Ward Beecher Foundation

COLUMBUS, OH EIN: 34-6516441

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.5M

+6.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$230K

+2.0% YoY

Grant Count

10

-23.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$23K

+32.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$158K$317K$475K$634K201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,479,790$4,219,535$4,080,804
Revenue$543,831$391,163$424,861
Expenses$284,816$277,555$341,863
Qualifying Distributions$255,351$251,433$307,474
Net Investment Income$519,027$368,260$401,245
Distributable Amount$253,981$259,681$243,133

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$71K$141K$212K$283K11 grants201910 grants202010 grants20218 grants202213 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

OH WOW$50KIMAGINE NORTH CAROLINA F…$25KNATIONAL REDISTRICTING F…$25KWHITTIER COLLEGE$25KEASTERN BK$25KGROUNDWORK PROJECT$25KMAHONING VALLEY COMMUNIT…$25KCALIFORNIA JAZZ CONSERVA…$13KBERKLEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND$10KMILL VALLEY PHILHARMONIC$8K

Grant Size Distribution

62 grants across all recorded years

53<$50K7$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

HUNTINGTON NATIONAL …TRUSTEE$46K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANKTRUSTEE1$46,302

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+4 more states

Cities

AlexandriaAndoverAtlantaBerkeleyCanfieldChicagoColumbusFlintForestvilleFort CollinsGirardMill ValleyOaklandRaleighSan AntonioWarrenWashingtonWhittierYoungstown

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

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