Beard Scholarship Fund

EIN 306661295 Private Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA 15219 |(212) 852-3049

Total Given 2020–2024
$6.3M
12 grants · $1.3M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$486K
typical big bets · $195K–$780K
grant size
80%
deep partner · 4/5 multi-year
repeat
$69.4M
Assets (2024)
5
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (212) 852-3049
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $1.8M $57.3M $3.5M 4
2022 $1.9M $52.5M $8.4M 4
2024 $2.5M $69.4M $3.6M 4

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 12 grants on record

Minimum
$180K
25th Pctl
$195K
Median
$486K
Average
$523K
75th Pctl
$780K
Maximum
$1.0M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

25.0% of US grants · Rank #2 of 2 states $627K across 3 grants 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Guadalupe 3 grants · $627K

Officers & Directors

BA
Bank of America N a 3+ yrs
Trustee

Grants Awarded (12 total)

Purpose
Northwestern University Evanston, IL $1,010,597 GENERAL OPERATING 2024
Bradley University Peoria, IL $1,010,597 GENERAL OPERATING 2024
Northwestern University Evanston, IL $780,000 SCHOLARSHIP 2022
Bradley University Peoria, IL $780,000 SCHOLARSHIP 2022
Northwestern University Evanston, IL $719,172 SCHOLARSHIP 2020
Bradley University Peoria, IL $719,172 SCHOLARSHIP 2020
Peoria HS Alumni Association Peoria, IL $252,649 GENERAL OPERATING 2024
Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX $252,649 GENERAL OPERATING 2024
Peoria HS Alumni Association Peoria, IL $195,000 SCHOLARSHIP 2022
Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX $195,000 SCHOLARSHIP 2022
Peoria HS Alumni Association Peoria, IL $179,793 SCHOLARSHIP 2020
Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX $179,793 SCHOLARSHIP 2020

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