Beyond Words
Beyond Words is a private foundation, based in Gilbert, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $42K. Net investment income was $68K.
Beyond Words at a glance
In short: Beyond Words gave $42K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), top state Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $42,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,000
- Total assets
- $4,200,069
- +357.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (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.
Who Beyond Words funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Highlights Foundation ($20K). Together the top 4 received $42K.
Grant Size Distribution
31 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 31 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Beyond Words gives
- Giving grew 163% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 52% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2020) to $42K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $42K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Highlights Foundation Homestead, PA | Promote Literacy | $20,000 |
| Make Way for Books Tucson, AZ | Promote Literacy | $9,000 |
| Kids Need to Read Mesa, AZ | Promote Literacy | $9,000 |
| Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpellier, VT | Promote literacy | $4,000 |
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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 | $4,200,069 | $2,973,784 | $42,761 | $42,000 | 4 | $42,000 | $68,101 | $80,585 |
| 2024 | $917,223 | $104,666 | $42,803 | $42,000 | 4 | $42,000 | $37,011 | $42,441 |
| 2023 | $823,779 | $14,445 | $40,528 | $31,385 | 9 | $31,385 | $29,020 | $41,017 |
| 2022 | $830,885 | $819,140 | $16,922 | $16,000 | 8 | $16,679 | $619,116 | $31,183 |
| 2021 | $579,816 | $222,643 | $10,162 | $9,680 | 6 | $9,910 | $8,529 | $17,054 |
| 2020 | $296,484 | $96,611 | $9,779 | $9,228 | 6 | — | $1,754 | $9,981 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Beyond Words reported a distributable amount of $81K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Beyond Words is led by Dianne White, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dianne White
President
President & Secretary → President & Treasurer, 2021
President & Treasurer → President, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin White
Secretary Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer & Secretary, 2022
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/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 Beyond Words
How much does Beyond Words give each year?
Beyond Words gave $42K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $42K across 4 grants.
What is Beyond Words's typical grant size?
Beyond Words's median grant in 2025 was $9,000, and its average grant was $10,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Beyond Words give grants?
Beyond Words's top state is Pennsylvania, with 48% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Arizona (43%) and Vermont (10%).
Does Beyond Words give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Beyond Words's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Promote literacy" (4 grants).
How large is Beyond Words?
Beyond Words reported $4.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $42K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $81K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Beyond Words's EIN?
Beyond Words's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0673009. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 March 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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