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Johnny S Beck and Sydney Y Beck Foundation

Preselected recipients only Lexington, North Carolina · EIN 113676756

Johnny S Beck and Sydney Y Beck Foundation is a private foundation in Lexington, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $20,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $12,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was the same as $20,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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
2023$20,1839$404,700
2024$20,0009$433,130
2025$20,0009$462,481

How to apply

Johnny S Beck and Sydney Y Beck Foundation 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 Johnny S Beck and Sydney Y Beck Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina9$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
First Presbyterian Church
Lexington, NC
Operating budget$12,000
American Childrens Home
Lexington, NC
Operating budget$1,000
Give A Kid A Christmas
Thomasville, NC
Operating budget$1,000
Hospice of Davidson County
Lexington, NC
Operating budget$1,000
J Smith Young YMCA
Lexington, NC
Operating budget$1,000
Lexington Medical Center Foundation
Winstonsalem, NC
Operating budget$1,000
Three Rivers Land Trust
Salisbury, NC
Operating budget$1,000
United Way of Davidson County
Lexington, NC
Operating budget$1,000
Westchester Country Day School
High Point, NC
Operating budget$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Johnny S Beck and Sydney Y Beck Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Johnny S Beck and Sydney Y Beck Foundation give?

$20,000 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Johnny S Beck and Sydney Y Beck Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Sydney Y Beck (President) and Johnny S Beck (Vice-President).

What does Johnny S Beck and Sydney Y Beck Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and youth programs.

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