Nancy Jones Beard Foundation

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 02-0735167

The Nancy Jones Beard Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY (with administrative address at C/O BBH CO 140 Broadway, New York, NY 10005). Established in 2005, it operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with tax-deductible donation status.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$14.5M

+11.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.9M

-23.0% YoY

Grant Count

9

-25.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$209K

+2.6% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's grantmaking priorities include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

Grantmaking

The foundation also supports Westport Public Library.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Primary grantmaking focus in:

  • Connecticut
  • Florida
  • Oregon

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

BridgeportChicagoCottage GroveDanburyDenverFranfortLake WorthLorainLos AngelesMinneapolisNew YorkNorwalkPalm BeachPhiladelphiaPittsburghPlanoPortlandRepublicRyeSan Francisco

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Assets & Giving (Most Recent Data):

  • Total assets: $14,501,994
  • Total giving: $1,878,358
  • Total revenues: $1,160,606 (2023)
  • Total expenses: $2,559,835 (2023)
  • Total assets: $13,054,443 (2023)

Revenue Composition (2023):

  • Total grants and contributions: $504,972
  • Investment income and dividends: $331,914
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$800K$2M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$14,501,994$13,054,443$12,623,075
Revenue$1,634,921$1,160,606$1,173,422
Expenses$2,005,343$2,559,835$2,657,010
Qualifying Distributions$1,885,108$2,445,525$2,515,318
Net Investment Income$1,522,343$543,496$540,576
Distributable Amount$1,255,996$1,217,548$1,240,908

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$627K$1M$2M$3M28 grants202011 grants20219 grants202212 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

NUVANCE HEALTH$1.5MWESTPORT VOLUNTEER EMERG…$251KHOME SAFE$100KPALM BEACH DRAMA WORKS$13KSOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS$10KCHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION…$1KPILCROW FOUNDATION$1KTHE WESTPORT WOMAN'S CLU…$1KYELLOW TULIP FUND$1K

Grant Size Distribution

69 grants across all recorded years

47<$50K6$50–100K5$100–250K4$250–500K4$500K–1M3$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

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
EUGENE P BEARDTRUSTEE3
NANCY J BEARDTRUSTEE3
GREGORY SCOTT BEARDTRUSTEE3

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Related Funders

Similar funders by location and focus area

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

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