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Private Foundation · MA

Bess Family Foundation

Manchester, MA  ·  EIN 270284495  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$2.0M

Total Giving

$1.2M

Grants on File

34

Average Grant

$34K

Giving Radius

Where Bess Family Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $223K across 8 grants CO — $70K across 3 grants CT — no grants on file DC — no grants on file DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $250K across 7 grants MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — $10K across 1 grant MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — $10K across 1 grant ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — $25K across 1 grant NV — no grants on file NY — $120K across 5 grants OH — $37K across 2 grants OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — $75K across 1 grant SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — $60K across 1 grant VA — $110K across 2 grants VT — no grants on file WA — $10K across 1 grant WI — $150K across 1 grant WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 34 recipients across 13 states. Top concentrations: MADISON ($150K, 1 grant), BARRE ($100K, 2 grants), CHARLOTTESVILLE ($100K, 1 grant), SANTA ROSA ($78K, 2 grants), PROVIDENCE ($75K, 1 grant).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Work That Reconnects Network $25K 2022
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund $12K 2022
Zen Peacemaker International $25K 2022
Tibetan Nuns Project $10K 2022
Upaya Zen Center $25K 2022
University of Wisconsin Foundation $150K 2022
Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation $10K 2022
Tergar International $10K 2022
Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation $50K 2022
The Lotus Institute $25K 2022
Sky Mind Retreats $60K 2022
Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institution $25K 2022
Sati Center for Buddist Studies $25K 2022
Prison Mindfulness Institute $25K 2022
Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center $50K 2022
Sacred Mountain Sangha $25K 2022
New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care $10K 2022
One Earth Sangha $53K 2022
Open Collective Foundation $10K 2022
New York Insight Meditation Center $10K 2022
Natural Dharma Fellowship $25K 2022
Mindful Living Revolution $10K 2022
Mind and Life Institute $100K 2022
Lineage Project $25K 2022
Inward Bound Mindfulness Education $50K 2022

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $1.4M $92K $433K $1.4M
2022 $2.5M $150K $74K $1.3M
2021 $3.7M $120K $2.6M $860K
2020 $1.9M $98K $63K $18K
2019 $1.8M $90K $104K $46K
2015 $1.1M $47K $507K $383K
2014 $961K $49K $23K $90K
2013 $1.0M — $1.0M $1K
2012 $755 $31 $2K $1K
2011 $342 $14 $3K $3K

Section VII

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