The BPB and HBB Foundation
EIN 200721589 Private FoundationAbout
THIS STATEMENT IS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REG. 1.6043-3(A)(1) AND FORM 990-PF GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN ASSETS THAT RESULTED IN A COMPLETED LIQUIDATION OF ASSETS DURING 2023. THE BPB AND HBB FOUNDATION TERMINATED ON DECEMBER 18, 2023 AND IS FILING A FINAL YEAR TAX RETURN. THE LIQUIDATING DISTRIBUTIONS MADE IN 2023 REPRESENT 100% OF THE FOUNDATIONS NET ASSETS (AS MEASURED BY THE FAIR MARKET VALUE). THE LIQUIDATING DISTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE TO THE FOLLOWING "QUALIFYING ORGANIZATION": THE BRENDAN & HELEN BECHTEL FOUNDATION EIN: 86-2824870 | | | FORM 990-PF PART XII, LINE 10 - EXCESS DISTRIBUTION CARRYOVER TO 2024: AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSFER OF ALL NET ASSETS, THE TAX ATTRIBUTES OF THE BPB AND HBB FOUNDATION WILL BECOME TAX ATTRIBUTES OF THE BRENDAN & HELEN BECHTEL FOUNDATION*: EXCESS FROM 2019 = $745,208 EXCESS FROM 2022 = $1,225,092 TOTAL EXCESS DISTRIBUTION CARRYOVER TO 2024 = $1,970,300 *THE TRANSFER OF THE EXCESS DISTRIBUTION CARRYOVER FROM THE BPB AND HBB FOUNDATION TO THE BRENDAN & HELEN BECHTEL FOUNDATION IS SUPPORTED UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE RULING 78-387. A PRIVATE FOUNDATION THAT HAD A CARRYOVER OF EXCESS QUALIFYING DISTRIBUTIONS AS DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 4942(I) TRANSFERED ALL OF ITS ASSETS TO ANOTHER PRIVATE FOUNDATION THAT WAS CONTROLLED, WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 1.482-1(A)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE REGULATIONS BY THE SAME PERSON WHO CONTROLLED THE TRANSFER FOUNDATIONS. THE TRANSFEREE FOUNDATION IS ALLOWED TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED 5% DISTRIBUTABLE AMOUNT UNDER IRC SECTION 4942(D) BY SUCH CARRYOVER.
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Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
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| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $2.1M | $11.9M | $2.5M | 18 |
| 2017 | $2.9M | $17.5M | $6.0M | 20 |
| 2018 | $2.7M | $14.8M | $2.7M | 20 |
| 2019 | N/A | $17.4M | $1.5M | N/A |
| 2020 | $500K | $20.1M | $1.1M | 1 |
| 2022 | $10.0M | $18.2M | $897K | 2 |
| 2023 | $2.0M | $0 | $376K | 2 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 63 grants on record
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (63 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | $8,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE BASE CAMP PROJECT FUND AND THE BASE CAMP MAINTENANCE FUND. | 2022 |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE BASE CAMP PROJECT FUND AND THE BASE CAMP MAINTENANCE FUND. | 2022 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $1,500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE'S DEAN'S ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 2023 |
| Thacher School the | OJAI, CA | $575,000 | 2014/2016/2017 PLEDGE (5 OF 8): THACHER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2018 |
| Thacher School the | OJAI, CA | $525,000 | 2014/2016/2017 PLEDGE(4 OF 8): THACHER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2017 |
| The Thacher School | OJAI, CA | $500,000 | THACHER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR DINING HALL AND HILLS RENOVATION PROJECT | 2020 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE'S DEAN'S ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 2023 |
| Thacher School the | OJAI, CA | $500,000 | 2014/2016 PLEDGE (3 OF 6): THACHER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2016 |
| Thacher School the | OJAI, CA | $500,000 | PLEDGE TO SUPPORT THE THACHER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2016 |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | $500,000 | PLEDGE TO SUPPORT BASECAMP CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2017 |
| CSIS - Center for Strategic & International Studies | Washington, DC | $500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE STRATEGY TASK FORCE CORE FUNCTIONS | 2018 |
| CSIS - Center for Strategic & International Studies | Washington, DC | $400,000 | PLEDGE TO SUPPORT ONGOING CSIS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO ADVANCE BIPARTISAN POLICY RESEARCH AND POLICY SOLUTIONS | 2016 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | $315,000 | ROBERT R. CHURCHILL MEMORIAL INTERNSHIP FUND AND ALUMNI FUND WHICH DIRECTS FUNDS WHEREVER THE NEED IS GREATEST TO... | 2017 |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | $300,000 | PLEDGE TO SUPPORT GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION INITIATIVE | 2017 |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | $300,000 | PLEDGE (2 OF 2): TO SUPPORT GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION INITIATIVE | 2018 |
| American Friends of Black Stork (For DNRC Uk) | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | TO SUPPORT THE DEFENCE AND NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTRE'S MISSION | 2018 |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | $200,000 | PLEDGE (1 OF 2) TO SUPPORT GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION INITIATIVE | 2017 |
| CSIS - Center for Strategic & International Studies | Washington, DC | $200,000 | PLEDGE (2 OF 3) TO SUPPORT ONGOING CSIS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO ADVANCE BIPARTISAN POLICY RESEARCH AND POLICY SOLUTIONS | 2017 |
| CSIS - Center for Strategic & International Studies | Washington, DC | $200,000 | PLEDGE (3 OF 3): TO SUPPORT ONGOING CSIS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO ADVANCE BIPARTISAN POLICY RESEARCH AND POLICY SOLUTIONS | 2018 |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | $150,000 | TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF THE SOCIETY'S EDUCATION-FOCUSED MISSION. | 2016 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | $150,000 | 2017 PLEDGE (2 OF 3): ALUMNI FUND AND CHURCHILL INTERNSHIP FUND | 2018 |
| CSIS - Center for Strategic & International Studies | Washington, DC | $100,000 | PLEDGE (1 OF 4) TO SUPPORT ONGOING CSIS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO ADVANCE BIPARTISAN POLICY RESEARCH AND POLICY SOLUTIONS | 2016 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $100,000 | UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION | 2016 |
| CSIS - Center for Strategic & International Studies | Washington, DC | $100,000 | TO SUPPORT CSIS'S MISSION TO BE THE PREEMINENT BIPARTISAN, NON-PROFIT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION. | 2017 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $100,000 | TO SUPPPORT UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION | 2017 |
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