Bewkes Family Foundation
Bewkes Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Vero Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $582K in total assets. Net investment income was $17K.
Bewkes Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $582,356
- +3.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $18,632
- -12.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $16,990
- -15.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,922
- -75.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bewkes Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 7 (57%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Bewkes Family Foundation gives
- In 2023 it paid out well above 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
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2022) to $1.1M (2019). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $300K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Weil Cornell Medical New York, NY | unrestricted | $150,000 |
| Columbia University Vagelos college New York, NY | unrestricted | $150,000 |
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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 | $582,356 | $18,632 | $1,922 | — | — | — | $16,990 | $28,026 |
| 2024 | $565,645 | $21,195 | $7,800 | — | — | — | $20,170 | $27,152 |
| 2023 | $552,250 | $486,002 | $301,326 | $300,000 | 2 | $300,000 | $487,387 | $25,611 |
| 2022 | $365,673 | $8,086 | $20,301 | $19,000 | 2 | $19,000 | $6,864 | $38,573 |
| 2021 | $527,960 | $7,077 | $166,447 | $165,000 | 3 | $165,000 | $5,685 | $48,036 |
| 2020 | $537,711 | $19,533 | $16,221 | — | — | — | $3,949 | $28,397 |
| 2019 | $534,878 | $1,549,576 | $1,059,890 | $1,058,092 | 3 | — | $1,547,778 | $13,729 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bewkes Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $28K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bewkes Family Foundation is led by Jane Ellsworth Bewkes, President & Treasurer since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jane Ellsworth Bewkes
President & Treasurer
Vice President & Secretary → President & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elwood B Davis
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barrett Bewkes
Vice President & Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Eugene G Bewkes III (2019–2024) — President & Treasurer
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 Bewkes Family Foundation
How large is Bewkes Family Foundation?
Bewkes Family Foundation reported $582K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $19K.
Where does Bewkes Family Foundation operate?
Bewkes Family Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island.
How much is Bewkes Family Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Bewkes Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $28K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Bewkes Family Foundation's EIN?
Bewkes Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0390209. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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