Private foundation (trust)EIN 454098807Est. 2013-06

BEAR FOUNDATION

PENNINGTON, NJ 08534

Total Assets

$1.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$59K

FY 2024

Grants Made

6

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$10K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$43K

Total Expenses

$76K

Qualifying Distributions

$66K

Distributable Amount

$81K

Min. Investment Return

$81K

Payout rate 82%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.82%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

6 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $8K to maximum $25K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $285K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

39 grants

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$200K
1 grant
MEDIA POWER YOUTH
$160K
3 grants
REDS GOOD VIBES INC
$85K
3 grants
YMCA OF GREATER NASHUA
$45K
3 grants
LINCOLN NURSERY SCHOOL INC
$30K
4 grants
GREENLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL
$25K
1 grant
SEACOAST WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLE
$15K
4 grants
GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK
$15K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants

<$10K
28
grants
$10–50K
9
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

New Hampshire
$367K
55% of total
Illinois
$203K
31% of total
Massachusetts
$80K
12% of total
Virginia
$10K
2% of total
Florida
$3K
0% of total

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