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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0529181

Beagle Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Redwood City, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $2.6 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,609,001

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $50,422,484

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,575,002

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $46,450,871

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,301,005

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $48,973,882

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,860,005

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $49,317,220

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,600,007

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $40,233,497

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Natrue programs ($500,000) and vista fellowship ($120,000)

    $620,000
  2. Wildlife Conservation NetworkSan Francisco, CA

    Save the elephants ($50,000), elephant crisis fund ($200,000), grevy's zebra trust ($5,000), rhino recovery fund ($20,000), saiga conservation alliance ($5,000), niassa lion project ($20,000), maralliance (sharks & rays)($10,000), lion recovery fund ($40,000), pangolin crisis fund ($20,000), okapi conservation program ($10,000), proyecto titi (cotton-top tamarin)($5,000), conservation through public health (gorillas) ($15,000), and rwanda wildlife conservation association (grey crowned cranes)($15,000), marecet (dolphins & dugongs)($20,000), california wildlife program ($15,000), us-based rising wildlife leaders ($20,000), general support ($20,000)

    $475,000
  3. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Blackfeet conservation program ($90,000), great salt lake conservation program ($120,000), and clinch river ($25,000)

    $235,000
  4. Onereef Worldwide StewardshipPalo Alto, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $125,000
  5. Earth Island InstituteBerkeley, CA

    Plastic pollution coalition

    $124,000
  6. Harvard Law SchoolCambridge, MA

    Beagle/harvard law school fellowship

    $120,000
  7. Yellowstone ForeverBozeman, MT

    Yellowstone wolf project ($75,000); native fish conservation ($25,000)

    $100,000
  8. Western Rivers ConservancyPortland, OR

    General charitable purposes

    $100,000
  9. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    General charitable purposes

    $75,000
  10. OceanaWashington, DC

    General charitable purposes

    $75,000
  11. Southern Utah Wilderness AllianceSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  12. Greater Yellowstone CoalitionBozeman, MT

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  13. Working Dogs for ConservationBozeman, MT

    Wildlife programs

    $50,000
  14. The Trust for Public LandLos Angeles, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  15. San Juan Preservation TrustFriday Harbor, WA

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  16. The University of British ColumbiaCanada

    Sea around us

    $50,000
  17. Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation InitiativeBozeman, MT

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  18. Alabama Rivers AllianceBirmingham, AL

    General charitable purposes

    $40,000
  19. Harpeth ConservancyBrentwood, TN

    General charitable purposes

    $40,000
  20. Tennessee Environmental CouncilNashville, TN

    Watershed restoration

    $30,000
  21. Methow Valley Citizens CouncilTwisp, WA

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  22. Adventure ScientistsBozeman, MT

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  23. Tenngreen Land ConservancyNashville, TN

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  24. Alabama Forest Land TrustMobile, AL

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  25. From K-1SWilmington, DE

    Per K-1S

    $1

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment14 grants $1,429,00070% of the total
  2. Animals2 grants $600,00029% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $25,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $1,009,000
  2. Maryland1 grant $620,000
  3. Montana5 grants $275,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $120,000
  5. Oregon1 grant $100,000
  6. Tennessee3 grants $95,000
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $75,000
  8. Maine1 grant $75,000
  9. Washington2 grants $75,000
  10. Alabama2 grants $65,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Charles KnowlesVICE CHAIR, TREASURER, CFO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Victoria BurwellCHAIR AND PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ann LuskeySECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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