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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-6661063

Bedari Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $1.8 million 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

    $1,787,167

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $35,061,327

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,264,833

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $32,173,166

  • Tax year 2022

    $791,666

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $29,242,042

  • Tax year 2021

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $30,071,888

  • Tax year 2020

    $650,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $31,241,658

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,310,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $25,016,817

  • Tax year 2018

    $548,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $23,853,433

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UCLA Bedari Kindness InstituteLos Angeles, CA

    For the charitable purpose of donee

    $1,537,500
  2. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    For the charitable purpose of donee

    $100,000
  3. Chopra FoundationLa Costa, CA

    For the charitable purpose of donee

    $50,000
  4. John Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    For the charitable purpose of donee

    $33,334
  5. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    For the charitable purpose of donee

    $33,333
  6. Friends of McGill University IncNew Rochelle, NY

    For the charitable purpose of donee

    $33,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $100,00060% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $66,33340% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $1,620,833
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $100,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $33,334
  4. New York1 grant $33,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Matthew C HarrisTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Jennifer HarrisTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth ColletonOFFICER Hours 30Pay $0

The return

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