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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 65-6193280

Elise M Besthoff Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Boynton Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $131,565 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Christina Worley
201 Arkona Ct
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 686-9604
Form and materials
Letter and year end report.
Deadlines
no deadline
Restrictions
none

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $131,565

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,964,150

  • Tax year 2024

    $92,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,900,415

  • Tax year 2023

    $127,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,771,019

  • Tax year 2022

    $85,334

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,790,665

  • Tax year 2021

    $111,102

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,972,467

  • Tax year 2020

    $16,900

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,829,713

  • Tax year 2019

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,823,081

  • Tax year 2018

    $174,145

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,822,910

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Chautauqua InstitutionChautauqua, NY

    General Fund

    $49,065
  2. Norton Museum of ArtWest Palm BCH, FL

    For its general purposes.

    $40,000
  3. University of Florida FoundationJupiter, FL

    For its general purposes.

    $20,000
  4. Opportunity IncWest Palm Beach, FL

    For its general purposes.

    $10,000
  5. The Reece SchoolNew York, NY

    For its building fund.

    $5,000
  6. Dreyfoos School of the ArtsWest Palm Beach, FL

    For its general purposes.

    $2,500
  7. Palm Health Care FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL

    For its general purposes.

    $1,250
  8. Individual

    For its general purposes.

    $1,250
  9. Early Learning CoalitionBoynton Beach, FL

    For its general purposes.

    $1,000
  10. Palm Beach County Food BankLK Worth BCH, FL

    For its general purposes.

    $750
  11. Individual

    For its general purposes.

    $750

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $89,06599% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $750<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida7 grants $75,500
  2. New York2 grants $54,065

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Gary SellariDir/Treasurer Hours 0.5Pay $3,000
  • Lois Reid ClementeDirector/Secra Hours 0.5Pay $3,000
  • Christina WorleyPresident/Direc Hours 0.5Pay $3,000
  • Jennifer RushtonDirector Hours 0.5Pay $3,000

The return

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