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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-2940769

Beard Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Tampa, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $32,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $54,638

  • Tax year 2024

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $51,507

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,193

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $80,036

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,200

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $91,298

  • Tax year 2021

    $67,077

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $10,794

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $14,953

  • Tax year 2019

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,852

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $12,168

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tampa Museum of ArtTampa, FL

    Educational programs.

    $15,000
  2. The Florida AquariumTampa, FL

    Entertain, educate and inspire stewardship of the natural environment

    $10,000
  3. Cardiostart InternationalSt Petersburg, FL

    Educational programs.

    $5,000
  4. Georgia Tech Foundation IncAtlanta, GA

    Endowment - richard a beard III family scholarship for tech promise

    $1,000
  5. University of South Florida FoundationTampa, FL

    Educational programs.

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $10,00059% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00029% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $2,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida4 grants $31,000
  2. Georgia1 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.

  • Richard A Beard IIIPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lillian J BeardVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Allison B LuzierSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard A Beard IVTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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