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Private foundation (trust)EIN 133249239Est. 1985-04

THE BEKER FOUNDATION

BOSTON, MA 02116

Total Assets

$50.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.1M

FY 2023

Grants Made

131

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$16K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$150–$210K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.6M

Total Expenses

$2.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.5M

Distributable Amount

$2.3M

Min. Investment Return

$2.3M

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

131 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $150 through median $10K to maximum $210K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $2.1M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

362 grants

SOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL
$428K
3 grants
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
$415K
3 grants
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES
$358K
3 grants
PRIZMAH
$310K
2 grants
SHALEM FOUNDATION
$258K
3 grants
GRUBSTREET
$218K
3 grants
METROWEST JEWISH DAY SCHOOL
$192K
3 grants
BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL
$170K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

362 grants

<$10K
255
grants
$10–50K
80
grants
$50–250K
27
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

Massachusetts
$4.5M
75% of total
New York
$1.1M
18% of total
New Jersey
$168K
3% of total
California
$160K
3% of total
Georgia
$44K
1% of total
Illinois
$26K
0% of total
Florida
$10K
0% of total
Texas
$8K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$6K
0% of total
Maryland
$2K
0% of total

+2 more states

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