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James R and Linda Beers Foundation

Name: James R and Linda Beers Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

68
grants reported: $550,259
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Friendship Place3 grants · $106,000
George Mason University Foundation1 grant · $100,000
Higher Achievement1 grant · $100,000
The Kennedy Center4 grants · $81,608
The Brookings Institution2 grants · $20,000
Elizabeth Dole Foundation4 grants · $20,000
Smithsonian Institution3 grants · $15,898
Washington National Cathedral4 grants · $15,000
A Wider Circle2 grants · $15,000
Weta4 grants · $12,500

Giving over time

$167,676

2021

$44,430

2022

$63,055

2023

$275,098

2024

Grant history

All 68 reported grants, largest first.

$100,000
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$100,000
Higher Achievement · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$100,000
Friendship Place · Washington, DC · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$30,563
The Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$24,340
The Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$18,963
The Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$10,000
The Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$10,000
The Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$10,000
A Wider Circle · Kensington, MD · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$7,940
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$7,742
The Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$7,500
Washington National Cathedral · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$5,000
Elizabeth Dole Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$5,000
Elizabeth Dole Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$5,000
Friendship Place · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$5,000
Elizabeth Dole Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$5,000
Foundation for the Natl Archives · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$5,000
A Wider Circle · Kensington, MD · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$5,000
Elizabeth Dole Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$5,000
Foundation for the Natl Archives · Washington, DC · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$5,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · North Bethesda, MD · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$5,000
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$4,929
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$4,600
National Gallery of Art · Washington, DC · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$4,500
National Archives Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$4,500
National Gallery of Art · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$3,029
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$2,500
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$2,500
Washington National Cathedral · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$2,500
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$2,500
National Museum of African American History & Culture · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$2,500
Washington National Cathedral · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$2,500
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$2,500
Freedom Forum · Washington, DC · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$2,500
Washington National Cathedral · Washington, DC · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$2,471
National Museum of African American History & Culture · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$2,471
National Museum of African American History & Culture · Washington, DC · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,886
National Portrait Gallery · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,886
National Portrait Gallery · Washington, DC · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,829
Smithsonian Associates · Washington, DC · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,149
The White House Historical Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,000
Freedom Forum · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,000
Friends of the Library of Congress · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,000
National Constitution Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,000
Berea College · Berea, KY · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,000
Library of Congress · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,000
National Constitution Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,000
Dc Historical Society · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,000
Freedom Forum · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,000
Friendship Place · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,000
Library of Congress · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$1,000
The Washington Chorus · Washington, DC · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$996
National Museum of Women in the Arts · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$996
National Museum of Women in the Arts · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$950
The Historical Society of Washington Dc (Dc History Center) · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$950
Dc Historical Society · Washington, DC · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$800
National Portrait Gallery · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$500
George Washington University Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$500
Nashville Symphony · Nashville, TN · 2024
Donation to further charitable purpose
$500
The White House Historical Association · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$449
The White House Historical Association · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$410
George Washington University Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$410
George Washington University Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$410
George Washington University Museum · Washington, DC · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$400
Hirshhorn Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation to further charitable purpose
$400
Hirshhorn Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose
$190
Hirshhorn Museum · Washington, DC · 2021
Donation to further charitable purpose
$100
National Gallery of Art · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation to further charitable purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.