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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-1922435

Theo B Bean Foundation

A private foundation in Atlanta, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 42 grants and $129,000 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

    $129,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $1,071,750
  • Tax year 2024

    $94,026

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $988,637
  • Tax year 2023

    $113,974

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $1,012,763
  • Tax year 2022

    $116,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,094,219
  • Tax year 2021

    $106,332

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,048,172
  • Tax year 2020

    $86,168

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,042,143
  • Tax year 2019

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,104,918
  • Tax year 2018

    $74,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $977,107

Grants paid in 2025

42 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General operating support

    $10,500
  2. ALS Association of GaAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  3. Columbia Business SchoolNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  4. Ascension Episcopal SchoolsHouston, TX

    General operating support

    $5,000
  5. Vintage Racers for RescuesBlanch, NC

    General operating support

    $5,000
  6. Woodberry Forest SchoolWoodberry for, VA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  7. Tall Timbers ResearchTallahassee, FL

    General operating support

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    General operating support

    $5,000
  9. Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  10. Canterbury SchoolFort Myers, FL

    General operating support

    $4,209
  11. Unity Christian SchoolRome, GA

    General operating support

    $4,209
  12. Emory University AdvancementAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $4,000
  13. The Westminster SchoolsAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $4,000
  14. Atlanta History CenterAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $4,000
  15. Bonefish Tarpon TrustMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $3,180
  16. Yampa Valley Medical Center FoundatSteamboat Springs, CO

    General operating support

    $3,000
  17. Individual

    General operating support

    $2,777
  18. Leadership InstituteArlington, VA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  19. Parkinsons FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,500
  20. Press on SouthAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  21. Tall Timbers ResearchTallahassee, FL

    General operating support

    $2,500
  22. The Leukemia Lymphoma SocietyWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $2,391
  23. Jefferson Literary Debate SocietyCharlottesville, VA

    General operating support

    $2,176
  24. The Salvation ArmyBrookhaven, GA

    General operating support

    $2,176
  25. Individual

    General operating support

    $2,165
  26. PATH FoundationAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  27. Atlanta Communtiy Food BankAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  28. Individual

    General operating support

    $2,000
  29. Cargenie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA

    General operating support

    $1,887
  30. Boy Scouts of America - Flint RiverGriffin, GA

    General operating support

    $1,805
  31. Manhattan Institute for Policy ReseNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,500
  32. Individual

    General operating support

    $1,166
  33. YMCA of Metropolitan AtlantaAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $1,111
  34. Chesapeake Bay Maritime MuseumSt Michaels, MD

    General operating support

    $1,015
  35. Boy Scouts of America - AtlantaAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  36. Interlochen Center for the ArtsInterlochen, MI

    General operating support

    $1,000
  37. New York CaresNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  38. Birdsong Nature CenterThomasville, GA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  39. The Beat MuseumSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $733
  40. United Theater Education CenterWesterly, RI

    General operating support

    $500
  41. Deke FoundationAnn Arbor, MI

    General operating support

    $250
  42. Josephine Herrick ProjectNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $17,41836% of the total
  2. Science and technology2 grants $7,50015% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $2,5005% of the total
  6. Medical research1 grant $2,5005% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $8,51518% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia14 grants $44,801
  2. New York5 grants $15,250
  3. Florida4 grants $14,889
  4. Virginia3 grants $9,676
  5. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  6. Texas1 grant $5,000
  7. Colorado1 grant $3,000
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $2,391
  9. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,887
  10. Michigan2 grants $1,250

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Patrick A BeanBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey B BeanBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew M BeanBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jonathan S BeanBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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