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EIN 13-3249239

The Beker Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
3
City
Boston
State
Massachusetts
Year formed
1985
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
The Beker Foundation is a private foundation located in New York, NY. Last year, the Foundation made $1,860,460 in grants. Grantees have included: - Citymeals-on-Wheels - Housing Works, Inc. - The New York Public Library.
Total revenues
$1,618,096
2023
20192020202120222023$0$2m$4m
Total expenses
$2,702,967
2023
20192020202120222023$1.7m$2.5m
Total assets
$50,859,249
2023
20192020202120222023$41m$49m
Num. employees
3
2023
2019202020212022202302

Grants made by The Beker Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Prizmah Center for Jewish Day SchoolsGeneral Operating; Stronger Together Project$210,000
Brandeis UniversityPresident's Discretionary Fund, Mktyp Emergency Fund, Arts Council, Hillel$141,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater BostonGeneral Operating$120,000
...and 89 more grants made totalling $1,827,898

Personnel at The Beker Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Sheri GurockExecutive Director$137,900
Felice WhittumGrants and Administration Manager$70,840
Harvey BekerBoard Member$0

Financials for The Beker Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$277,480
Investment income and dividends$1,175,175
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$282,889
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$-117,448
Total revenues$1,618,096

Form 990s for The Beker Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-15990PFView PDF
2022-122023-11-15990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-15990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-15990PFView PDF
2019-122022-01-07990PFView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 8, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2023
January 3, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
November 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
January 8, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
January 7, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsFamily foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
204 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02116
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Suffolk County, MA
Website URL
bekerfoundation.org/ 
Phone
(212) 332-7300
IRS details
EIN
13-3249239
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1985
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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