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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6133161

Beard Family Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Wayland, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 90 grants and $165,700 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $165,700

    Grants listed
    90
    Assets, end of year
    $1,102,384

  • Tax year 2024

    $149,650

    Grants listed
    89
    Assets, end of year
    $1,163,865

  • Tax year 2023

    $162,025

    Grants listed
    97
    Assets, end of year
    $1,121,524

  • Tax year 2022

    $185,500

    Grants listed
    89
    Assets, end of year
    $1,178,050

  • Tax year 2021

    $268,180

    Grants listed
    98
    Assets, end of year
    $1,237,889

  • Tax year 2020

    $182,005

    Grants listed
    94
    Assets, end of year
    $1,248,303

  • Tax year 2019

    $186,875

    Grants listed
    98
    Assets, end of year
    $1,316,034

  • Tax year 2018

    $205,824

    Grants listed
    102
    Assets, end of year
    $1,408,385

Grants paid in 2025

90 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. First Parish WaylandWayland, MA

    General purpose

    $28,000
  2. Home for Little WanderersBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $20,000
  3. Appalachian Mountain ClubCharlestown, MA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  4. Bridgeport Public Ed FoundationBridgeport, CT

    General purpose

    $10,000
  5. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    General purpose

    $10,000
  6. Trustees of Phillips AcademyAndover, MA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  7. Sudbury Valley TrusteesSudbury, MA

    General purpose

    $8,000
  8. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $6,000
  9. Unitarian Universalist AssociationBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $6,000
  10. Ploughshares FundSan Francisco, CA

    General purpose

    $4,000
  11. NMSSWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $2,500
  12. WGBH Educational FDNBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $2,400
  13. Land Trust AllianceWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $2,000
  14. New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  15. New England Forestry FoundationLittleton, MA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  16. No Kid HungryWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $2,000
  17. Nathaniel Bowditch SocietySalem, MA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  18. United Way Mass BayBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $1,800
  19. Swan's Island Educational SocietySwans Island, ME

    General purpose

    $1,500
  20. A Far CryShelburne FLS, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  21. Conservatory Lab Charter SchoolBrighton, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  22. Emerson Health Care FoundationConcord, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  23. Friends of Swan's Island Light HouseSwans Island, ME

    General purpose

    $1,000
  24. From the TopPhiladelphia, PA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  25. Harvard Law SchoolCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  26. Huntington Theatre CompanyBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  27. Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  28. Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial FundBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  29. Maine Island Trail AssnPortland, ME

    General purpose

    $1,000
  30. Museum of Fine ArtsBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  31. Native Plant TrustWayland, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  32. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  33. Orion SocietyGT Barrington, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  34. WburBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  35. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $800
  36. The Food ProjectLincoln, MA

    General purpose

    $800
  37. Friends of AcadiaBar Harbor, ME

    General purpose

    $700
  38. Gaining GroundConcord, MA

    General purpose

    $600
  39. Handel & Hayden SocietyBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $600
  40. Mass Moca FDNNorth Adams, MA

    General purpose

    $600
  41. Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  42. Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound SchoolBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  43. Clark MuseumWilliamstown, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  44. FCNL Education FundWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $500
  45. Historic New EnglandHaverhill, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  46. Manomet Conservation SciencesManomet, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  47. Mass Eye and EarBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  48. Mass Rivers AllianceCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  49. Oxfam AmericaBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  50. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  51. Planned ParenthoodWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $500
  52. Schwartz Center for Health CareBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  53. Southwest Harbor Public LibrarySouthwest HBR, ME

    General purpose

    $500
  54. Wayland Concert SeriesWayland, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  55. Wayland High School ScholarshipWayland, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  56. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    General purpose

    $500
  57. Trustees of ReservationsCorcord, MA

    General purpose

    $400
  58. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $400
  59. ALS AssociationArlington, VA

    General purpose

    $400
  60. The Carter CenterAtlanta, GA

    General purpose

    $400
  61. Celebrity Series of BostonBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $300
  62. Charles River Watershed AssociationBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $300
  63. Coast Guard FoundationStonington, CT

    General purpose

    $300
  64. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $300
  65. Rosies PlaceBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $300
  66. Swan's Island Baptist ChurchSwans Island, ME

    General purpose

    $300
  67. Wayland Public Schools FoundationWayland, MA

    General purpose

    $300
  68. Camden ConferenceOrono, ME

    General purpose

    $250
  69. Howard SchoolAtlanta, GA

    General purpose

    $250
  70. Institute of Contemporary ArtBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $250
  71. Mercy CorpsPortland, OR

    General purpose

    $250
  72. Mount Desert Island HospitalNorthwest Harbor, ME

    General purpose

    $250
  73. NHPBSDurham, NH

    General purpose

    $250
  74. Obama FoundationChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $250
  75. Saint Jude's Children's HospitalMemphis, TN

    General purpose

    $250
  76. Weston Forest & Trail AssnWeston, MA

    General purpose

    $250
  77. The Alliance First Parish WaylandWayland, MA

    General purpose

    $250
  78. College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME

    General purpose

    $200
  79. Compassion and ChoicesDenver, CO

    General purpose

    $200
  80. Drug Policy AllianceNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $200
  81. Harvard MagazineCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $200
  82. Public Citizens FoundationWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $200
  83. Razom IncNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $200
  84. Society for ScienceWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $200
  85. United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $200
  86. Maine PublicPortland, ME

    General purpose

    $150
  87. Mass Housing AllianceBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $150
  88. Cog DesignCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $100
  89. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General purpose

    $100
  90. Salvation ArmyNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment11 grants $36,00039% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $20,30022% of the total
  3. Education5 grants $13,55015% of the total
  4. Arts and culture11 grants $11,95013% of the total
  5. International aid8 grants $7,5508% of the total
  6. Health3 grants $2,0002% of the total
  7. 5 other causes5 grants $2,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts53 grants $121,800
  2. Maine11 grants $15,850
  3. District of Columbia9 grants $12,100
  4. Connecticut2 grants $10,300
  5. Pennsylvania2 grants $2,000
  6. New York4 grants $1,300
  7. Georgia2 grants $650
  8. Virginia2 grants $500
  9. Illinois1 grant $250
  10. New Hampshire1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John E BeardTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary S BeardTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sarah H BeardDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Andrew D BeardDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan S BeardDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Daniel P BeardDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rosanne O BeardDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Thomas S BeardDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christine S BeardDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • James H SteggallDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary E SteggallDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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