Private foundation · Wayland Ma, MA

Beard Family Charitable Trust

View org profile →Find similar funders →Invitation only
Typical grant size
$250 – $500 – $1K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
88
Repeat grantees
72
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

John E Beard
TRUSTEE
Mary S Beard
TRUSTEE
Sarah H Beard
DIRECTOR
Andrew D Beard
DIRECTOR
Susan S Beard
DIRECTOR
Daniel P Beard
DIRECTOR
Rosanne O Beard
DIRECTOR
Thomas S Beard
DIRECTOR
Christine S Beard
DIRECTOR
James H Steggall
DIRECTOR
Mary E Steggall
DIRECTOR
Mary E Beard
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
12.9%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
1,113
Total grants awarded
$2.3M
Total amount
$2K
Average grant
$102K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$150K
89 grants
2023
$162K
97 grants
2022
$186K
89 grants
2021
$268K
98 grants
2020
$182K
94 grants
2019
$187K
98 grants
2018
$206K
102 grants
2017
$193K
94 grants
2016
$286K
95 grants
2015
$196K
91 grants
2014
$220K
88 grants
2013
$102K
78 grants

Top recipients

Fidelity Charitable Gift
10 grants · MA
$280K
First Parish Wayland
11 grants · MA
$210K
11 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$160K
U U Urban Ministry
9 grants · MA
$154K
10 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$103K
62 grants · VA
$96K
11 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$92K
Phillps Academy
10 grants · MA
$84K
Williams College Alumni Fund
9 grants · MA
$75K
10 grants · ME · ✓ Exact match
$71K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

First Parish Wayland
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$23K
Conservation Law Foundation
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
GENERAL PURPOSE
ME · TY 2024
$10K
William College Alumni Fund
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Appalachian Mountain Club
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Phillps Academy
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$10K
No Kid Hungry
GENERAL PURPOSE
DC · TY 2024
$5K
Peabody Essex Museum
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$4K
New England Conservatory of Music
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$4K
Sudbury Valley Trustees
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$3K
Camden Conference
GENERAL PURPOSE
ME · TY 2024
$3K
Home for Little Wanderers
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$3K
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$3K
Wgbh Educational Fdn
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$2K
Ploughshares Fund
GENERAL PURPOSE
DC · TY 2024
$2K
Wbur
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$2K
Urban Ministry
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$2K
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$2K
Aflac Foundation
GENERAL PURPOSES
GA · TY 2024
$2K
Native Plant Trust
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$2K
United Way Mass Bay
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$2K
Nmss
GENERAL PURPOSE
DC · TY 2024
$2K
Trustees of Reservations
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Boston Lyric Opera
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Swans Island Educational Society
GENERAL PURPOSE
ME · TY 2024
$1K
Museum of Fine Arts
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$1K
From the Top
GENERAL PURPOSE
PA · TY 2024
$1K
Mass Audubon Society
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Boston Medical Center
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Land Trust Alliance
GENERAL PURPOSE
DC · TY 2024
$1K
Swans Island Yacht Club
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Maine Island Trail Assn
GENERAL PURPOSE
ME · TY 2024
$1K
Conservatory Lab Charter School
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Howard School
GENERAL PURPOSES
GA · TY 2024
$1K
Horizons for Homeless Children
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$1K
New Israel Fund
GENERAL PURPOSES
PA · TY 2024
$1K
Foci
GENERAL PURPOSE
VA · TY 2024
$1K
Huntington Theatre Company
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Orion Society
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Razom Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$1K
The Food Project
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$800
Friends of Acadia
GENERAL PURPOSE
ME · TY 2024
$700
Handel & Hayden Society
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$600
Gaining Ground
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$600
Fcnl Education Fund
GENERAL PURPOSE
DC · TY 2024
$500
Wayland High School Scholarship
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$500
Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$500
Wayland Concert Series
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$500
Southwest Harbor Public Library
GENERAL PURPOSE
ME · TY 2024
$500
Island Readers and Writers
GENERAL PURPOSE
ME · TY 2024
$500

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.