Private foundation · EIN 75-2769489 · Dallas, Texas · Philanthropy & grantmaking

John & Pamela Beckert Family Foundation

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 2025 Form 990-PF: 27 grants paid, $144K total, median $1,000. 59% of grants stayed in Texas.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
27
$144K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in TX
59%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.6M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Planned ParenthoodDallas, TXOperating Funds$38K
Alliance of IdahoBellevue, IDOperating Funds$25K
Mpower NowAtlanta, GAOperating Funds$25K
Crossroads Community ServiceDallas, TXOperating Funds$10K
North Texas Food BankPlano, TXOperating Funds$7,500
Sun Valley Writers ConferenceKetchum, IDOperating Funds$5,800
Uplift EducationDallas, TXOperating Funds$5,000
Anti Defamation LeagueNew York, NYOperating Expenses$5,000
Sun Valley Music FestivalSun Valley, IDOperating Funds$3,000
Healthy Futures of TexasDallas, TXOperating Funds$2,500
Hunger CoalitionBellevue, IDOperating Funds$2,500
KeraDallas, TXOperating Funds$1,500
The CircleLondon, UKOperating Expenses$1,200
Blaine County Recreational DistrictHailey, IDOperating Funds$1,000
Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NYOperating Funds$1,000
Community LibraryKetchum, IDOperating Funds$1,000
Dallas Museum of ArtDallas, TXOperating Funds$1,000
Sharing Life OutreachMesquite, TXOperating Funds$1,000
Texas TribuneAustin, TXOperating Funds$1,000
United to LearnDallas, TXOperating Funds$1,000
Cancer Prevention InitiativeDallas, TXOperating Expenses$1,000
Friends of the Katy TrailDallas, TXOperating Expenses$1,000
Innocence Project of TexasFort Worth, TXOperating Expenses$1,000
Alpha Psi of Chi Psi EducationalNashville, TNOperating Funds$500
Dallas FoundationDallas, TXOperating Funds$500
Nasher Sculpture CenterDallas, TXOperating Funds$453
From Passthrough EntitiesDallas, TXOperating Funds$69

By state: Texas 16 · Idaho 6 · Georgia 1 · New York 2 · INTL 1 · Tennessee 1

About this foundation

John & Pamela Beckert Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Dallas, Texas, administered in care of John Beckert, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does John & Pamela Beckert Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 John & Pamela Beckert Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $144K across 27 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does John & Pamela Beckert Family Foundation give?

Texas (16 grants), Idaho (6 grants), Georgia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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