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Private foundation (trust)EIN 136084093Est. 1944-11

THE BEIR FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10019

Total Assets

$12.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$549K

FY 2024

Grants Made

21

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$26K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$319K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.2M

Total Expenses

$707K

Qualifying Distributions

$550K

Distributable Amount

$596K

Min. Investment Return

$610K

Undistributed Income

$138K

Payout rate 92%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.92%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

21 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $5K to maximum $319K, 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 $630K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

116 grants

THE CALHOUN SCHOOL
$1.9M
16 grants
THE 92ND STREET Y
$115K
5 grants
THE JEWISH BOARD
$90K
3 grants
COOKE SCHOOL AND INSTITUTE
$80K
7 grants
UNITED JEWISH APPEAL
$75K
5 grants
US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
$60K
5 grants
THE JEWISH BOARD OF FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICES
$60K
2 grants
BOWDOIN COLLEGE
$53K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

116 grants

<$10K
74
grants
$10–50K
34
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

New York
$2.5M
93% of total
Colorado
$91K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$60K
2% of total
Maine
$53K
2% of total

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