Be a Coffee Bean Foundation
Be a Coffee Bean Foundation is a private foundation based in Nederland, Texas. It supports efforts to improve life for at-risk youth and provide second chances for reformed incarcerated individuals through mentorship, education, support, and advocacy, with a focus on criminal justice reform and children with incarcerated parents.
Be a Coffee Bean Foundation at a glance
In short: Be a Coffee Bean Foundation gave $73K across 28 grants in 2024 (avg $3K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $72,500
- Grants made (2024)
- 28
- Average grant
- $2,589
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $360,988
- +25.7% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Texas (52% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Be a Coffee Bean Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3001 Canal Avenue, Nederland, TX 77627
Phone: (409) 719-6974
Website: https://beacoffeebeanfoundation.org/
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Be a Coffee Bean Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Emeri Smith ($3K).
Organizations only. It also paid 27 grants to individuals ($70,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
45 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 45 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Texas (52%), Missouri (17%), Indiana (7%), South Carolina (7%), and Arizona (7%). These listed shares do not account for all grant dollars.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 28 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2022) to $73K (2024). In 2024 it made 28 grants totaling $73K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 27 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $70,000 |
| Emeri Smith Orange, TX | Funding Specified Activity | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $360,988 | $114,860 | $72,979 | $72,500 | 28 | $72,500 |
| 2023 | $287,139 | — | $798 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $287,139 | $121,392 | $36,374 | $29,106 | 17 | $29,106 |
| 2021 | $205,697 | $216,304 | $14,317 | — | — | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation states that its mission is to significantly improve the quality of life for at-risk youth and provide second chances for reformed incarcerated individuals through mentorship, education, support, and advocacy. Its website identifies education and recreation as pre-intervention and second-chance approaches to criminal justice reform.
Coffee Bean CARES offers extracurricular scholarship opportunities—such as for dance, debate, sports, and music lessons—to children of currently incarcerated parents. The program also involves a parent nominating a child and writing an essay intended to strengthen the parent-child relationship. This is a program for participants, not an application program for outside grant seekers.
Mister Coffee Bean aims to help currently incarcerated Black men earn degrees in elementary education and become role models for at-risk youth.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation gave 28 grants totaling $72,500. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $5,000, with a median of $2,500. The largest listed grant was $5,000 to an individual recipient in Indiana; other listed grants were $2,500 each, primarily to individual recipients, for purposes described as funding specified activities.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Damon West is identified as the foundation’s co-founder and president on its website and as president on its 2024 filing.
Be a Coffee Bean Foundation is led by Damon West, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Damon West
President
On filings since 2020
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Be a Coffee Bean Foundation
How much does Be a Coffee Bean Foundation give each year?
Be a Coffee Bean Foundation gave $73K across 28 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Be a Coffee Bean Foundation's typical grant size?
Be a Coffee Bean Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,589, across 28 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Be a Coffee Bean Foundation give grants?
Be a Coffee Bean Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 52% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Missouri (17%) and Indiana (7%).
Does Be a Coffee Bean Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 28 grants with a stated purpose on Be a Coffee Bean Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Funding Specified Activity" (24 grants) and "Funding Specified Activities" (4 grants).
How large is Be a Coffee Bean Foundation?
Be a Coffee Bean Foundation reported $361K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $115K.
What does Be a Coffee Bean Foundation fund?
The foundation states that its mission is to significantly improve the quality of life for at-risk youth and provide second chances for reformed incarcerated individuals through mentorship, education, support, and advocacy. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Be a Coffee Bean Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Be a Coffee Bean Foundation's EIN?
Be a Coffee Bean Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-1345888. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Does Be a Coffee Bean Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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