Bedford Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Napa, CA EIN: 27-3819569

Bedford Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Napa, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $555K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $31K. Net investment income was $10K.

Bedford Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Bedford Family Foundation gave $31K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$31,000
-48.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,333
-65.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$554,752
-24.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Bedford Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 21 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

TaosConcordFlagstaffMontereySanta RosaBerkeleyBloomfield HillsColorado SpringsJacksonMissoulaSan CarlosSanta CruzWashington DCMemphisMoragaNapaSan FranciscoWalnut Creek

How Bedford Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 148% from 2022 to 2025. 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$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 6 grants2020 7 grants2021 3 grants2022 6 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2022) to $60K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $31K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
3 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$31,000
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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 Income
2025$554,752$-142,780$37,897$31,0003$31,000$9,793
2024$735,429$27,864$68,631$60,0002$60,000$27,864
2023$783,609$372,394$36,606$35,0006$36,606$372,394
2022$447,821—$14,502$12,5003$14,502—
2021$462,323$-78,510$62,135$60,0007$62,135—
2020$602,968—$56,495$54,5006——
2019$663,259$13,506$875———$13,506

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

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

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kirsten N. Bedford

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura A. Bedford

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Peter B Bedford (2019–2022) — Trustee

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 Bedford Family Foundation

How much does Bedford Family Foundation give each year?

Bedford Family Foundation gave $31K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $60K across 2 grants.

What is Bedford Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Bedford Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $10,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Bedford Family Foundation give grants?

Bedford Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Bedford Family Foundation give general operating support?

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

How large is Bedford Family Foundation?

Bedford Family Foundation reported $555K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Bedford Family Foundation's EIN?

Bedford Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3819569. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 4, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 14, 2021)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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