The Beverly Foundation
The Beverly Foundation is a private foundation based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It carries out its charitable purposes solely through grants and does not conduct direct charitable activities.
The Beverly Foundation at a glance
In short: The Beverly Foundation gave $2.6M across 68 grants in 2024 (avg $38K), mostly in California. 29% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $2,588,250
- -3.5% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 68
- +21.4% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $38,063
- -20.5% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $16,500
- Total assets
- $14,591,570
- -6.7% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 29% first-time grantees (18 of 62, 2024)
- Primary geography
- California (57% 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).
How to apply to The Beverly Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing lists Beverly Deikel as the contact. Applicants should submit a letter of request accompanied by an audited financial statement, tax return, or equivalent form indicating financial data. The filing lists no restrictions on awards.
- Review Cycle
- None listed.
- Deadline
- None listed.
- Contact
Application contact: Beverly Deikel
Mailing address: 1550 Utica Avenue South Suite 450, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Phone: (952) 545-3000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Beverly Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Oceans Forward ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $1.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
296 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 258 grants of 296 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, 57% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 17% to New York, 16% to Minnesota, 3% to the District of Columbia, and 2% to Massachusetts. The listed grants also included recipients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 68 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Beverly Foundation open to new grantees?
29%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 18 of 62 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $20K; repeat grants $51K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 69% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+18%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 223% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). 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
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2.1M (2020) to $2.7M (2023). In 2024 it made 68 grants totaling $2.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oceans Forward Sunnyvale, CA | Fish Hatchery | $1,000,000 |
| Isra Aid Global Humanitarian Assistance Palo Alto, CA | General Operating/ Dominica Aid/Bahama Aid | $430,000 |
| Operation Bootstrap Africa Minneapolis, MN | General Operating | $60,000 |
| Hands Across the Sea Inc Boston, MA | Work in Dominica | $50,000 |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service of Minneapolis Golden Valley, MN | General Operating | $50,000 |
| The Constellation Fund Minneapolis, MN | General Operating | $50,000 |
| UJA - Federation of NY New York, NY | General Operating | $50,000 |
| Colel Chabad Brooklyn, NY | Hunger Relief | $35,000 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind Warrington, PA | Partnership | $32,000 |
| Jewfolk Media St Louis Park, MN | General Operating | $30,250 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14,591,570 | $2,025,947 | $3,070,159 | $2,588,250 | 68 | $2,756,031 | $1,697,076 | $1,235,285 |
| 2023 | $15,635,782 | $1,680,812 | $3,236,170 | $2,682,777 | 56 | $2,915,223 | $1,332,347 | $1,236,264 |
| 2022 | $17,191,140 | $1,909,794 | $2,810,377 | $2,254,500 | 64 | $2,419,313 | $1,468,787 | $1,363,859 |
| 2021 | $18,091,723 | $2,099,441 | $2,688,768 | $2,192,498 | 67 | $2,359,655 | $1,813,653 | $1,479,369 |
| 2020 | $18,681,050 | $1,046,907 | $2,574,525 | $2,093,696 | 41 | — | $740,117 | $1,300,342 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Beverly Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.2M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation does not state a mission in the available filing information. Its grants support a range of organizations and purposes. For example, Oceans Forward describes its work as advancing environmental stewardship and reports operating a conservation center that provides employment and research and training opportunities. Operation Bootstrap Africa says it partners with Africans on education, healthcare, agriculture, and other long-term development projects. The Constellation Fund describes its mission as fighting poverty in the Twin Cities.
Other 2024 grantees include Hands Across the Sea, which says it works to raise Caribbean children’s literacy through books, libraries, mentoring, and educator development; and Colel Chabad, which received a grant for hunger relief. Jewfolk Media says it connects and engages Jewish adults and works to strengthen Jewish communities. American Friends of Nishmat says it supports advanced study of classical Jewish texts for women in the United States and Israel.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation made 68 grants totaling $2,588,250. Grants ranged from $500 to $1,000,000, with a median of $16,500. The largest grants included $1,000,000 to Oceans Forward for a fish hatchery and $430,000 to IsraAID Global Humanitarian Assistance for general operating support and aid in Dominica and the Bahamas. Other grants included $60,000 to Operation Bootstrap Africa for general operating support and $50,000 each to Hands Across the Sea for work in Dominica, Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Minneapolis for general operating support, and The Constellation Fund for general operating support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Beverly Deikel as president and treasurer and Ronald Fingerhut as secretary.
The Beverly Foundation is led by Beverly Deikel, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Beverly Deikel
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Fingerhut
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Beverly Foundation
How much does The Beverly Foundation give each year?
The Beverly Foundation gave $2.6M across 68 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $2.7M across 56 grants.
What is The Beverly Foundation's typical grant size?
The Beverly Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $16,500, and its average grant was $38,063, across 68 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Beverly Foundation that year got $20K on average.
Where does The Beverly Foundation give grants?
The Beverly Foundation gives mostly in California: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (17%) and Minnesota (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (18 grants), Minneapolis, MN (16 grants), St Louis Park, MN (4 grants) and Washington, DC (3 grants).
Does The Beverly Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 68% of The Beverly Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (46 of 68) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Beverly Foundation's largest grantees?
The Beverly Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Oceans Forward ($1,000,000), Isra Aid Global Humanitarian Assistance ($430,000) and PEF Israel Endowment Funds ($135,000 across 7 grants), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is The Beverly Foundation?
The Beverly Foundation reported $14.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.8M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.2M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Beverly Foundation fund?
The foundation does not state a mission in the available filing information. Its grants support a range of organizations and purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Beverly Foundation?
The filing lists Beverly Deikel as the contact. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Beverly Foundation's EIN?
The Beverly Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1958161. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). The Beverly Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-beverly-foundation-morg_c2f9fc54dbec445a815a61b450d7aa97
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