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Alvin and Sally Beaman Foundation

Preselected recipients only Brentwood, Tennessee · EIN 621743008

Alvin and Sally Beaman Foundation is a private foundation in Brentwood, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $956,500 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $956,500 and the largest $956,500. 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 up from $915,000 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$1.0 million1$21.5 million
2024$915,0001$22.6 million
2025$956,5001$25.1 million

How to apply

Alvin and Sally Beaman 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

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee1$956,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Schedule XV Attached
Nashville, TN
To further charitable purpose$956,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Alvin and Sally Beaman Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Alvin and Sally Beaman Foundation give?

$956,500 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $956,500.

Who runs Alvin and Sally Beaman Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Lee A Beaman (President/Trustee), Melissa Moss (Secretary/Trustee), Katherine Beaman Tashie (Trustee) and Natalie R Beaman Scott (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

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