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William F and Patricia a Beck Family Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

William F and Patricia a Beck Family Foundation

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.

$117k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$75k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$302kArts & Culture$260kHealth$136kYouth Development$60kPublic Benefit$50kReligion$47kEnvironment$24kFood & Nutrition$9kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $500
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $41k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $75k
$26,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$380k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ST LOUIS PRIORY SCHOOL$75,000
OLIVER ART CENTER$26,000
PAUL OLIVER HOSPITAL$15,000
LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–19, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 20%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BOYS TOWN: $50 → 12%BOYS TOWN: $50 → 12%BOYS TOWN: $50 → 12%PEDAL THE CAUSE: $1k → 21%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
MI
MA
IN
NE
MO
DC
AL
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$863k · 39 repeat orgs$128k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against +33% for those funded once.

39 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 35 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

39
14

Total granted

$863k
$128k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+33%

Still filing today

46%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEnvironmentEducationPhilanthropyHealthHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • GT
    GARDEN THEATRE INC
    2× · 2019–2024 · $30k · revenue +16%
  • BA
    BENZIE AREA CHRISTIAN NEIGHBORS INC
    6× · 2017–2023 · $9k · revenue +124%
  • WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    4× · 2019–2023 · $8k · revenue +44%

Funded once

  • CO
    City of Frankfort
    one grant, 2023 · $50k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $50k
  • GT
    GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSERVANCYgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue +139%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Benedictine College

Benedictine college's mission as a catholic, benedictine, liberal arts, residential college is the education of men and women within a community of faith & scholarship.

Education
2
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Fred hutch cancer center ("fred hutch") unites innovative research and compassionate care to prevent and eliminate cancer and infectious disease. continued on schedule o

Health
3
The Trustees of Grinnell College

To educate students in the liberal arts through free inquiry and the open exchange of ideas.when grinnell college framed its charter in the iowa territory of the united states in 1846, it set forth a mission to educate its students "for…

Education
4
University of Southern California

The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…

Education
5
Lowell Observatory

The mission of lowell observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach…

Science & Tech
6
Bentley University

Organization's mission bentley university believes good business can impact more than the bottom line - it can change the world. bentley is a community of future business leaders who will deliver value in the marketplace and lasting…

Education
7
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
8
University of Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
9
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
10
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
11
Dickinson College

Dickinson college provides a useful, innovative and interdisciplinary education in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare students to lead rich and fulfilling lives of engaged global citizenship

Education
12
University of Minnesota Physicians

University of minnesota physicians serves as the integrated group practice for the university of minnesota medical school full-time faculty to provide the highest quality healthcare to patients and their families.university of minnesota…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Bayside Academy Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Frankfort Area Land Conservancy. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

25 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 25 of the 55 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
22/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST LOUIS PRIORY SCHOOL: $280,000 · OtherST LOUIS PRIORY SCHOOLOLIVER ART CENTER: $121,750 · OtherOLIVER ART CENTERPAUL OLIVER HOSPITAL: $115,500 · OtherPAUL OLIVER HOSPITALFRIENDS OF GARDEN THEATRE: $100,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF GARDEN THEATREBOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE: $60,000 · OtherBOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPECity of Frankfort: $50,000 · OtherCity of FrankfortIndividual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientST ANSELM PARISH: $47,200 · Other+31 more: $81,010 · Other+31 moreGARDEN THEATRE INC: $30,000 · Arts & CultureTHE FRIENDS OF POINT BETSIE LIGHTHOUSE INC: $2,500 · Arts & CultureINTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $2,000 · Arts & CultureWriters Theatre Inc: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $800 · Arts & CultureGRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSERVANCY: $20,000 · EnvironmentTHE FRANKFORT AREA LAND CONSERVANCY: $3,150 · Environment+1 more: $400 · EnvironmentWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $8,000 · EducationBAYSIDE ACADEMY INC: $2,500 · EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $2,500 · EducationHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $500 · EducationBENZIE AREA CHRISTIAN NEIGHBORS INC: $9,000 · ReligionUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC: $3,000 · Public BenefitBENZIE COUNTY COMMUNITY CHEST: $2,500 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC: $100 · Philanthropy
Other$905,460Arts & Culture$37,300Environment$23,550Education$13,500Religion$9,000Public Benefit$3,000Philanthropy$2,600

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGARDEN THEATRE INC: $30,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetGRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSERVANCY: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBENZIE AREA CHRISTIAN NEIGHBORS INC: $9,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE BETSIE VALLEY TRAIL: $6,000 over 5y, 3.1% of budgetST PATRICK CENTER: $4,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FRANKFORT AREA LAND CONSERVANCY: $3,150 over 7y, 9.3% of budgetUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBAYSIDE ACADEMY INC: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBENZIE COUNTY COMMUNITY CHEST: $2,500 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetTHE FRIENDS OF POINT BETSIE LIGHTHOUSE INC: $2,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBAYSHORE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetINTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWriters Theatre Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPEDAL THE CAUSE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANIMALS PROTECTION ASSOCIATION INC: $750 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCRYSTAL LAKE AND WATERSHED ASSOCIATION: $400 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds GARDEN THEATRE INC ↗
  • Who funds GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds BENZIE AREA CHRISTIAN NEIGHBORS INC ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE BETSIE VALLEY TRAIL ↗
  • Who funds ST PATRICK CENTER ↗
  • Who funds THE FRANKFORT AREA LAND CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds BAYSIDE ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds BENZIE COUNTY COMMUNITY CHEST ↗
  • Who funds THE FRIENDS OF POINT BETSIE LIGHTHOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds BAYSHORE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds Massachusetts Institute of Technology ↗
  • Who funds INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds Writers Theatre Inc ↗
  • Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
  • Who funds PEDAL THE CAUSE ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Herbert H and Barbara…The Chicago Community…Natl Christian Charit…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Herbert H and Barbara C Dow FoundationMI13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Herbert H and Barbara C Dow Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization William F and Patricia a Beck Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from William F and Patricia a Beck Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 35%
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 35% of income from government
  • Garden Theatre Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 55 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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