Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust
Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust is a private foundation, based in Chester Springs, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $71K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $14K. Net investment income was $11K.
Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust at a glance
In short: Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust gave $14K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,877
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,735
- -12.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $975
- Total assets
- $71,033
- -4.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (60% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Elizabeth Parish ($8K). Together the top 8 received $14K.
Grant Size Distribution
42 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 42 grants of 42 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 242% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2020) to $14K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $14K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Elizabeth Parish Chester Springs, PA | School andGeneralOperating | $8,000 |
| University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA | GeneralOperating | $1,950 |
| Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA | GeneralOperating | $1,200 |
| Northpoint Community Church Alpharetta, GA | GeneralOperating | $1,200 |
| Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH | GeneralOperating | $750 |
| PhiBetaPhi Fraternity for Women Town and Country, MO | GeneralOperating | $437 |
| Uwchland Ambulance Corps Exton, PA | GeneralPurpose | $240 |
| Ludwigs Corner Fire Co Glenmoore, PA | GeneralOperating | $100 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $71,033 | $11,974 | $15,217 | $13,877 | 8 | $15,217 | $10,634 | $6,278 |
| 2024 | $74,276 | $1,174 | $15,171 | $13,840 | 7 | $15,171 | $378 | $6,420 |
| 2023 | $88,278 | $1,355 | $14,678 | $13,469 | 9 | $14,678 | $859 | $5,910 |
| 2022 | $101,596 | $2,134 | $15,189 | $13,815 | 9 | $15,189 | $760 | $6,371 |
| 2021 | $114,651 | $26,865 | $14,130 | $12,650 | 9 | $14,130 | $385 | $5,626 |
| 2020 | $101,915 | $1,862 | $9,965 | $8,825 | 7 | — | $722 | $5,621 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Melissa Kalucki
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Kalucki
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Your Best Foundation Char Trust
How much does Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust give each year?
Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust gave $14K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 7 grants.
What is Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust's typical grant size?
Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust's median grant in 2025 was $975, and its average grant was $1,735, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust give grants?
Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Virginia (23%) and Georgia (9%).
Does Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "GeneralOperating" (6 grants).
Who are Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust's largest grantees?
Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust's largest 2025 grantees include St Elizabeth Parish ($8,000), University of Lynchburg ($1,950) and Virginia Tech ($1,200), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 80% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust?
Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust reported $71K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust's EIN?
Be Your Best Foundation Char Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-6488115. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
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