Reported officers (all unpaid)
No paid executives reported in 2024. BESS Family Foundation reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.
Grants paid
Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.
Total granted
$1.3M
Itemized grants
52
Median grant
$25k
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| INQUIRING SYSTEMS INC | SANTA ROSA, CA | One Earth Sangha | $100k |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN | GREEN BAY, WI | the Loka Initiative | $100k |
| GARRISON INSTITUTE | GARRISON, NY | a project to map and grow the field of interconnected people and organizations leading Earth-based mindfulness and meditation practices | $50k |
| INSIGHT MEDITATION SOCIETY INC | BARRE, MA | integrating earth awareness practices into new and existing programs | $50k |
| INWARD BOUND MINDFULNESS EDUCATION INC | ATTLEBORO, MA | integration of earth awareness practices into existing programs | $50k |
| OUR LADY OF THE RESURRECTION MONASTERY INC C O BEN | COLD SPRINGS, NY | Capital improvements fund | $50k |
| SATI CENTER FOR BUDDIST STUDIES | REDWOOD CITY, CA | the Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy Program | $50k |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | San Francisco, CA | Climate Resilience course/Epel | $50k |
| BELOVED COMMUNITY CIRCLES | BELMONT, MA | General & Unrestricted | $40k |
| BARRE CENTER FOR BUDDHIST STUDIES INC | BARRE, MA | General & Unrestricted | $35k |
| BARRE CENTER FOR BUDDHIST STUDIES INC | BARRE, MA | a series of three ecodharma retreats to be held at BCBS | $33k |
| BIG SPRINGS GARDEN RETREAT CENTER INC | SIERRA CITY, CA | a series of three ecodharma retreats | $33k |
| INSIGHT MEDITATION COMMUNITY OF WASHINGTON | MONTGOMRY VLG, MD | a series of three ecodharma retreats to be held at the seven oaks retreat center | $33k |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN ECODHARMA RETREAT CENTER | NIWOT, CO | a series of three Ecodharma nature retreats to be held at RMERC | $33k |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | travel expenses associated with the 2024 Indigenous mindfulness coalition retreat led by Dr Jeffrey Proulx | $25k |
| CAMBRIDGE INSIGHT MEDITATION CENTER INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | General & Unrestricted | $25k |
| DHARMADATTA COMMUNITY | PEEKSKILL, NY | Damcho and Karya's project on earth awareness practices | $25k |
| INQUIRING SYSTEMS INC | SANTA ROSA, CA | Mindful of Nature Fund | $25k |
| INQUIRING SYSTEMS INC | SANTA ROSA, CA | Work that Reconnects Network | $25k |
| LOTUS INSTITUTE INC | PATASKALA, OH | Integrating earth awareness practices into new and existing programs | $25k |
| MINDFUL LIVING REVOLUTION | LOS ANGELES, CA | General & Unrestricted | $25k |
| MINDFUL LIVING REVOLUTION | LOS ANGELES, CA | Hurricane Relief | $25k |
| MOUNTAIN CLOUD ZEN CENTER INC | SANTA FE, NM | 2024 Indigenous Mindfulness Coalition retreat | $25k |
| NATURAL DHARMA FELLOWSHIP | SPRINGFIELD, NH | General & Unrestricted | $25k |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN ECODHARMA RETREAT CENTER | NIWOT, CO | General & Unrestricted | $25k |
Revenue and expenses over time
BESS Family Foundation reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Delaware
BESS Family Foundation reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Delaware earns a median of $18,000.
These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 447 organizations across 447 filings (2022 – 2024).
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In 2024, BESS Family Foundation reported $2.1M in total revenue and $1.5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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