo Park, California · EIN 58-1703567 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$185K

Organizations funded43

Typical grant$1,332

Total assets$4.1M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $5,000.

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.

Education4
Arts & Culture3
Human Services3
Environment2
Food Assistance2
Children & Youth1

Where it gives

55% of grants went outside California.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Correctionville Emergency Responders	Correctionville, IA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$25,000
Shalom Foundation	Franklin, TN	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$25,000
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama	Birmingham, AL	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$22,000
Families Set Free	Claymont, DE	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$10,000
Montgomery Bell Academy of University of Nashville	Nashville, TN	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$10,000
Restaurant Giving Circle	Atlanta, GA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$10,000
University of Mississippi Foundation	Oxford, MS	To further one of more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$10,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula	Menlo Park, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$7,000
Big Table	Nashville, TN	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$5,000
Buck Cardinal Club	Stanford, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$5,000
Highlands School	Birmingham, AL	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$5,000
Valley Presbyterian Church	Portola Valley, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$5,000
Exceptional Foundation	Birmingham, AL	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$4,995
National Network of Abortion Funds	Beaverton, OR	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$4,000
Kilgoris Project	Los Altos, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$3,000
The Phoenix Club of Nashville	Nashville, TN	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$3,000
Catholic Charities of Flagstaff	Flagstaff, AZ	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$2,501
Indian Springs	Pelham, AL	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$2,500
Princeton University Annual Giving	Princeton, NJ	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$2,500
Homeless in the Bay Area	Oakland, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$2,311
Harvard Business School	Boston, MA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$2,000
Big Brother and Big Sisters of Eastern Mass	Boston, MA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,332
Bgcp of the East Coast	Menlo Park, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,165
Aclu Foundation	New York, NY	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,000
American Independent Foundation	Washington, DC	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,000
Bowman International School	Palo Alto, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,000
Cal Poly Foundation	San Luis Obispo, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,000
Camp Kesem National	Culver City, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,000
Friends of Free Spirit	Highland Park, IL	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,000
Georgia Tech Alumni Association	Atlanta, GA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,000
Humane Society of the United States	Washington, DC	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,000
Kqed	San Francisco, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,000
Pivotal	San Jose, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America	Washington, DC	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,000
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley	San Jose, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,000
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs	Calabasas, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,000
University of California San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$1,000
Congolese Women Learn Self-Defense	West Hollywood, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$585
Global Care Force	Lenexa, KS	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$500
Sacred Heart Schools Atherton	Atherton, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$500
Bill Wilson Center	Santa Clara, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$400
Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory	Portola Valley, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$250
Wikimedia Foundation Inc	San Francisco, CA	To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity	$250

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$184,789	43
2023	$107,730	43

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513189349103961
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 58-1703567
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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