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Beasley Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Mason City, Iowa · EIN 421263942

Beasley Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Mason City, Iowa. In tax year 2024 it gave $30,500 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $3,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $31,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$27,00024$503,618
2023$31,00025$609,203
2024$30,50025$619,608

How to apply

Beasley Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Beasley Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa20$24,500
Minnesota1$2,000
Arkansas1$1,000
Georgia1$1,000
Maryland1$1,000
New York1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Five Fires Foundation
Boone, IA
Social services$3,000
Unity Point Methodist Hospital
Des Moines, IA
Health care needs$2,500
Luther College
Decorah, IA
Unrestricted$2,000
St Olaf College
Northfield, MN
Unrestricted$2,000
College of Medicine Development FD
Iowa City, IA
Unrestricted$1,500
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Greatest need$1,500
Unity Point Hospice - Taylor House
Des Moines, IA
Unrestricted$1,500
Wesley Retirement Service
Johnston, IA
Indigent elderly$1,500
Blank Children's Hospital
Des Moines, IA
Health care for children$1,500
Individual
IA
Emergency food$1,500
Heifer Project International
Little Rock, AR
Unrestricted$1,000
Hope Ministries
Des Moines, IA
Food/lodging for needy$1,000
Lutheran World Relief
Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted$1,000
Individual
IA
Care for disabled$1,000
Science Center of Iowa
Des Moines, IA
Unrestricted$1,000
The Salvation Army
Des Moines, IA
Help the needy$1,000
Umcor Global Ministries
Atlanta, GA
Unrestricted$1,000
Gen BD of Global Ministries Umcor
New York, NY
Disaster relief funds$1,000
Families Forward
Des Moines, IA
Social services to community$1,000
American Heart Association
Johnston, IA
Unrestricted$500
Friends of the DSM Botanical Garden
Des Moines, IA
Unrestricted$500
Hci Foundation
Des Moines, IA
Unrestricted$500
Living History Farms
Urbandale, IA
Unrestricted$500
Individual
IA
Disturbed children$500
Youth Homes of Mid-America
Johnston, IA
Rehabilitate wayward youth$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Beasley Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Beasley Family Foundation Inc give?

$30,500 in tax year 2024, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Beasley Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Byron T Beasley (Pres/Treas/S) and Stephen T Beasley (Director).

What does Beasley Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, health and education.

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