Funding search · EIN 133249239 · Boston, MA

The Beker Foundation

Name: The Beker Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

418
grants reported: $6.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $8,765
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

2 grants matching “quin” · $20,000

$10,000
Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Quin impact fund
$10,000
Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
Quin impact fund

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Combined Jewish Philanthropies3 grants · $457,500
Prizmah3 grants · $423,500
Brandeis University3 grants · $365,500
Solomon Schechter Day School3 grants · $312,993
Brigham & Womens Hospital3 grants · $255,000
Shalem Foundation3 grants · $207,800
Metrowest Jewish Day School3 grants · $206,178
Grubstreet3 grants · $166,000
Keshet3 grants · $166,000
Central Synagogue Boston2 grants · $145,000

Giving over time

$2.1M

2022

$2.1M

2023

$2.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 418 grants.

$210,000
Prizmah · New York, NY · 2023
General operating; stronger together project
$187,500
Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating
$150,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating
$141,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2023
President's discretionary fund, mktyp emergency fund, arts council, hillel
$135,000
Central Synagogue Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
Capital grant; general operating
$135,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2022
President's discretionary fund, hillel, arts council, dept. Of fine arts
$120,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating
$116,510
Solomon Schechter Day School · Newton, MA · 2023
General operating, just imagine teacher grants, israel response grant
$113,500
Prizmah · New York, NY · 2024
Stronger together project; general operating; conference sponsor
$111,393
Solomon Schechter Day School · Newton, MA · 2022
General operating and just imagine teacher grants
$107,800
Shalem Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Master class sponsor, student emergency fund, general operating, jccc
$100,000
Prizmah · New York, NY · 2022
Stronger together project
$98,000
Keshet · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
General operating; boston institutional training
$89,500
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2024
Architectural plans for center for jewish life; hillel; mkap essentials fund; fine arts dept.
$85,090
Solomon Schechter Day School · Newton, MA · 2024
General operating; just imagine grants
$85,000
Brigham & Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Center for visual arts in healthcare; dei in medical education
$85,000
Brigham & Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Dr kaplan dei curriculum, center for visual arts in healthcare
$85,000
Brigham & Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Dr kaplan dei curriculum, center for visual arts in healthcare
$75,000
Moishe House · Encinitas, CA · 2024
For base boston
$71,100
Metrowest Jewish Day School · Framingham, MA · 2022
General operating and just imagine teacher grants
$68,828
Metrowest Jewish Day School · Framingham, MA · 2024
General operating; clear the path campaign; just imagine grants
$66,250
Metrowest Jewish Day School · Framingham, MA · 2023
General operating, just imagine teacher grants, israel response grant
$60,500
Gann Academy · Waltham, MA · 2023
Encounter grant, gala, just imagine teacher grants, annual fund, israel response grant
$58,000
Grubstreet · Boston, MA · 2023
Black writers fellowship and gala host committee
$58,000
Grubstreet · Boston, MA · 2022
Black writers fellowship and general operating
$58,000
Keshet · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
General operating and institutional training program
$56,960
Gann Academy · Waltham, MA · 2024
Annual fund, just imagine grants
$50,000
Grubstreet · Boston, MA · 2024
Writers fellowship
$50,000
Jewish Studio Project · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Boston expansion 1 of 2
$50,000
Lehrhaus Center for Jewish Life and Learning · Somerville, MA · 2024
Educational programming
$50,000
Shalem Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General operating
$50,000
Frisch School · Paramus, NJ · 2023
Culinary class
$50,000
Jewish Studio Project · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Boston expansion pilot
$50,000
Lehrhaus Center for Jewish Life and Learning · Somerville, MA · 2023
For educational programs
$50,000
Frisch School · Paramus, NJ · 2022
Culinary class
$50,000
Gateways · Newton, MA · 2022
Day school therapy program
$50,000
Shalem Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General operating
$43,500
Gateways · Newton, MA · 2023
Doc wayne pilot, consultant, think:kids program
$42,850
Jewish Family & Children'S Services · Waltham, MA · 2024
Circles of connection
$40,750
Jcc Greater Boston · Newton, MA · 2024
Phase 1 circles of connection; general operating
$40,000
Sar Academy · Bronx, NY · 2024
Cooper fund; general operating
$39,830
Gateways · Newton, MA · 2024
For think:kids trainings and certification; in-school therapy
$36,000
M2 Institute for Jewish Experiential Learning · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Yamim and yated programs in boston
$36,000
Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General operating
$35,000
Yad Chessed Fund · Waltham, MA · 2022
General operating and legacy heritage accelerator project
$31,000
Yad Chessed Fund · Waltham, MA · 2024
General operating
$31,000
Eden Village Camp · Putnam Valley, NY · 2022
Yashar inclusion program
$30,000
Hebrew College · Newton, MA · 2024
Gala sponsorship; miller center
$30,000
Wondermore · Newton, MA · 2024
Bps expansion
$30,000
Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education · Boston, MA · 2023
Professional development programming
$30,000
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Kennedy school dean's council and advanced leadership initiative
$28,000
Wondermore · Newton, MA · 2023
Authors-in_schools and gateway cities expansion
$25,987
Maimonides School · Brookline, MA · 2024
Just imagine grants, annual fund
$25,000
Dayenu · New York, NY · 2024
General operating
$25,000
Esplanade Association · Boston, MA · 2024
Gala sponsorship and general operating
$25,000
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Hks fund
$25,000
Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating
$25,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
Beker scholarship
$25,000
Dayenu · New York, NY · 2023
General operating
$25,000
Esplanade Association · Boston, MA · 2023
Gala sponsor and general operating
$25,000
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Kennedy school dean's council
$25,000
Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating
$25,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
Beker scholarships
$25,000
Sar Academy · Bronx, NY · 2023
General operating
$25,000
Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education · Boston, MA · 2022
Professional development programming
$25,000
Dayenu Co Social Good Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General operating
$25,000
Gann Academy · Waltham, MA · 2022
General operating and just imagine teacher grants
$25,000
Hebrew College · Newtoncentre, MA · 2022
Capital campaign
$25,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
Beker scholarships
$25,000
Nova Ukraine · Stanford, CA · 2022
Ukraine relief
$25,000
Sar Academy · Bronx, NY · 2022
General operating
$25,000
Wondermore · Newton, MA · 2022
Authors-in_schools and gateway cities expansion
$25,000
Young Man With a Plan · Hyde Park, MA · 2022
Midde school expansion pilot
$20,000
Alternatives for Community and Environment · Roxbury, MA · 2024
General operating
$20,000
Bamidbar · Denver, CO · 2024
For boston programming
$20,000
Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education · Boston, MA · 2024
Ma teachers professional development programs
$20,000
Boston Explorers · Dorchester, MA · 2024
General operating
$20,000
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2024
For thinking through art
$20,000
Ncsy New England · New York, NY · 2024
For public school expansion
$20,000
One Can Help · Newton, MA · 2024
General operating
$20,000
Transformational Prison Project · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating
$20,000
Alternatives for Community and Environment · Roxbury, MA · 2023
General operating
$20,000
Greenroots · Chelsea, MA · 2023
General operating
$20,000
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2023
Teaching through art program
$20,000
Sociedad Latina · Roxbury, MA · 2023
Wellness programs
$20,000
Sportsmens Tennis and Enrichment Center · Dorchester, MA · 2023
School to sportsmen's program
$20,000
West End House · Allston, MA · 2023
Social worker and trauma informed framework
$20,000
Alternatives for Community and Environment · Roxbury, MA · 2022
General operating
$20,000
Childrens Services of Roxbury · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Beats, rhymes, and life program
$20,000
Greenroots · Chelsea, MA · 2022
General operating
$20,000
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2022
Teaching through art program
$20,000
Sociedad Latina · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Wellness programs
$20,000
Sportsmens Tennis and Enrichment Center · Dorchester, MA · 2022
Academic afterschool programs
$20,000
West End House · Allston, MA · 2022
Social worker and trauma informed framework
$18,400
Yad Chessed Fund · Waltham, MA · 2023
General operating, aid to israeli families
$18,346
Maimonides School · Brookline, MA · 2022
Just imagine teacher grants and general operating
$18,246
Maimonides School · Brookline, MA · 2023
General operating, alumni fund, just imagine teacher grants
$18,000
Israaid (US) · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
General operating
$18,000
One Can Help · Newton, MA · 2023
General operating
$18,000
Esplanade Association · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating

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