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IRS 990-PF profile

BNSF FOUNDATION

Fort Worth, TX · EIN 261635887 · Data as of July 31, 2026

Can an organization apply?

Yes. Its 2025 filing describes how to apply.

Application timing as written in that filing: “SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION ATTACHMENT” This is historical filing information.

How to apply, from its own filing

Contact
MANAGER BNSF RAILWAY FOUNDATION / BNSFFOUNDATION@BNSF.COM
Address
2301 LOU MENK DRIVE, FORT WORTH, TX, 76131
Form and process
SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION ATTACHMENT
Restrictions
SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION ATTACHMENT

own 990-PF filing, 2025. Filed text, not a live application channel. Names, addresses and deadlines age quickly; confirm against current first-party guidance before sending anything.

Giving reported · 2025
$6,915,620
Assets reported
$22,950,375
Median grant
$2,500
Latest filing year
2025

$3,340,266 in grants already approved for future payment across 38 grants, reported 2025. Grants the foundation approved for future payment as reported on its 990-PF. Approved is not paid, and the filing does not say when payment falls due.

Where its recorded grants went

Recipient location in the quality-gated IRS record.

TX1,319 award lines
WA342 award lines
KS329 award lines
NE311 award lines
MO310 award lines
IL289 award lines

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What this data is, and what it is not
  • Source: IRS 990-PF filings, grant schedules, and Business Master File identity data.
  • Privacy: Grant recipients that read as named individuals are withheld unless the IRS Business Master File corroborates an organization of that name in that state. Withheld lines are absent from every count and total on this page..
  • Interpretation: Historical grants do not establish current mission, eligibility, application status, or likelihood of future funding.

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