Beck Family Charitable Foundation
The Beck Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Micanopy, Florida. It reported making 10 grants totaling $35,400 in 2025 to charitable organizations and other recipients.
Beck Family Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Beck Family Charitable Foundation gave $35K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), top state Florida. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $35,400
- +7.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- -23.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,540
- +39.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,269
- Total assets
- $250,539
- -6.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (2 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Florida (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Beck Family Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 811 Sw 171St Place, Micanopy, FL 32667-3730
Phone: (352) 372-4381
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Beck Family Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Nations Relief and Works Agency USA ($9K). Together the top 10 received $35K.
Grant Size Distribution
56 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 56 grants of 56 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Florida (38%), Washington, DC (25%), California (19%), Illinois (7%), and New York (6%). It also made a grant to Piffaro The Renaissance Band in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Beck Family Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 10 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 80% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 112% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2019) to $40K (2023). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $35K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Nations Relief and Works Agency USA Washington, DC | To promote relief and human development of palestinian refugees | $8,850 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation San Francisco, CA | Promotes Digital Rights Group | $6,638 |
| University of Florida Foundation Inc Gainesville, FL | For perioperative cognitive anesthesia network (PECAN) support fund: f023771 | $5,850 |
| Bread of the Mighty Foodbank Gainesville, FL | Feed the Hungry | $2,325 |
| The I Fund Champaign, IL | To support the university of Illinois men's gymnastic team | $2,325 |
| The Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation New York, NY | Alzheimers Research | $2,212 |
| Hands-on-Gainesville Gainesville, FL | Immersing Students in Science & Tech | $2,000 |
| Piffaro the Renaissance Band Philadelphia, PA | Revival of Renaissance Music | $2,000 |
| Grace Marketplace Gainesville, FL | Shelter for Homeless | $2,000 |
| Florida Humanities St Petersburg, FL | To Provide Humanitarian Aid | $1,200 |
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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 | $250,539 | $27,122 | $43,407 | $35,400 | 10 | $38,060 | $22,190 | $34,026 |
| 2024 | $266,824 | $35,741 | $37,444 | $33,000 | 13 | $33,738 | $31,085 | $31,208 |
| 2023 | $266,494 | $24,861 | $43,093 | $40,200 | 12 | $40,200 | $7,273 | $24,804 |
| 2022 | $282,889 | $28,923 | $29,157 | $25,600 | 10 | $25,600 | $7,577 | $23,790 |
| 2021 | $283,123 | $27,488 | $30,243 | $30,000 | 11 | $30,000 | $9,061 | $25,955 |
| 2020 | $285,878 | $10,931 | $26,402 | $22,000 | 9 | — | $8,055 | $20,157 |
| 2019 | $301,349 | $8,537 | $26,419 | $22,000 | 8 | — | $10,532 | $19,592 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Beck Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $34K 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 foundation’s stated filing information does not provide a mission statement. Its 2025 grants included support for humanitarian aid, food assistance, shelter, research, digital rights, education, and the arts. These are areas reflected in the listed grants, not a stated foundation mission.
One recipient, Piffaro The Renaissance Band, describes its mission as performing historically informed concerts of late medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque music. Its programs reach audiences through live and digital concerts, recordings, radio, the internet, and YouTube.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 10 grants totaling $35,400. Grant amounts ranged from $1,200 to $8,850, with a median of $2,268.
Notable 2025 grants included $8,850 to United Nations Relief and Works Agency USA for relief and human development of Palestinian refugees; $6,638 to Electronic Frontier Foundation, which the filing describes as promoting a digital rights group; and $5,850 to University of Florida Foundation for the Perioperative Cognitive Anesthesia Network (PECAN) Support Fund. Other grants included $2,325 to Bread of the Mighty Foodbank for feeding the hungry, $2,212 to The Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation for Alzheimer’s research, and $2,000 each to Hands-on-Gainesville, Piffaro The Renaissance Band, and Grace Marketplace.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Howard W Beck as chief trustee and Barbara L Beck as director.
Beck Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Howard W. Beck
Chief Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Barbara L. Beck
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Beck Family Charitable Foundation
How much does Beck Family Charitable Foundation give each year?
Beck Family Charitable Foundation gave $35K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $33K across 13 grants.
What is Beck Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Beck Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,269, and its average grant was $3,540, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Beck Family Charitable Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Beck Family Charitable Foundation give grants?
Beck Family Charitable Foundation's top state is Florida, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were District of Columbia (25%) and California (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were Gainesville, FL (4 grants).
Does Beck Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Beck Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Beck Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Beck Family Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include United Nations Relief and Works Agency USA ($8,850), Electronic Frontier Foundation ($6,638) and University of Florida Foundation Inc ($5,850), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Beck Family Charitable Foundation?
Beck Family Charitable Foundation reported $251K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $38K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $34K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Beck Family Charitable Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated filing information does not provide a mission statement. Its 2025 grants included support for humanitarian aid, food assistance, shelter, research, digital rights, education, and the arts. These are areas reflected in the listed grants, not a stated foundation mission. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Beck Family Charitable Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and 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 Beck Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Beck Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-7101829. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Beck Family Charitable 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 September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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