Private foundation (trust)EIN 943216991Est. 1995-03

BYER FOUNDATION

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103

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Total Assets

$12.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$535K

FY 2023

Grants Made

27

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$20K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$2K–$82K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$644K

Total Expenses

$567K

Qualifying Distributions

$535K

Distributable Amount

$592K

Min. Investment Return

$601K

Payout rate 90%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.90%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

27 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $15K to maximum $82K, 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 2018 to 2023. Peak $535K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

105 grants

GIANTS COMMUNITY FUND
$236K
5 grants
EIFOCUS
$132K
2 grants
NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
$125K
5 grants
CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING
$125K
5 grants
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND
$100K
1 grant
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION
$85K
3 grants
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$50K
2 grants
CHI OMEGA FOUNDATION
$50K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

105 grants

<$10K
56
grants
$10–50K
44
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

California
$1.1M
66% of total
New York
$287K
17% of total
Florida
$140K
8% of total
Tennessee
$50K
3% of total
Indiana
$28K
2% of total
Hawaii
$20K
1% of total
Kansas
$15K
1% of total
Texas
$15K
1% of total
Ohio
$10K
1% of total
Illinois
$10K
1% of total

+5 more states

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