Beta Delta Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Ithaca, NY EIN: 22-2438758
EducationHigher education

Beta Delta Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Ithaca, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $456K in total assets. In 2025, it made $7K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $9K.

Beta Delta Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$456,269
+14.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$61,611
-25.5% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$6,709
Expenses (2025)
$8,710
+84.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Beta Delta Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Ithaca

How Beta Delta Foundation Inc gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 194% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$250$500$750$1K0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Beta Theta Pi Foundation Ithaca, NYEducational$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$456,269$61,611$8,710——$6,709$8,929$3,456
2024$398,845$82,679$4,716———$24$17,557
2023$322,345$52,222$7,659$1,0001$5,838—$13,533
2022$276,747$262,895$2,654——$1,800—$7,421
2021$16,506$2,315$2,880————$800

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Beta Delta Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Beta Delta Foundation Inc is led by Richard Banks, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard Banks

    President

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Kirsch

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Beta Delta Foundation Inc

How large is Beta Delta Foundation Inc?

Beta Delta Foundation Inc reported $456K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Beta Delta Foundation Inc?

Beta Delta Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Ithaca, NY. It holds $456K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Beta Delta Foundation Inc operate?

Beta Delta Foundation Inc has awarded grants in New York.

What is Beta Delta Foundation Inc's EIN?

Beta Delta Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2438758. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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