Behring Global Educational Foundation
The foundation is dedicated to providing leadership, oversight, partnership development, and coordination of worldwide wheelchair deliveries as well as supporting various education, health, food and museum programs around the world. The foundation is leading an international effort to create awareness of the needs and abilities of people with physical disabilities, to promote the joy of giving, create global friendship, and to deliver a wheelchair to every child, teen, and adult in the world who needs but cannot afford one.
Behring Global Educational Foundation at a glance
In short: Behring Global Educational Foundation gave $1.3M across 11 grants in 2022 (avg $114K), top state California. 64% of 2022 grantees were new. Source: 2022 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2022)
- $1,259,421
- +71.4% vs 2021
- Grants made (2022)
- 11
- +37.5% vs 2021
- Average grant
- $114,493
- +24.7% vs 2021
- Median grant
- $26,900
- New grantees (estimate)
- 64% first-time grantees (7 of 11, 2022; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (44% of itemized 2022 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2022 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2022; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Behring Global Educational Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2022
The largest 2022 recipient was Food Bank of Contra Costa ($500K). Together the top 10 received $1.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
29 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 29 (41%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2022 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Behring Global Educational Foundation open to new grantees?
64%
first-time grantees, 2022
In 2022, 7 of 11 grantees (64%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $20K; repeat grants $279K. How we count
Medians: $18K first-time, $259K repeat.
- 9% of 2022 grantees were also funded in 2021. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2022). 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 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $735K (2021) to $1.3M (2022). In 2022 it made 11 grants totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Food Bank of Contra Costa Concord, CA | Community Support | $500,000 |
| National History Day College Park, MD | Education Org - Transforming the WA | $300,000 |
| Blue Hill Friends of Scouting Cameron, WI | Education | $217,808 |
| Banovich Wildscapes Foundatio Livingston, MT | Education | $100,000 |
| Shepherds of Wildlife Society Whitefish, MT | Education | $50,000 |
| Conservation House Cypress, TX | Education | $26,900 |
| Shepards Gate Livermore, CA | Community Support | $25,000 |
| African Childrens Schools Bakersfield, CA | Education | $17,838 |
| Yours Humanly Walnut Creek, CA | Education | $10,000 |
| Misc Organized Charities Various, CA | Educational | $6,750 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | $35,489,136 | $13,475,104 | $1,259,421 | 11 | $4,338,309 |
| 2021 | $225,486,118 | $12,863,733 | $11,455,823 | $734,720 | 8 | $9,485,735 |
| 2020 | $212,206,418 | $27,708,835 | $11,786,683 | $1,112,314 | 10 | $5,687,672 |
About Behring Global Educational Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Behring Global Educational Foundation is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Danville, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2022. In 2022, it awarded 11 grants totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $4.3M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Behring Global Educational Foundation is led by Stephen P. Beinke, Director & President on every filing since 2020; 11 of 14 officers listed in 2022 are compensated.
Officers on the 2022 filing
Stephen P. Beinke
Director & President
On filings since 2020
32 hrs/week
$316K (2020) → $330K (2022)
Annette Anderson
Director & Secretary
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$155K (2020) → $148K (2022)
Charlotte Butterfield
Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$160K (2020) → $167K (2022)
David E. Behring
Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2020
32 hrs/week
$291K (2020) → $329K (2022)
Donald Williams
Director
On filings since 2020
32 hrs/week
$315K (2020) → $330K (2022)
Jeffrey Behring
Director
On filings since 2020
32 hrs/week
$149K (2020) → $177K (2022)
Joel Hodge
Program Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$155K (2020) → $189K (2022)
Yun Han Rhodes
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$122K (2020) → $0 (2022)
Darren Cox
Director of Market
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$134K (2021) → $151K (2022)
Elliot D. Stein
Director
On filings since 2021
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Preiss
Director
New on the 2022 filing
No compensation reported
Juan Hao
Controller
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$149K (2020) → $154K (2022)
Janet Silverman
CFO
New on the 2022 filing
40 hrs/week
$190K (2022)
Karen Becker
P & R Manager
New on the 2022 filing
40 hrs/week
$144K (2022)
Former officers (3)
- Former: Jeffrey Juri (2020–2021) — Accounting Manager
- Former: Jonathan Snyder (2020–2021) — Marketing & Members
- Former: Tiffany Camacho (2020) — Public Education M
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2022. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2022 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $330K, to Stephen P Beinke (Director/Presid). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Behring Global Educational Foundation
How much does Behring Global Educational Foundation give each year?
Behring Global Educational Foundation gave $1.3M across 11 grants in 2022, according to its 2022 IRS Form 990. In 2021 it gave $735K across 8 grants.
What is Behring Global Educational Foundation's typical grant size?
Behring Global Educational Foundation's median grant in 2022 was $26,900, and its average grant was $114,493, across 11 grants on its 2022 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Behring Global Educational Foundation that year got $20K on average.
Where does Behring Global Educational Foundation give grants?
Behring Global Educational Foundation's top state is California, with 44% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2022 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Maryland (24%) and Wisconsin (17%).
Does Behring Global Educational Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2022: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Behring Global Educational Foundation's 2022 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (6 grants) and "Community Support" (3 grants).
Who are Behring Global Educational Foundation's largest grantees?
Behring Global Educational Foundation's largest 2022 grantees include Food Bank of Contra Costa ($500,000), National History Day ($300,000) and Blue Hill Friends of Scouting ($217,808), according to its 2022 IRS Form 990. Together they received 81% of its itemized 2022 grant dollars.
What is Behring Global Educational Foundation?
Behring Global Educational Foundation is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Danville, CA.
What is Behring Global Educational Foundation's EIN?
Behring Global Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3353881. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2022.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2022
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