The Beverly Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-1958161. Reported 255 grants totalling $9,718,025 to 94 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Beverly Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $1,120,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceans Forward | Sunnyvale, CA | $2,875,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Isra Aid Global Humanitarian Assistance | Palo Alto, CA | $1,530,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sholom Foundation | St Louis Park, MN | $1,200,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds | New York, NY | $332,500 | 16 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service of Minneapolis | Golden Valley, MN | $270,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Operation Bootstrap Africa | Minneapolis, MN | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council | Minneapolis, MN | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hands Across the Sea Inc | Boston, MA | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Resource Foundation | New York, NY | $169,407 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $154,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Nishmat | New York, NY | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colel Chabad | Brooklyn, NY | $127,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind | Warrington, PA | $121,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Israel Education Foundation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project for Pride in Living Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | St Paul, MN | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewfolk Media | St Louis Park, MN | $90,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Leket | Teaneck, NJ | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food Group the | New Hope, MN | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | New York, NY | $66,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Schechter Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Jewish Community Center | Minneapolis, MN | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hillel Umn | Minneapolis, MN | $51,668 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adl Midwest - Anti-Defamation Committee | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meet International Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Respectability | Rockville, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Constellation Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uja - Federation of Ny | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center School Na-Way-Ee | Minneapolis, MN | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southside Family Nurturing Center | Minneapolis, MN | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel | New York, NY | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Avenues for Homeless Youth | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Avivo | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Movefwd | Hopkins, MN | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sojourner Project Inc | Hopkins, MN | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washburn Center for Children | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Peace Communications | Brooklyn, NY | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Ogen | University Heights, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for the Defense of Democracies | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Inst for Natl Security Affairs | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sixpoint Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walk-in Counseling Center Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heilicher Jewish Day School | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Merona Leadership Foundation | Encino, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | Minnetonka, MN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Minneapolis, MN | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American-Middle East Press Association | Monsey, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delivering Good | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jcrc of San Fransico | San Fransico, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nechama - Jewish Response to Disaster | Burnsville, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oasis for Youth | Bloomington, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Perspectives Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Israel on Campus Coalition - Academic Engagement Network | Washington, DC | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Achieve Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vail Place | Hopkins, MN | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Step | St Louis Park, MN | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ica Food Shelf | Minnetonka, MN | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Institute for Liberal Values | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis Jewish Day School | Minneapolis, MN | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Repair the World | New York, NY | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth Farm and Market Project | Minneapolis, MN | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Coucil of Jewish Women | Washington, DC | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mazon-Jewish Response to Hunger | Los Angeles, CA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Appetite for Change | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridge for Youth | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Combat Hate Foundation | Moundridge, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Arava Institute | Newton Center, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces - Central | Walled Lake, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Institute for Curriculum Services | Berkeley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco | San Fransico, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oshman Family Jcc - Z3 Project | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Link | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteers of America of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Mississippi River | St Paul, MN | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | Minneapolis, MN | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Itrek | New York, NY | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wilderness Watch | Missoula, MT | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nat'l Parkinson Foundation Mn | Golden Valley, MN | $7,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Als Les Turner Foundation | Skokie, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | Northbrook, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Groves Academy | St Louis Park, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Herzl Camp | St Louis Park, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keshet | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prism | Golden Valley, MN | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Susan G Koman Breast Cancer Foundation | Edina, MN | $4,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Achieve Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Bartholomew Catholic Church & School | Wayzata, MN | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Parkinsons Disease Foundation | New York, NY | $2,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mpgl Entertainment | Minneapolis, MN | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| J&j Lovelace Alliance | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
65 of 94 (69%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 80%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Isra Aid Global Humanitarian Assistance
GENERAL OPERATING/ DOMINICA AID/BAHAMA AID - Jewish Community Relations Council
GENERAL OPERATING/ TOLERANCE MN - Mayo Clinic
SUPPORT KOGOD CENTER ON AGING - American Friends of Nishmat
ETHIOPIAN WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM - American Friends of Leket
GENERAL OPERATING/ISRAEL'S FOOD BANK - New Israel Fund
CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 144 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | $2,192,498 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 64 | $2,254,500 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 56 | $2,682,777 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 68 | $2,588,250 | $16,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Beverly Foundation has 13 of them, worth $322,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Family & Children's Service of Minneapolis | Golden Valley, MN | $50,000 |
| Hands Across the Sea Inc | Boston, MA | $40,000 |
| American Friends of Nishmat | New York, NY | $35,000 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Project for Pride in Living Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 |
| Schechter Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Respectability | Rockville, MD | $25,000 |
| Jewfolk Media | St Louis Park, MN | $20,000 |
| American Friends of Leket | Teaneck, NJ | $20,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Minneapolis, MN | $12,000 |
| Delivering Good | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Adl Midwest - Anti-Defamation Committee | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
Where its money goes
46% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Beverly Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1550 Utica Avenue South Suite 450, Minneapolis, MN, 55416. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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