Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship
The Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation based in Santa Fe, an individual recipient It supports educational opportunities for students, with its website describing Jack Beaty’s wish to help less fortunate an individual recipient students obtain a secondary education.
Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship at a glance
In short: Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship gave $313K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $312,500
- -43.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,042
- -43.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,750
- Total assets
- $6,591,114
- -1.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (58% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes organizational contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. The separate student scholarship application is completed online and requires applicants to submit required documents.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 1984, Santa Fe, NM 87504
Phone: (505) 982-4676
Website: https://beatyfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was International Scholarship Fund ($180K). Together the top 10 received $303K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($9,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
32 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 32 (66%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s website says its organizational grants benefit an individual recipient students, and its scholarship eligibility criteria require an individual recipient residency. However, 2025 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in Tennessee (58%), an individual recipient (41%), and Colorado (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
How Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship gives
- 58% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 525% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 89% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2022) to $555K (2024). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $313K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| International Scholarship Fund Nashville, TN | Scholarship | $180,000 |
| First Serve NM Inc Santa Fe, NM | Endowment and Scholarship | $55,000 |
| Santa Fe Opera Santa Fe, NM | Alto Program | $25,000 |
| New Mexico Community Trust Albuquerque, NM | Scholarship | $10,000 |
| Lensic Performing Arts Santa Fe, NM | Scholarship | $10,000 |
| NM Community College Espanola, NM | Scholarship | $10,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $9,500 |
| May Center for Learning Santa Fe, NM | Suppport | $5,000 |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO | Scholarship | $4,000 |
| Cooking with Kids Santa Fe, NM | Scholarship | $2,500 |
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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 | $6,591,114 | $338,761 | $461,727 | $312,500 | 12 | $360,403 | $232,671 | $405,094 |
| 2024 | $6,712,052 | $310,026 | $685,336 | $554,500 | 12 | $589,447 | $217,155 | $384,576 |
| 2023 | $7,087,362 | $129,975 | $311,482 | $184,000 | 7 | $230,564 | $92,493 | $354,458 |
| 2022 | $7,268,869 | $7,654,743 | $86,095 | $50,000 | 1 | $70,296 | $52,788 | $181,745 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $405K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated purpose is to carry out Jack Beaty’s wish to assist students in obtaining a secondary education. Its website says the foundation provides scholarships for New Mexico’s young people and that organizational grants benefit an individual recipient students.
The 2025 filings list grants for scholarships, an endowment and scholarship, tutoring, an alto program, and support or support services. Among the recipients, an individual recipient Community Trust says its mission is to build, invest, and manage endowment funds to enhance an individual recipient through strategic grantmaking. Cooking with Kids says it educates and empowers children and families to make healthy food choices through hands-on nutrition education. Life Center Foundation says it funds nonprofit organizations that provide programs for an individual recipient children and teens.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 12 grants totaling $312,500. Grants ranged from $500 to $180,000, with a median grant of $9,750. The largest awards were $180,000 to International Scholarship Fund for scholarships and $55,000 to First Serve NM Inc for an endowment and scholarship. Other grants included $25,000 to Santa Fe Opera for its alto program and $10,000 each to an individual recipient Community Trust, Lensic Performing Arts, and NM Community College for scholarships.
The foundation’s website lists organizational awards to New Mexico School for the Arts, an individual recipient Community Trust, Northern New Mexico Foundation, an individual recipient High School, the University of New Mexico Foundation, and other organizations; those listed amounts are not tied to a specific year on the page. Separately, its scholarship application page says the 2026–2027 application process is closed and applications for the 2027–2028 academic year will be available in fall 2026. Applicants for that scholarship must be a high school senior, high school graduate, or GED equivalent; a an individual recipient resident; and planning to enroll at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, vocational training center, or polytechnic or trade school.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kurt Sommer and Cheryl Sommer as trustees. The foundation’s website identifies Cheryl Sommer as executive director and trustee, and Kurt Sommer as trustee.
Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cheryl Sommer
Trustee
On filings since 2022
8 hrs/week
$15K (2023) → $20K (2025)
Kurt Sommer
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
$15K (2023) → $10K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $20K, to Cheryl Sommer (Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship
How much does Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship give each year?
Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship gave $313K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $555K across 12 grants.
What is Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship's typical grant size?
Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship's median grant in 2025 was $9,750, and its average grant was $26,042, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship give grants?
Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship gives mostly in Tennessee: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New Mexico (41%). The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Fe, NM (7 grants).
Does Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (7 grants).
Who are Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship's largest grantees?
Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship's largest 2025 grantees include International Scholarship Fund ($180,000), First Serve NM Inc ($55,000) and Santa Fe Opera ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($9,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 83% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship?
Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship reported $6.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $360K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $405K (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 does Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship fund?
The foundation’s stated purpose is to carry out Jack Beaty’s wish to assist students in obtaining a secondary education. Its website says the foundation provides scholarships for New Mexico’s young people and that organizational grants benefit an individual recipient students. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship?
The foundation states that it makes organizational contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship's EIN?
Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-3768410. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Does Jack Beaty Educational Scholarship accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
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