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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6084093

The Beir Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $597,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $597,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,907,814

  • Tax year 2024

    $549,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,355,906

  • Tax year 2023

    $578,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,902,989

  • Tax year 2022

    $630,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,010,073

  • Tax year 2021

    $505,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,290,803

  • Tax year 2020

    $470,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $3,653,108

  • Tax year 2019

    $450,900

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,218,707

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Calhoun SchoolNew York, NY

    General support

    $500,000
  2. Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME

    General support

    $50,000
  3. The Calhoun SchoolNew York, NY

    2025-2026 calhoun annual fund

    $25,000
  4. Children's AcademyNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  5. Cooke School and InstituteNew York, NY

    General support

    $7,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $590,00099% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $7,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $547,000
  2. Maine1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Scott R HirschPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Luke M BabcockVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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