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Private foundation (trust)EIN 464002278Est. 2014-08

The Bess Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Total Assets

$543K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$22K

FY 2023

Grants Made

21

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$1K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$2K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$19K

Total Expenses

$32K

Qualifying Distributions

$27K

Distributable Amount

$26K

Min. Investment Return

$26K

Undistributed Income

$24K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

21 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $1K to maximum $2K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $23K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

106 grants

PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
$6K
5 grants
NEWARK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC
$5K
5 grants
FEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA INC
$5K
5 grants
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF NEW JERSEY INC
$5K
5 grants
CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION
$5K
5 grants
CARIDAD CENTER INC
$5K
5 grants
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS
$5K
5 grants
SPEAK UP FOR KIDS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC
$5K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

106 grants

<$10K
106
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Florida
$44K
47% of total
New Jersey
$22K
23% of total
New York
$11K
11% of total
District of Columbia
$9K
9% of total
Tennessee
$4K
4% of total
Connecticut
$2K
2% of total
Oklahoma
$2K
2% of total
Arizona
$1K
1% of total

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