Private foundation (trust)EIN 454678127Est. 2014-06

BE FOUNDATION

REDDING, CT 06896

Total Assets

$7.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$98K

FY 2024

Grants Made

10

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$10K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$50–$40K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$651K

Total Expenses

$956K

Qualifying Distributions

$834K

Distributable Amount

$318K

Min. Investment Return

$326K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

10 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50 through median $5K to maximum $40K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $446K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

45 grants

FAIRFIELD COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION COLLECTIVE IMPACT OPPORTUNITY FUND
$250K
1 grant
SPREADMUSICNOW INC
$182K
3 grants
FAIRFIED COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONSPREADMUSICNOW FUND
$175K
1 grant
CONNECTICUT RISE NETWORK INC
$100K
1 grant
INTEMPO
$70K
2 grants
MARK TWAIN LIBRARY
$42K
4 grants
GOULD ACADEMY
$40K
3 grants
SOCIAL VENTURES PARTNERS INC
$25K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

45 grants

<$10K
31
grants
$10–50K
9
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Connecticut
$890K
92% of total
Maine
$60K
6% of total
New Hampshire
$20K
2% of total

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