Massachusetts · Private foundation
Herman F Becker Family Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $101k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2025
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $25,250
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 7
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $525k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 29% of the organizations Herman F Becker Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 8 | $101k | 38% |
| FY2024 | 7 | $91k | 29% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $80k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $85k | 40% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $78k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $40k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $73k | 40% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $50k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umass Chan Medical School Foundation Inc | $150,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Our Bright Future Inc | $75,250 | 4 | 6% |
| Diocese of Worcester | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($423k), not named here.
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About Herman F Becker Family Foundation Inc
- How much does Herman F Becker Family Foundation Inc give?
- Herman F Becker Family Foundation Inc reported 8 grants totaling $100,750 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 7 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Herman F Becker Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (41%), Philanthropy (29%), Youth Development (15%).
- Who are Herman F Becker Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Umass Chan Medical School Foundation Inc ($150k), Our Bright Future Inc ($75k), Diocese of Worcester ($3k).
- Does Herman F Becker Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Herman F Becker Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Herman F Becker Family Foundation Inc based?
- Herman F Becker Family Foundation Inc is based in MA.
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