Private Foundation

BACKSTOP FOUNDATION

BACKSTOP FOUNDATION, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1 in revenue, $12K in expenses. IRS filings disclose 45 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $226K.

EIN: 465657301 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$1

Total Expenses$12K

Grants Given45

Grant Total$226K

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

BERNIE'S BOOK BANK

LAKE BLUFF, IL · 2025

CHARITABLE

$11,963

BERNIE'S BOOK BANK

LAKE BLUFF, IL · 2024

CHARITABLE

$10,000

BERNIE'S BOOK BANK

LAKE BLUFF, IL · 2023

CHARITABLE

$15,000

HELP FOR CHILDREN

NEW YORK, NY · 2023

CHARITABLE

$5,000

BERNIE'S BOOK BANK

LAKE BLUFF, IL · 2022

CHARITABLE

$15,000

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Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Kunal Gullapalli

DIRECTOR Sunil Biswas

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Top Grant Purposes

CHARITABLE

$225,773 45 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$1	$12K	—
2024	$15K	$10K	$12K
2023	$20K	$20K	$7K
2022	$20K	$22K	$7K
2021	$30K	$27K	$9K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $30K to $1 (-100%).

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, IL, LA, MD, NY, PA.

CAILLAMDNYPA

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