Beckman Family Foundation
Beckman Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Scarsdale, New York. It makes grants to charitable organizations; its 2023 filing describes its program as “to adjust value of contributed stocks to agree to donor basis.”
Beckman Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Beckman Family Foundation gave $1.0M across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $35K), top state North Carolina. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,044,909
- -13.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 30
- -37.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $34,830
- +39.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,366
- Total assets
- $4,916,647
- +23.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (2 of 30, 2025)
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (48% 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 Beckman Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 75 Garden Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583
Phone: (914) 713-7211
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Beckman Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Chordoma Foundation ($500K). Together the top 10 received $1.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
181 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 167 grants of 181 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 48% of grant dollars went to recipients in North Carolina and 48% to recipients in New York. Florida received 2%, while the District of Columbia and Connecticut each received 1%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Beckman Family Foundation open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 30 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $246; repeat grants $37K. How we count
Medians: $246 first-time, $3K repeat.
- 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 502% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $661K (2021) to $1.4M (2023). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chordoma Foundation Durham, NC | General Operating Purposes | $500,000 |
| UJA Federation of New York New York, NY | General Operating Purposes | $403,960 |
| University of Rochester Rochester, NY | General Operating Purposes | $35,000 |
| Baptist Health Foundation Coral Gables, FL | General Operating Purposes | $20,000 |
| American Friends of Shalva New York, NY | General Operating Purposes | $10,000 |
| Brave Generation Inc New York, NY | General Operating Purposes | $10,000 |
| Foundation for Defense of Democracies Washington, DC | General Operating Purposes | $10,000 |
| White Plains Hospital White Plains, NY | General Operating Purposes | $10,000 |
| Yale Law School New Haven, CT | General Operating Purposes | $10,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League New York, NY | General Operating Purposes | $5,000 |
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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 | $4,916,647 | $3,154,359 | $1,098,059 | $1,044,909 | 30 | $1,058,932 | $1,457,646 | $210,785 |
| 2024 | $3,973,703 | $3,889,098 | $1,272,269 | $1,201,628 | 48 | $1,226,001 | $1,368,801 | $184,784 |
| 2023 | $2,588,853 | $1,001,596 | $1,478,907 | $1,432,599 | 31 | $1,460,869 | $308,733 | $150,753 |
| 2022 | $3,324,378 | $1,581,973 | $1,322,194 | $1,286,857 | 41 | $1,292,127 | $271,315 | $227,026 |
| 2021 | $3,482,057 | $667,266 | $691,694 | $661,409 | 31 | — | $369,966 | $180,972 |
| 2020 | $3,504,293 | $707,366 | $1,193,237 | $1,122,665 | 21 | — | $167,839 | $186,579 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Beckman Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $211K 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 2023 filing provides the program description above. Its grants include support for organizations working in areas such as medical research and care, education, Jewish community and Israel-related programs, and efforts to address antisemitism and hate. These are grantees’ activities, not stated focus areas of the foundation.
For example, the Chordoma Foundation says its mission is to improve the lives of people affected by chordoma and lead the search for a cure. Hunters CMT4B3 Research Foundation says it funds research toward treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4B3 and works to improve quality of life for people with the disease. The University of Rochester describes its work as including higher education, research, and charitable patient care.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 30 grants totaling $1,044,909. Grants ranged from $180 to $500,000, with a median of $2,366. The largest awards were $500,000 to the Chordoma Foundation and $403,960 to UJA Federation of New York, both for general operating purposes. Other notable grants included $35,000 to the University of Rochester and $20,000 to Baptist Health Foundation, also for general operating purposes.
The foundation awarded 48 grants totaling $1,201,628 in 2024 and 31 grants totaling $1,432,599 in 2023.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Joel S. Beckman, Shari Beckman, Steven B. Beckman, and Jacob Beckman as trustees.
Beckman Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jacob Beckman
Trustee
Part-Time Trustee → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joel S. Beckman
Trustee
Part-Time Trustee → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shari Beckman
Trustee
Part-Time Trustee → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven B. Beckman
Trustee
Part-Time Trustee → Trustee, 2022
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 Beckman Family Foundation
How much does Beckman Family Foundation give each year?
Beckman Family Foundation gave $1.0M across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 48 grants.
What is Beckman Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Beckman Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,366, and its average grant was $34,830, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Beckman Family Foundation that year got $246 on average.
Where does Beckman Family Foundation give grants?
Beckman Family Foundation's top state is North Carolina, with 48% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest state was New York (48%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (12 grants) and Scarsdale, NY (2 grants).
Does Beckman Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Beckman Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (30 of 30) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Beckman Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Beckman Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Chordoma Foundation ($500,000), UJA Federation of New York ($403,960) and University of Rochester ($35,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 90% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Beckman Family Foundation?
Beckman Family Foundation reported $4.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $211K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Beckman Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s 2023 filing provides the program description above. Its grants include support for organizations working in areas such as medical research and care, education, Jewish community and Israel-related programs, and efforts to address antisemitism and hate. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Beckman Family Foundation?
The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Beckman Family Foundation's EIN?
Beckman Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-7034350. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Beckman Family Foundation 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 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 22, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 19, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Beckman Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/beckman-family-foundation-morg_7f6ebd2722dd4fdc9836a252b9014e0f
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