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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1648227

Becker Family Foundation

A private foundation in Ames, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $737,403 paid in grants.

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

    $737,403

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $14,994,345
  • Tax year 2024

    $656,754

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $14,579,310
  • Tax year 2023

    $685,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $13,935,962
  • Tax year 2022

    $711,659

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $13,506,579
  • Tax year 2021

    $428,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $13,139,094
  • Tax year 2020

    $615,700

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $11,578,661
  • Tax year 2019

    $554,850

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $11,019,380
  • Tax year 2018

    $511,480

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $10,405,985

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA

    Operational

    $737,403

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $737,403100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania1 grant $737,403

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jeffrey BeckerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sharon BeckerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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