Be Foundation

REDDING, CT EIN: 45-4678127

Be Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in REDDING, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2023. In 2023, it awarded 14 grants totaling $177K.

Financial Overview

From 2023 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$177K

-28.7% YoY

Grant Count

14

+7.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

-33.8% YoY

About Be Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Be Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in REDDING, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2023. In 2023, it awarded 14 grants totaling $177K.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

BETHELDANBURYDOVERGEORGETOWNHAMDENHARTFORDNEW HAVENNORWALKREDDINGRIDGEFIELDSTAMFORDWATERBURYWESTPORT

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12020202120222023
Metric202320222021
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$125K$251K$376K$502K8 grants202017 grants202113 grants202214 grants2023

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2023

SPREADMUSICNOW INC$100KINTEMPO$30KGOULD ACADEMY$15KMARK TWAIN LIBRARY$10KRIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE$6KSOCIAL VENTURES PARTNERS…$5KGEORGETOWN VILLAGE RESTO…$3KUNITED WAY OF WESTERN CT$3KTOWN OF REDDING$2KGIVE LOCAL CT COMMUNITY …$2K

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants across all recorded years

42<$50K4$50–100K5$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

RICHARD J WENNINGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$199KGREGORY S YOUNGDIRECTOR$106

From 2023 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GREGORY S YOUNGDIRECTOR1$106
RICHARD J WENNINGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$199,386

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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