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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 30-6661295

Beard Scholarship Fund

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $2.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,770,188

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $58,252,487

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,526,492

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $57,875,352

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,334,654

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $57,406,808

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,950,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $57,113,341

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,797,930

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $46,679,775

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Unrestricted general

    $1,108,075
  2. Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL

    Unrestricted general

    $1,108,075
  3. Peoria High School Alumni AssociationPeoria, IL

    Unrestricted general

    $277,019
  4. Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguin, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $277,019

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $1,108,07550% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,108,07550% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois3 grants $2,493,169
  2. Texas1 grant $277,019

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bank of America N ATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $601,045

The return

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