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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-2077778

Brett D Begemann FDN

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $460,000 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

    $460,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $9,351,354

  • Tax year 2024

    $410,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,788,602

  • Tax year 2023

    $415,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $8,177,852

  • Tax year 2022

    $430,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $8,130,448

  • Tax year 2021

    $315,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $8,168,250

  • Tax year 2020

    $295,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,978,471

  • Tax year 2019

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,050,764

  • Tax year 2018

    $93,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,085,696

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of MissouriColumbia, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $150,000
  2. Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $75,000
  3. Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  4. National FFA Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  5. KidsmartMaryland Heights, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $40,000
  6. Guardian Angel Settlement AssociationSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $35,000
  7. United Way of Greater St Louis IncSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  8. Operation Food SearchSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  9. Curators of the University of MissouriColumbia, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Science and technology1 grant $75,00029% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $50,00019% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $50,00019% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $35,00013% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri8 grants $410,000
  2. Indiana1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Brett D BegemannDIRECTOR/PRES Hours 2Pay $0
  • James A BegemannDIRECTOR/V PRES Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patricia M TalleurDIRECTOR/SEC Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew B BegemannDIRECTOR/TREAS Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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