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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6082501

Edmund Beck Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 40 grants and $544,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $544,000

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $2,176,430
  • Tax year 2023

    $507,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $1,940,318
  • Tax year 2022

    $411,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $2,027,788
  • Tax year 2021

    $644,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $2,337,109
  • Tax year 2020

    $399,008

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,071,552
  • Tax year 2019

    $361,150

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,590,911

Grants paid in 2024

40 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Careways CollaborativeBeaverton, OR

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $65,000
  2. Beloit College Annual FundBeloit, WI

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $45,000
  3. Westminster SchoolSimsbury, CT

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $43,000
  4. James Madison University FoundationHarrisonburg, VA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $40,000
  5. Keawaydia FoundationSalisbury, VT

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $30,000
  6. First Tee Virginia Blue RidgeCharlottesvle, VA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $25,000
  7. Virginia OperaRichmond, VA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $25,000
  8. Colby CollegeWaterville, ME

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $20,000
  9. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $16,000
  10. Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $16,000
  11. Begin Again FoundationVirginia BCH, VA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $15,000
  12. Harpswell Heritage Land TrustHarpswell, ME

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $15,000
  13. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $15,000
  14. Samatarian PurseBoone, NC

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $15,000
  15. Curtis Memorial LibraryBrunswick, ME

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $11,000
  16. Brunswick SchoolGreenwich, CT

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $10,000
  17. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $10,000
  18. Maine PublicLewiston, ME

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $10,000
  19. Midcoast Hunger Prevention ProgramBrunswick, ME

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $10,000
  20. Our Sisters' SchoolNew Bedford, MA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $10,000
  21. Priority Automotive CharitiesVirginia, VA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $10,000
  22. Environmental Working GroupWashington, DC

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $9,000
  23. Episcopal Relief and DevelopmentNew York, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $8,000
  24. Westpoint River Water AllianceWestport, MA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $8,000
  25. Westport Land Conservation TrustWestport, MA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $8,000
  26. Silent Spring InstituteNewton, MA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $6,000
  27. Buzzards Bay CoalitionNew Bedford, MA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $5,000
  28. Concord MuseumConcord, MA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $5,000
  29. Darien Community FundDarien, CT

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $5,000
  30. Friends of Casco BayPortland, ME

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $5,000
  31. Island InstituteRockland, ME

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $5,000
  32. Moms Clean Air ForceNew York, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $5,000
  33. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $5,000
  34. New Bedford LightNew Bedford, MA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $3,000
  35. The Maine Center for Public Interest ReportingHallowell, ME

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $3,000
  36. Building One CommunityStamford, CT

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $2,000
  37. Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club FoundationEvanston, IL

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $2,000
  38. Middlebury College Annual GivingMiddlebury, VT

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $2,000
  39. Greenwich AcademyGreenwich, CT

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $1,000
  40. Umbrella Arts CenterConcord, MA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $81,00037% of the total
  2. Environment5 grants $42,00019% of the total
  3. Human services3 grants $25,00011% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $25,00011% of the total
  5. Arts and culture3 grants $16,0007% of the total
  6. Community development1 grant $16,0007% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $16,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia7 grants $129,000
  2. Maine8 grants $79,000
  3. Oregon1 grant $65,000
  4. Connecticut5 grants $61,000
  5. Massachusetts8 grants $46,000
  6. Wisconsin1 grant $45,000
  7. Vermont2 grants $32,000
  8. New York3 grants $29,000
  9. Rhode Island1 grant $16,000
  10. North Carolina1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert BeckDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • William BeckDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Avent BeckDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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