THE BPB AND HBB FOUNDATION

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941194170 EIN 200721589

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$18.2M Total Assets (2023)
$6.0M Avg Yearly Giving (2022–2023)
$12.0M Giving on File
(2 yrs)
4 Grants on File
$1.0M Avg Grant Size

About

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.

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone 4152848697

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2018 N/A $14.8M $2.7M N/A
2019 N/A $17.4M $1.5M N/A
2020 N/A $20.1M $1.1M N/A
2022 $10.0M $18.2M $897K 2
2023 $2.0M $0 $376K 2

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 4 grants on record

Minimum
$500K
25th Pctl
$1.5M
Median
$1.8M
Average
$3.0M
75th Pctl
$8.0M
Maximum
$8.0M

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Key Personnel

NameTitleCompensation
AMY DUNPHY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
HELEN B BECHTEL PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
BRENDAN P BECHTEL V.P./SECRETARY/DIRECTOR
SHU HUANG CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Grants Awarded (4 total)

RecipientLocationAmountPurposeYear
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
YALE UNIVERSITY NEW HAVEN, CT $500,000 TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE'S DEAN'S ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND 2023