Becker Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 20-0228423

Becker Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $360K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $3K. Net investment income was $7K.

Becker Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Becker Family Charitable Foundation gave $3K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,000
-91.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-80.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,000
-56.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$360,173
-0.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (67% 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 Becker Family Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

The Houston Food Bank: $1KThe Houston Food Bank$1KFood Bank of the Rockies: $1KFood Bank of the Rockies$1KCommunity Food Bank Ft Worth: $1KCommunity Food Bank Ft Worth$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Houston Food Bank ($1K). Together the top 3 received $3K.

Grant Size Distribution

36 grants across all recorded years

36<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 36 grants of 36 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

HoustonDenverFort WorthBaltimoreNew YorkRockvilleAurora

How Becker Family Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 86% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 22% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K6 grants2020 6 grants2021 6 grants2022 6 grants2023 15 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2025) to $34K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Houston Food Bank Houston, TXDonation$1,000
Food Bank of the Rockies Aurora, CODonation$1,000
Community Food Bank Ft Worth Fort Worth, TXDonation$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$360,173$5,857$4,493$3,0003$3,780$7,096$17,381
2024$360,411$8,791$35,836$34,20015$34,268$7,371$18,277
2023$385,958$12,048$21,018$19,5006$19,566$10,653$19,136
2022$394,931$5,457$22,864$21,3006$21,345$4,067$20,050
2021$412,351$7,040$22,621$21,0006$21,100$9,280$20,850
2020$428,270$11,272$22,527$21,0006—$9,922$19,536

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Becker Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Becker Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Janet Becker-Wold

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phyllis A. Becker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/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 Becker Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Becker Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

Becker Family Charitable Foundation gave $3K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $34K across 15 grants.

What is Becker Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Becker Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Becker Family Charitable Foundation give grants?

Becker Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Colorado (33%).

Does Becker Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Becker Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (3 grants).

How large is Becker Family Charitable Foundation?

Becker Family Charitable Foundation reported $360K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (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 is Becker Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Becker Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0228423. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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