Private Foundation

Bound To Stay Bound Books Foundation

Bound To Stay Bound Books Foundation is a Private Foundation headquartered in Jacksonville, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $888K revenue, $299K expenses, $4.7M total assets. IRS filings disclose 284 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.5M.

EIN: 376227827 Jacksonville, IL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$888K

Total Expenses$299K

Total Assets$4.7M

Grants Given284

Grant Total$1.5M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

Prairieland United Way

Jacksonville, IL · 2025

Charitable Donation

$25,000

Dollywood Foundation

Sevierville, TN · 2025

Imagination Library Donation

$18,000

Texas Library Assocation

Austin, TX · 2025

Bluebonnet Program Support

$15,000

AASL

Chicago, IL · 2025

Travel Grants

$12,500

Reading is Fundamental

Washington, DC · 2025

Charitable Donation

$11,000

Showing up to 5 of 284 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Successor Co-Trustee Karen A Sibert

Successor Co-Trustee Lori Smith

Successor Co-Trustee Robert L Sibert

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Top Grant Purposes

Charitable Donation

$360,820 79 grants

Donation

$265,650 58 grants

CHARITABLE DONATION

$78,000 20 grants

POST OFFICE PROJECT

$71,543 2 grants

Robert F. Sibert Scholarship

$53,400 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$888K	$299K	$4.7M
2024	$1.5M	$236K	$4.2M
2023	$172K	$246K	$2.9M
2022	$143K	$251K	$3.0M
2021	$280K	$247K	$3.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $280K to $888K (+217%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.7M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, CA, DC, FL, GA, IL, and 4 other states.

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