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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-1495830

The Beckerer Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Bridgeport, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $63,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,137,242

  • Tax year 2024

    $58,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,136,324

  • Tax year 2023

    $53,800

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,062,597

  • Tax year 2022

    $51,300

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $999,749

  • Tax year 2021

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $943,397

  • Tax year 2020

    $46,600

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $872,790

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Anne's Ecumenical Food PantryHampstead, NH

    Programs

    $5,000
  2. St Anne's ParishHampstead, NH

    Programs

    $5,000
  3. St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY

    Programs

    $5,000
  4. St Anne's Parish Charitable OutreachHampstead, NH

    Operations

    $5,000
  5. Bridge AcademyBridgeport, CT

    Operations

    $4,000
  6. Catholic Charities of New HampshireManchester, NH

    Programs

    $4,000
  7. Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT

    Programs

    $4,000
  8. Renseelaer Polytechnic InstituteBoston, MA

    Operations

    $4,000
  9. St Andrew's SchoolBarrington, RI

    Programs

    $4,000
  10. The Southport SchoolSouthport, CT

    Programs

    $4,000
  11. Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FL

    Operations

    $3,000
  12. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Programs

    $3,000
  13. Fairfield College Preparatory SchoolFairfield, CT

    Programs

    $2,000
  14. Friends of Big Island PondHampstead, NH

    Operations

    $2,000
  15. Boys TownBoys Town, NE

    Operations

    $1,000
  16. Cheshire Fire DepartmentCheshire, CT

    Operations

    $1,000
  17. Mid State Medical CenterMeriden, CT

    Operations

    $1,000
  18. Shake A Leg Miami IncMiami, FL

    Operations

    $1,000
  19. Southeast New Hampshire Habitat for HumanityPortsmouth, NH

    Operations

    $1,000
  20. The Humane Society of the United StatesGaithersburg, MD

    Programs

    $1,000
  21. American Heart Association IncDallas, TX

    Operations

    $1,000
  22. University of DelawareNewark, DE

    Programs

    $1,000
  23. Yale New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT

    Programs

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $13,00048% of the total
  2. Health5 grants $9,00033% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $2,0007% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $1,0004% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $1,0004% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $1,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire6 grants $22,000
  2. Connecticut7 grants $17,000
  3. New York1 grant $5,000
  4. Florida2 grants $4,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $4,000
  6. Rhode Island1 grant $4,000
  7. Tennessee1 grant $3,000
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000
  9. Delaware1 grant $1,000
  10. Nebraska1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joan Beckerer-JonesSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Frank S Beckerer JrPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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