The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation
The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation is a private foundation, based in Duxbury, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $231K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $8K. Net investment income was $1K.
The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation at a glance
In short: The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation gave $8K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,500
- -17.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,750
- +24.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,750
- Total assets
- $231,216
- +9.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Duxbury Bay Maritime School ($5K). Together the top 2 received $8K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation gives
- Giving grew 200% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 69% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $9K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Duxbury Bay Maritime School Duxbury, MA | Charitable Donation | $5,000 |
| Comfort Zone Camp Richmond, VA | Charitable Donation | $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 | $231,216 | $1,506 | $8,250 | $7,500 | 2 | $7,500 | $1,446 | $10,912 |
| 2024 | $211,271 | $385 | $10,305 | $9,050 | 3 | $9,050 | $325 | $9,187 |
| 2023 | $151,606 | $-116 | $60 | — | — | — | $3 | $6,220 |
| 2022 | $91,761 | $-3,821 | $3,095 | $2,500 | 1 | $2,500 | $7 | $4,985 |
| 2021 | $107,350 | $10 | $2,520 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,000 | $10 | $5,286 |
| 2020 | $108,384 | $168 | $3,190 | $2,500 | 5 | — | $18 | $5,371 |
| 2019 | $111,719 | $9,925 | $4,542 | $4,000 | 2 | — | $9,763 | $5,528 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christopher Bradbury Bean
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pamyla Haselton Bean
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/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 The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation
How much does The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation give each year?
The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation gave $8K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 3 grants.
How large is The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation?
The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation reported $231K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (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.
Where does The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation operate?
The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Virginia.
What is The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation's EIN?
The Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-3710289. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
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