Private foundation · EIN 59-3636206 · Tallahassee, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Beatitude Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 40 grants paid, $2.2M total, median $2,500. 83% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
40
$2.2M
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in FL
83%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$44M

Grants paid in 2024

40 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Virgin Unite USANew York, NYPayment for support$1.3M
Big Bend Hospice FoundationTallahassee, FLPayment for support$250K
John Paul II Catholic High SchoolTallahassee, FLPayments for support$150K
Fsu College of MedicineTallahassee, FLPayments for program services$98K
Cesc IncTallahassee, FLPayments for program services$82K
Good News OutreachTallahassee, FLPayment for support$45K
Tmh FoundationTallahassee, FLPayments for program services$40K
Tel Aviv Medical CenterISPayment for support$31K
United WayTallahassee, FLPayments for program services$25K
Unite BviNew York, VIPayment for support$20K
Virgin UniteNew York, NYPayment for support$18K
Bring Me a Book Forgotten CoastApalachicola, FLPayment for support$15K
The Chapel's Outreach FoundationTallahassee, FLPayment for support$11K
Apalachee Center IncTallahassee, FLPayment for support$10K
Make a Wish FoundationTallahassee, FLPayment for support$10K
Team GuardianTallahassee, FLPayment for support$6,000
Boys Town North FloridaTallahassee, FLPayment for support$5,000
Safe Families for ChildrenChicago, ILPayment for support$5,000
Esther Funds FoundationRuskin, FLPayment for support$3,875
Big Bend Homeless CoalitionTallahassee, FLPayments for support$2,500
The Oasis Center for Women & GirlsTallahassee, FLPayment for support$2,500
Family Promise of the Big BendTallahassee, FLPayment for support$1,860
World Class Schools of Leon CouncilTallahassee, FLPayment for support$1,500
Boy Scouts of AmericaIrving, TXPayment for support$1,250
Ladies Learning to LeadTallahassee, FLPayments for program services$1,250
Alabama Kidney FoundationHoover, ALPayment for support$1,000
American Red Cross Capital Area ChapterTallahassee, FLPayment for support$1,000
Big Bend After Reentry CoalitionTallahassee, FLPayment for support$1,000
Community DadTallahassee, FLPayment for support$1,000
Elder Care ServicesTallahassee, FLPayment for support$1,000
Gametime Prep Sports IncTallahassee, FLPayment for support$1,000
Xtreme Pressure BasketballMidway, FLPayment for support$1,000
Mothers in Crisis IncTallahassee, FLPayments for family service programs$500
NAMITallahassee, FLPayments for program services$500
Tallahassee Veterans Legal Collaborative IncTallahassee, FLPayment for support$450
United Partners for Human ServicesTallahassee, FLPayments for program services$395
She AcademyTallahassee, FLPayment for support$300
North Florida Soap Box DerbyTallahassee, FLPayments for program services$250
Little Sunshine PantriesTallahassee, FLPayment for support$150
Fsu FoundationTallahassee, FLPayment for support$100

By state: New York 2 · Florida 33 · INTL 2 · Illinois 1 · Texas 1 · Alabama 1

About this foundation

Beatitude Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Tallahassee, Florida, administered in care of Richard S Kearney Dir, tax-exempt since 2001. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Beatitude Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Beatitude Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.2M across 40 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Beatitude Foundation Inc give?

New York (2 grants), Florida (33 grants), INTL (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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