Private foundation (trust)EIN 136061327Est. 1954-01

Bear Foundation

Tucson, AZ 85718

Total Assets

$75K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$5K

FY 2024

Grants Made

11

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$493

FY 2024

Grant Range

$175–$1K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1K

Total Expenses

$8K

Qualifying Distributions

$7K

Distributable Amount

$4K

Min. Investment Return

$4K

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

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $175 through median $500 to maximum $1K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $8K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

50 grants

COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
$4K
4 grants
BRIDGEHAMPTON CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
$3K
4 grants
US SQUASH
$2K
4 grants
SHADES OF PINK FOUNDATION
$2K
4 grants
CIELLO De AMOR
$2K
4 grants
UNIVERSITY OF AZ FOUNDATION
$2K
2 grants
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK So AZ
$2K
1 grant
NATIONAL MS FOUNDATION
$2K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

50 grants

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

Geographic Focus

9 states

Arizona
$12K
39% of total
New York
$8K
27% of total
Oregon
$2K
7% of total
Virginia
$2K
7% of total
Michigan
$2K
6% of total
Massachusetts
$2K
6% of total
California
$2K
5% of total
Colorado
$500
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$250
1% of total

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