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BESS Family Foundation

Wilmington, DEEIN: 27-0284495

Data sourced from IRS 990-PF public filings

BESS Family Foundation supports higher education and research institutions with unrestricted grants, primarily benefiting universities and educational organizations in Delaware.

Private_foundation Foundation

Total Assets

$1,964,625

Grants (Last Year)

$1,348,832

Total Grants on File

149

Recipients Funded

83

Giving History

YearTotal GrantedGrants MadeAvg Grant
2024$1,348,83252$25,939
2023$1,348,74936$37,465
2022$1,150,01934$33,824
2021$721,00027$26,704

Top Grant Recipients

$150,000 (2023)
$150,000 (2022)
INQUIRING SYSTEMS INC

SANTA ROSA, CA

$125,000 (2023)
$125,000 (2023)
INQUIRING SYSTEMS INC

SANTA ROSA, CA

$100,000 (2024)
$100,000 (2024)
MODULAR BUILDING INSTITUTE

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

$100,000 (2022)
GREEN BLUE INSTITUTE

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

$100,000 (2023)
Brown University

Providence, RI

$93,000 (2023)
Brown University

Providence, RI

$75,000 (2022)

Showing top 10 of 149 grants on file.

Officers & Trustees

From 2024 IRS 990-PF filing (data available for 10 filing years)

S

Shelly D Chigier

Trustee

B

Benjamin Chigier

Trustee

IRS Filing History

BESS Family Foundation has IRS 990-PF filings on record for 10 years, spanning 2013 to 2024.

2024202320222021202020192018201720152013

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