Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 81-4752985

Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $105K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K.

Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation at a glance

In short: Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,166
-95.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,166
-95.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,166
Total assets
$105,411
-7.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Jorge& Bessy Granados Foundation: $5KJorge& Bessy GranadosFoundation$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Jorge& Bessy Granados Foundation ($5K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

How Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 78% from 2022 to 2025. 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$50K$100K$150K2 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $800 (2019) to $103K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jorge& Bessy Granados Foundation Scholarship and Food Assistance$5,166
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$105,411$640$9,347$5,1661$5,166—
2024$114,118$30,250$104,369$102,9841$102,984—
2023$188,237$35,000$51,879$50,0001$50,000—
2022$205,116$45,000$24,751$23,1551$23,155—
2021$184,867$50,000$2,008———$8,516
2020$136,875$50,000$394————
2019$87,269—$4,355$8002——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation is led by Jorge Granados, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jorge Granados

    President

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bessy Granados

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation

How much does Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation give each year?

Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $103K across 1 grant.

How large is Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation?

Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation reported $105K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $640.

What is Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation?

Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Washington, DC. It holds $105K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation's EIN?

Jorge & Bessy Granados Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4752985. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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