Elise M Besthoff Charitable Foundation

BOYNTON BEACH, FL EIN: 65-6193280

Elise M Besthoff Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in BOYNTON BEACH, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $93K. Net investment income was $227K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.9M

+4.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$93K

-27.5% YoY

Grant Count

6

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$15K

-27.5% YoY

About Elise M Besthoff Charitable Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Elise M Besthoff Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in BOYNTON BEACH, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $93K. Net investment income was $227K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

Boca RatonBoynton BeachChautauquaDuboisNew OrleansNew YorkRiviera BeachWest Palm Beach

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$84K$167K$251K$334K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,900,415$2,771,019$2,790,665
Revenue$277,237$153,538$-44,854
Expenses$147,841$173,184$136,948
Qualifying Distributions$125,734$157,012$117,328
Net Investment Income$226,863$133,270$75,683
Distributable Amount$146,755$136,543$141,680

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$32K$64K$96K$128K4 grants202010 grants20217 grants20226 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

Chautauqua Institution$40KNew Orleans Museum Of Art$25KOpportunity Inc$10KEarly Learning Coalition$10KThe Reece School$5KDreyfoos School of the A…$3K

Grant Size Distribution

33 grants across all recorded years

32<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Gary SellariDir/Treasurer$4KLois Reid ClementeDirector/Secra$3KChristina WorleyPresident/Direc$3KJenniferRushtonDirector$3K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Gary SellariDir/Treasurer0.5$3,750
Lois Reid ClementeDirector/Secra0.5$3,000
Christina WorleyPresident/Direc0.5$3,000
JenniferRushtonDirector0.5$3,000

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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