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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-1445520

The Beverly Perry Foundation

A private foundation in Johnston, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $84,310 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

    $84,310

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,314,386
  • Tax year 2024

    $71,350

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,342,007
  • Tax year 2023

    $109,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,350,648
  • Tax year 2022

    $47,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,434,363
  • Tax year 2021

    $74,950

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,451,039
  • Tax year 2020

    $46,700

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,443,886
  • Tax year 2019

    $52,350

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,476,946
  • Tax year 2018

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,509,957

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Blank Children's HospitalDes Moines, IA

    General operating budget

    $38,250
  2. Variety - the Children's Charity of Iowa (the Variety Club of Iowa)Des Moines, IA

    General operating budget

    $15,000
  3. Institute for Contemporary PsychotherapyNew York, NY

    General operating budget

    $10,000
  4. Blank Park ZooDes Moines, IA

    General operating budget

    $9,460
  5. God's Love We DeliverNew York, NY

    General operating budget

    $5,000
  6. The DistractorsSpring Valley, CA

    General operating budget

    $4,000
  7. B'nai B'rith Youth OrganizationWashington, DC

    General operating budget

    $1,000
  8. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General operating budget

    $1,000
  9. US Without BordersNew York, NY

    General operating budget

    $400
  10. Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY

    General operating budget

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00054% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $4,00043% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $2002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa3 grants $62,710
  2. New York5 grants $16,600
  3. California1 grant $4,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Beverly Blank PerryPRESIDENT/VICE PRES/SEC Hours 1Pay $0
  • Noreen L ChristiansTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • John G CrottyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bfo IncSEE STATEMENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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