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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0255746

BSB Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $80,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,183,605

  • Tax year 2023

    $80,100

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,818,936

  • Tax year 2022

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,754,753

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,164,475

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,054,865

  • Tax year 2019

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $850,344

  • Tax year 2018

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $669,680

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Raymond SchoolMenlo Park, CA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  2. Charles Humphrey Keating IV FoundationCoronado, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  3. California Waterfowl AssociationRoseville, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  4. Craig Hospital FoundationEnglewood, CO

    General operating support

    $5,000
  5. Delta Waterfowl FoundationBismarck, ND

    General operating support

    $5,000
  6. Operation Freedom PawsGilroy, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Veterans and military2 grants $15,00060% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,00020% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $5,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $70,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $5,000
  3. North Dakota1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Blake S BechtelPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gary H BechtelVICE PRES, CFO & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Erin WilmsV.P. & SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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