Grant funders

Bess Family Foundation

Private foundation, Massachusetts

United States
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Given in 2024 $1.3m
Typical grant $25k Middle half $10k to $33k
New grantees in 2024 42% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

42% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

California 32 grants · typical $25k
Massachusetts 25 grants · typical $25k
New York 16 grants · typical $13k
Colorado 13 grants · typical $13k
New Mexico 6 grants · typical $25k
Ohio 4 grants · typical $25k
Virginia 3 grants · typical $100k
Wisconsin 3 grants · typical $150k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

Upaya Zen Center Inc Grant to Upaya Zen Center Inc $25k 31 Dec 2024
San Francisco Zen Center Grant to San Francisco Zen Center $10k 31 Dec 2024
Sati Center for Buddist Studies Grant to Sati Center for Buddist Studies $50k 31 Dec 2024
Northwest Zen Sangha Grant to Northwest Zen Sangha $10k 31 Dec 2024
Myriad USA Inc Grant to Myriad USA Inc $10k 31 Dec 2024
Tergar International Grant to Tergar International $10k 31 Dec 2024
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Inc Grant to Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Inc $22k 31 Dec 2024
Beloved Community Circles Grant to Beloved Community Circles $40k 31 Dec 2024
Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery Inc C O Ben Grant to Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery Inc C O Ben $50k 31 Dec 2024
Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula Grant to Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula $15k 31 Dec 2024

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)