Beavers Charitable Trust
The Beavers Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Los Altos, California. Established in 1977 by the Board of Directors of the Beavers Inc., it makes grants and scholarships to schools and universities to assist students pursuing careers in the heavy construction industry.
Beavers Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Beavers Charitable Trust gave $1.4M across 48 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in California. 50% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,441,639
- -12.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 48
- +60.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,034
- -45.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $37,903,522
- +10.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 50% first-time grantees (13 of 26, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Beavers Charitable Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The Trust does not accept unsolicited requests for funds; it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Scholarship applications are available through the Trust’s website.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2053 Grant Road Suite 370, Los Altos, CA 94024-6913
Phone: (650) 694-4834
Website: https://thebeavers.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Beavers Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was San Diego State University ($250K). Together the top 10 received $946K.
Organizations only. It also paid 6 individual scholarships ($210,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
133 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 101 grants of 133 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Trust’s 2025 grant dollars went primarily to recipients in California (50%), Arizona (12%), an individual recipient (7%), Kansas (6%), and Missouri (6%). Its listed scholarship recipient schools include institutions in multiple states.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 48 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Beavers Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
50%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 13 of 26 grantees (50%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $74K; repeat grants $37K. How we count
Medians: $60K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 27% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 122% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $255K (2021) to $1.6M (2024). In 2025 it made 48 grants totaling $1.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA | Funding Teaching Position | $250,000 |
| ASU Foundation Tempe, AZ | Curriculum Development | $148,139 |
| Uc Davis Advancement Service Davis, CA | Curriculum Development | $122,000 |
| 6 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $210,000 |
| Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA | Funding Teaching Position | $75,000 |
| Kansas State University Foundation Manhattan, KS | Funding Teaching Position | $60,000 |
| Csulb 49ER Foundation Long Beach, CA | Curriculum Development | $50,000 |
| Missouri Western State University Foundations Inc St Joseph, MO | Funding Teaching Position | $50,000 |
| University Foundation CSU Sacramento Sacramento, CA | Addition to Scholarship Endowment | $50,000 |
| Boise State University Foundation Boise, ID | Curriculum Development | $35,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The Trust states that its corpus has grown to more than $40 million and that it expects to generate nearly $2 million in grants in 2026.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $37,903,522 | $4,039,559 | $3,043,275 | $1,441,639 | 48 | $1,732,303 | $1,469,292 | $1,762,131 |
| 2024 | $34,182,894 | $-369,720 | $2,363,999 | $1,649,500 | 30 | $1,933,535 | $3,132,059 | $1,592,805 |
| 2023 | $32,830,278 | $4,237,208 | $1,737,668 | $1,597,000 | 25 | $1,810,614 | $892,544 | $1,565,852 |
| 2022 | $33,087,733 | $4,915,865 | $1,091,780 | $649,500 | 22 | $1,852,967 | $1,301,394 | $1,670,870 |
| 2021 | $30,046,107 | $3,747,620 | $1,267,159 | $255,000 | 8 | — | $2,672,040 | $1,494,411 |
| 2020 | $28,527,364 | $2,318,845 | $2,901,345 | $1,454,500 | 23 | — | $1,215,755 | $1,465,165 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Beavers Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $1.8M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Trust states that it devotes its proceeds exclusively to assisting students entering the heavy construction industry. It supports schools and universities through grants and scholarships, including school endowments and direct scholarships. Its website lists scholarship endowments at 49 schools.
The Trust’s 2025 grants included funding for teaching positions, curriculum development, and scholarship endowments. Among its recipients, Chico CM Education Foundation describes its mission as supporting and recruiting construction management students through mentoring, tutoring, and scholarships, and enhancing construction-related education programs. An individual recipient State University Foundation describes its mission as cultivating generosity and supporting the people it serves; Kansas State University Foundation says it secures and manages private gifts in support of Kansas State University.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the Trust made 48 grants totaling $1,441,639. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $250,000, with a median of $10,000. Notable awards included $250,000 to San Diego State University for a teaching position, $148,139 to ASU Foundation for curriculum development, $122,000 to UC Davis Advancement Service for curriculum development, and $100,000 to an individual recipient State University Foundation to establish a scholarship endowment. Other awards included $75,000 to Virginia Tech for a teaching position and $60,000 to Kansas State University Foundation for a teaching position.
The Trust also offers direct scholarships for students pursuing heavy construction careers. Its general school-endowment scholarship guidelines require recipients to be U.S. citizens, full-time students with demonstrated financial need, and upperclassmen studying civil engineering or construction management, or graduate students pursuing no higher than a master’s degree. Applicants must show a professional goal of entering heavy construction.
The Women in Heavy Civil scholarship application describes awards of up to $10,000 annually for up to three female undergraduate students at participating four-year colleges or universities. Applicants must be full-time engineering or construction management students, have completed at least one year of college credits, meet a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA, and demonstrate an interest in a heavy construction career. The application requires two professors’ names and email addresses for recommendations, with at least one recommendation required.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists David J. Miles as chair and John E. Bollier as vice chair. Trustees listed include Robert E. Alger, Michael H. Crawford, Gary A. Johnson, W. Barry Kannon, and Harry Stewart. Wilford W. Clyde is listed as chair, having left in January 2025; Jamie R. Angus and Paul A. Cocotis are listed as trustees who left in December 2024 and January 2025, respectively.
Beavers Charitable Trust is led by Dave Woods, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dave Woods
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wilford W. Clyde
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David J. Miles
Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary T. Teichert
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael H. Crawford
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael T. Traylor
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul A. Cocotis
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary A. Johnson
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert E. Alger
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
W. Barry Kannon
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie R. Angus
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harry Stewart
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John E. Bollier
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Richard L. Disney (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Sam E. Baker Jr To (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sam E. Baker Jr. (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Ronald M. Fedrick (2020–2021) — Chair
- Former: Tony R. Ames (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Bill T. Dutra (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas R. Draeger (2020) — Trustee
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 Beavers Charitable Trust
How much does Beavers Charitable Trust give each year?
Beavers Charitable Trust gave $1.4M across 48 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 30 grants.
What is Beavers Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Beavers Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $30,034, across 48 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Beavers Charitable Trust that year got $74K on average.
Where does Beavers Charitable Trust give grants?
Beavers Charitable Trust gives mostly in California: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Arizona (12%) and South Dakota (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chico, CA (4 grants), San Luis Obispo, CA (4 grants), Sacramento, CA (3 grants) and Rolla, MO (3 grants).
Does Beavers Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 48 grants with a stated purpose on Beavers Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship Funding" (31 grants), "Addition to Scholarship Endowment" (8 grants) and "Curriculum Development" (4 grants).
Who are Beavers Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Beavers Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include San Diego State University ($250,000), ASU Foundation ($148,139) and Uc Davis Advancement Service ($122,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 6 individual scholarships ($210,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 36% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Beavers Charitable Trust?
Beavers Charitable Trust reported $37.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.7M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.8M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Beavers Charitable Trust fund?
The Trust states that it devotes its proceeds exclusively to assisting students entering the heavy construction industry. It supports schools and universities through grants and scholarships, including school endowments and direct scholarships. Its website lists scholarship endowments at 49 schools. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Beavers Charitable Trust?
The Trust does not accept unsolicited requests for funds; it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Beavers Charitable Trust's EIN?
Beavers Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3605104. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Beavers Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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