The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brookville, NY EIN: 46-3411764

The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Brookville, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 10 grants totaling $195K. Net investment income was $208K.

The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation gave $195K across 10 grants in 2024 (avg $20K), top state New York. 10% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$195,000
+17.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
10
+11.1% vs 2023
Average grant
$19,500
+5.7% vs 2023
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$1,920,603
+0.7% vs 2023
New grantees (estimate)
10% first-time grantees (1 of 10, 2024; small sample)
Primary geography
New York (23% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

St Francis Hospital Foundation: $40KSt Francis Hospital Foundation$40KSt Jude's Children Research Hospita: $25KSt Jude's Children ResearchHospita$25KMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cen: $25KMemorial Sloan KetteringCancer Cen$25KAplastic Anemia MDS International F: $25KAplastic Anemia MDSInternational F$25KMacular Degeneration Research: $20KMacular Degeneration Research$20KShriners Hospital for Children: $20KShriners Hospital for Children$20KCollege of the Ozarks: $10KCollege of the Ozarks$10KLeukemia Lymphoma: $10KLeukemia Lymphoma$10KStand up to Cancer: $10KStand up to Cancer$10KMDS Foundation: $10KMDS Foundation$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was St Francis Hospital Foundation ($40K). Together the top 10 received $195K.

Grant Size Distribution

47 grants across all recorded years

47<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 47 grants of 47 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkPoint LookoutTampaWilmingtonMemphisNorthamptonBethesdaColumbiaChicagoLos AngelesPhoenixBooneBrookvilleNew Hyde ParkProvidenceRockvilleWoodbury

Is The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?

10%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 1 of 10 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $21K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $20K repeat.

  • 80% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 30% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 127% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2024). 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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K11 grants2019 9 grants2020 10 grants2021 9 grants2022 9 grants2023 10 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $124K (2019) to $195K (2024). In 2024 it made 10 grants totaling $195K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Francis Hospital Foundation Wilmington, DEFor charitable purposes$40,000
St Jude's Children Research Hospita Memphis, TNFor charitable purposes$25,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cen New York, NYFor charitable purposes$25,000
Aplastic Anemia MDS International F Bethesda, MDFor charitable purposes$25,000
Macular Degeneration Research Northampton, MAFor charitable purposes$20,000
Shriners Hospital for Children Tampa, FLFor charitable purposes$20,000
College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MOFor charitable purposes$10,000
Leukemia Lymphoma New York, NYFor charitable purposes$10,000
Stand up to Cancer Los Angeles, CAFor charitable purposes$10,000
MDS Foundation New York, NYFor charitable purposes$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$1,920,603$238,555$226,054$195,00010$195,000$207,501$153,997
2023$1,908,121$102,399$196,027$166,0009$166,000$51,772$137,521
2022$1,991,231$167,738$173,648$147,0009$147,000$23,269$131,600
2021$1,997,141$344,589$176,263$150,50010$150,500$168,826$140,665
2020$1,828,815$122,310$148,765$127,0009—$19,968$103,978
2019$1,855,270$110,172$144,537$124,00011—$30,319$109,346

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $154K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation is led by Barbara A Razzano, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019) — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Barbara A Razzano

    President

    Secre-Treasurer → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Alexander N Casella (2019–2022) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation

How much does The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation give each year?

The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation gave $195K across 10 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $166K across 9 grants.

What is The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $20,000, and its average grant was $19,500, across 10 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation that year got $10K on average.

Where does The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation give grants?

The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation's top state is New York, with 23% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Delaware (21%) and Tennessee (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants).

Who are The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include St Francis Hospital Foundation ($40,000), St Jude's Children Research Hospita ($25,000) and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cen ($25,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation?

The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $195K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $154K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation's EIN?

The Amy Beck Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3411764. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 8, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2023

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