Bess Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 27-0284495
Foundation Overview
Based in Wilmington, DE, Bess Family Foundation has awarded 253 grants totaling $8,217,387 to organizations in Wisconsin, Massachusetts and 15 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $129 to $150,000, with a median award of $25,000.
Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$8,217,387
Total Assets
$1,964,625
Median Grant (all grants)
$25,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
52
Median Grant
$25,000
% No Significant Change
0%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
February 2026
Foundation Intelligence
Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies
New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 33%
17 of 52 recipients (33%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
California
Grants are geographically diversified with 25% in California and funding distributed across 17 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within California, funding concentrates in Santa Rosa (23%), San Francisco (15%), Sebastopol (10%).
Funding Trajectory
+87%
Strong 87% growth in annual giving over 3 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
General Purposes + 3 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (72%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Bess Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barre Center For Buddhist Studies Inc | $33,333 | Barre, MA, US | A Series Of Three Ecodharma Retreats To Be Held At Bcbs | 2024 |
| Barre Center For Buddhist Studies Inc | $22,000 | Barre, MA, US | September, 2024 Ecodharma Retreat | 2024 |
| Barre Center For Buddhist Studies Inc | $35,000 | Barre, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Beloved Community Circles | $40,000 | Belmont, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Big Springs Garden Retreat Center Inc | $33,333 | Sierra City, CA, US | A Series Of Three Ecodharma Retreats | 2024 |
| Boundless In Motion | $15,000 | Boulder, CO, US | Indigenous Women's Retreat At Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center | 2024 |
| Braided Wisdom Inc | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Brown University | $25,000 | Providence, RI, US | Travel Expenses Associated With The 2024 Indigenous Mindfulness Coalition Retreat Led By Dr Jeffrey Proulx | 2024 |
| Cambridge Insight Meditation Center Inc | $25,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Dharma Gates Inc | $15,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | An Eight-week Online Series "How To Love In A Damaged World" | 2024 |
| Dharmadatta Community | $25,000 | Peekskill, NY, US | Damcho And Karya's Project On Earth Awareness Practices | 2024 |
| Durango Sangha | $12,500 | Durango, CO, US | Establishing A New Practice Group That Will Gather In Nature, On The Land, Particularly In The Durango Community And Surrounding Areas | 2024 |
| Firefighters United For Safety Ethics And Ecology | $10,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Great Vow Wildland Firefighter Mindfulness Retreat | 2024 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | $10,000 | Hartsdale, NY, US | Triptych Journey | 2024 |
| Garrison Institute | $50,000 | Garrison, NY, US | A Project To Map And Grow The Field Of Interconnected People And Organizations Leading Earth-based Mindfulness And Meditation Practices | 2024 |
| Genx Buddhist Teachers Sangha | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | A Plenary Session To Explore The Effects Of Climate Change And Biodiversity Loss On Genx Buddhist Teachers, As Well As On Students With A Focus On What Support Could Help Cope With Those Effects | 2024 |
| Inquiring Systems Inc | $25,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Mindful Of Nature Fund | 2024 |
| Inquiring Systems Inc | $10,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | One Earth Sangha - Website For Earth Awareness Community Retreat Program | 2024 |
| Inquiring Systems Inc | $100,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | One Earth Sangha | 2024 |
| Inquiring Systems Inc | $25,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Work That Reconnects Network | 2024 |
| Insight Meditation Center Of The Mid-peninsula | $15,000 | Redwood City, CA, US | A Bipoc Retreat At Big Springs | 2024 |
| Insight Meditation Community Of Washington | $33,333 | Montgomry Vlg, MD, US | A Series Of Three Ecodharma Retreats To Be Held At The Seven Oaks Retreat Center | 2024 |
| Insight Meditation Community Of Western Massachuse | $10,000 | Easthampton, MA, US | Rebecca Bradshaw's Retreat "Down To Earth Dharma: Healing Our Relationship With Ourselves And The Earth" | 2024 |
| Insight Meditation Society Inc | $50,000 | Barre, MA, US | Integrating Earth Awareness Practices Into New And Existing Programs | 2024 |
| Interdependence Project | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | A Year Long Ecodharma Project With 6 Outdoor Events | 2024 |
| Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Inc | $50,000 | Attleboro, MA, US | Integration Of Earth Awareness Practices Into Existing Programs | 2024 |
| Lotus Institute Inc | $25,000 | Pataskala, OH, US | Integrating Earth Awareness Practices Into New And Existing Programs | 2024 |
| Mindful Living Revolution | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Mindful Living Revolution | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Hurricane Relief | 2024 |
| Mountain Cloud Zen Center Inc | $25,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | 2024 Indigenous Mindfulness Coalition Retreat | 2024 |
| Myriad Usa Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | The Wellbeing Project | 2024 |
| Natural Dharma Fellowship | $25,000 | Springfield, NH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Northwest Zen Sangha | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | Coordinating Across Buddhist Sanghas For Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy Improvements To Temple Buildings And Offerings Events That Focus On Ecological Awareness | 2024 |
| Our Lady Of The Resurrection Monastery Inc C O Ben | $50,000 | Cold Springs, NY, US | Capital Improvements Fund | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center | $33,333 | Niwot, CO, US | A Series Of Three Ecodharma Nature Retreats To Be Held At Rmerc | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center | $25,000 | Niwot, CO, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| San Francisco Zen Center | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Tassajara Wildland Firefighter Retreat | 2024 |
| Saranaloka Foundation | $6,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | Translation Of Fang Einfach An! To English | 2024 |
| Saranaloka Foundation | $25,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | The Work Led By Ayya Santacitta At The Aloka Earth Room | 2024 |
| Sati Center For Buddist Studies | $50,000 | Redwood City, CA, US | The Buddhist Eco-chaplaincy Program | 2024 |
| Shambhala Usa | $25,000 | Camden, CT, US | Touching The Earth's Hivemind Eco Assembly Project | 2024 |
| Sky Mind Retreats | $10,000 | Moab, UT, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Sounds True Foundation | $10,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | "We Are The Great Turning" Podcast | 2024 |
| Spirit Rock Meditation Center | $10,000 | Woodacre, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Tergar International | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | Integrating Ecodharma Into Programming | 2024 |
| Tricycle Foundation Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | 2024 Buddhism And Ecology Gathering | 2024 |
| University Of California San Francisco Foundation | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Climate Resilience Course/epel | 2024 |
| University Of Wisconsin | $100,000 | Green Bay, WI, US | The Loka Initiative | 2024 |
| Upaya Zen Center Inc | $25,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | Reviewing, Indexing And Cataloging Teachings On Eco-dharma In The Vast Upaya Audio And Video Archives | 2024 |
| Upaya Zen Center Inc | $25,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Vallecitos Mountain Refuge | $10,000 | Durango, CO, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Zen Peacemakers Inc | $25,000 | Sunderland, MA, US | Program Offerings Focused On Climate, Environment, And Earth Care | 2024 |
| Barre Center For Buddhist Studies Inc | $40,000 | Barre, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Boundless In Motion | $10,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Brown University | $93,000 | Providence, RI, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Buddhist Peace Fellowship | $10,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation Inc | $10,000 | Malden, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Cambridge Insight Meditation Center Inc | $25,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Durango Sangha | $10,000 | Durango, CO, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Essex County Community Fdn Inc | $10,000 | Beverly, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Inquiring Systems Inc | $125,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Insight Meditation Community Of Washington | $69,900 | Montgomry Vlg, MD, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Insight Meditation Society Inc | $320 | Barre, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Interdependence Project | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Inc | $50,000 | Attleboro, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Jubilee Justice Inc | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Lineage Project Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Lotus Institute Inc | $25,000 | Pataskala, OH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Mind & Life Institute | $100,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Mindful Living Revolution | $25,000 | Black Mtn, NC, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Minnesota Council Of Nonprofits Inc | $129 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Mountain Cloud Zen Center Inc | $25,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Natural Dharma Fellowship | $125,000 | Springfield, NH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Open Learning Exchange Inc | $25,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Opencollective Foundation | $10,000 | Covina, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Plum Village Community Of Engaged Buddhism Inc | $50,000 | Escondido, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Prison Dharma Network Inc | $25,000 | Deerfield, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Regents Of The University Of California | $25,000 | Davis, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center | $25,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Sacred Mountain Sangha | $25,400 | Sebastopol, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Saranaloka Foundation | $25,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute | $40,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Shambhala Usa | $75,000 | Camden, CT, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Sounds True Foundation | $25,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Tricycle Foundation Inc | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| University Of Wisconsin Foundation | $150,000 | Milwaukee, WI, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Upaya Zen Center Inc | $25,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Zen Peacemakers Inc | $25,000 | Sunderland, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Barre Center For Buddhist Studies Inc | $40,000 | Barre, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Boundless In Motion | $10,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Brown University | $93,000 | Providence, RI, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Buddhist Peace Fellowship | $10,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation Inc | $10,000 | Malden, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Cambridge Insight Meditation Center Inc | $25,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Durango Sangha | $10,000 | Durango, CO, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Essex County Community Fdn Inc | $10,000 | Beverly, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Inquiring Systems Inc | $125,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Insight Meditation Community Of Washington | $69,900 | Montgomry Vlg, MD, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Insight Meditation Society Inc | $320 | Barre, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Interdependence Project | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Inc | $50,000 | Attleboro, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Jubilee Justice Inc | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Lineage Project Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Lotus Institute Inc | $25,000 | Pataskala, OH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Mind & Life Institute | $100,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Mindful Living Revolution | $25,000 | Black Mtn, NC, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Minnesota Council Of Nonprofits Inc | $129 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Mountain Cloud Zen Center Inc | $25,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Natural Dharma Fellowship | $125,000 | Springfield, NH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Open Learning Exchange Inc | $25,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Opencollective Foundation | $10,000 | Covina, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Plum Village Community Of Engaged Buddhism Inc | $50,000 | Escondido, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Prison Dharma Network Inc | $25,000 | Deerfield, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Regents Of The University Of California | $25,000 | Davis, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center | $25,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Sacred Mountain Sangha | $25,400 | Sebastopol, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Saranaloka Foundation | $25,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute | $40,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Shambhala Usa | $75,000 | Camden, CT, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Sounds True Foundation | $25,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Tricycle Foundation Inc | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| University Of Wisconsin Foundation | $150,000 | Milwaukee, WI, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Upaya Zen Center Inc | $25,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Zen Peacemakers Inc | $25,000 | Sunderland, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Aloka Vihara | $10,000 | Placerville, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Barre Center For Buddhist Studies | $50,000 | Barre, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Brown University | $75,000 | Providence, RI, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Cambridge Insight Meditation Center | $25,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Dharmadatta Community | $10,000 | Orange, VA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Drala Mountain Center | $10,000 | Red Feather Lakes, CO, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Garrison Institute | $50,000 | Garrison, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Insight Meditation Center | $25,000 | West Newbury, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Insight Meditation Society (Ims) | $50,000 | Barre, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Inward Bound Mindfulness Education | $50,000 | Concord, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Lineage Project | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Mind And Life Institute | $100,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Mindful Living Revolution | $10,000 | Black Mountain, NC, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Natural Dharma Fellowship | $25,000 | Springfield, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| New York Insight Meditation Center | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| New York Zen Center For Contemplative Care | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| One Earth Sangha | $53,019 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Open Collective Foundation | $10,000 | Covina, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Prison Mindfulness Institute | $25,000 | South Deerfield, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center | $50,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Sacred Mountain Sangha | $25,000 | Sebastopol, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Sati Center For Buddist Studies | $25,000 | Redwood City, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institution | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Sky Mind Retreats | $60,000 | Moab, UT, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Tergar International | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| The Lotus Institute | $25,000 | Pataskala, OH, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation | $50,000 | Escondido, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Tibetan Nuns Project | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation | $10,000 | Steamboat Springs, CO, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| University Of Wisconsin Foundation | $150,000 | Madison, WI, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Upaya Zen Center | $25,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Work That Reconnects Network | $25,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Zen Peacemaker International | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | $12,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Aloka Vihara | $10,000 | Placerville, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Barre Center For Buddhist Studies | $50,000 | Barre, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Brown University | $75,000 | Providence, RI, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Cambridge Insight Meditation Center | $25,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Dharmadatta Community | $10,000 | Orange, VA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Drala Mountain Center | $10,000 | Red Feather Lakes, CO, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Garrison Institute | $50,000 | Garrison, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Insight Meditation Center | $25,000 | West Newbury, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Insight Meditation Society (Ims) | $50,000 | Barre, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Inward Bound Mindfulness Education | $50,000 | Concord, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Lineage Project | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Mind And Life Institute | $100,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Mindful Living Revolution | $10,000 | Black Mountain, NC, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Natural Dharma Fellowship | $25,000 | Springfield, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| New York Insight Meditation Center | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| New York Zen Center For Contemplative Care | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| One Earth Sangha | $53,019 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Open Collective Foundation | $10,000 | Covina, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Prison Mindfulness Institute | $25,000 | South Deerfield, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center | $50,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Sacred Mountain Sangha | $25,000 | Sebastopol, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Sati Center For Buddist Studies | $25,000 | Redwood City, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institution | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Sky Mind Retreats | $60,000 | Moab, UT, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Tergar International | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| The Lotus Institute | $25,000 | Pataskala, OH, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation | $50,000 | Escondido, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Tibetan Nuns Project | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation | $10,000 | Steamboat Springs, CO, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| University Of Wisconsin Foundation | $150,000 | Madison, WI, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Upaya Zen Center | $25,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Work That Reconnects Network | $25,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Zen Peacemaker International | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | $12,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Aloka Vihara | $10,000 | Placerville, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Barre Center For Buddhist Studies | $50,000 | Barre, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Brown University | $75,000 | Providence, RI, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Cambridge Insight Meditation Center | $25,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Dharmadatta Community | $10,000 | Orange, VA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Drala Mountain Center | $10,000 | Red Feather Lakes, CO, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Garrison Institute | $50,000 | Garrison, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Insight Meditation Center | $25,000 | West Newbury, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Insight Meditation Society (Ims) | $50,000 | Barre, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Inward Bound Mindfulness Education | $50,000 | Concord, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Lineage Project | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Mind And Life Institute | $100,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Mindful Living Revolution | $10,000 | Black Mountain, NC, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Natural Dharma Fellowship | $25,000 | Springfield, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| New York Insight Meditation Center | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| New York Zen Center For Contemplative Care | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| One Earth Sangha | $53,019 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Open Collective Foundation | $10,000 | Covina, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Prison Mindfulness Institute | $25,000 | South Deerfield, MA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center | $50,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Sacred Mountain Sangha | $25,000 | Sebastopol, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Sati Center For Buddist Studies | $25,000 | Redwood City, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institution | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Sky Mind Retreats | $60,000 | Moab, UT, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Tergar International | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| The Lotus Institute | $25,000 | Pataskala, OH, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation | $50,000 | Escondido, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Tibetan Nuns Project | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation | $10,000 | Steamboat Springs, CO, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| University Of Wisconsin Foundation | $150,000 | Madison, WI, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Upaya Zen Center | $25,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Work That Reconnects Network | $25,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Zen Peacemaker International | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | $12,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | General Grant | 2022 |
| University Of Wisconsin Foundation | $75,000 | Madison, WI, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Cambridge Insight Meditation Center | $10,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Insight Meditation Center | $10,000 | West Newbury, MA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Upaya Zen Center | $10,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Social Innovation Forum | $15,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Brown University | $75,000 | Providence, RI, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Lineage Project | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Mind And Life Institute | $50,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| New York Insight Meditation Center | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| The Lotus Institute | $10,000 | Pataskala, OH, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Zen Peacemaker International | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Mind And Life Institute | $50,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Social Innovation Forum | $11,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health | $10,000 | Stockbridge, MA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Natural Dharma Fellowship | $10,000 | Springfield, MA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Work That Reconnects Network | $10,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Prison Mindfulness Institute | $25,000 | South Deerfield, MA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Sacred Mountain Sangha | $10,000 | Sebastopol, CA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| One Earth Sangha | $60,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Barre Center For Buddhist Studies | $30,000 | Barre, MA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Insight Meditation Society (ims) | $30,000 | Barre, MA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Cambridge Insight Meditation Center | $15,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| University Of Wisconsin Foundation | $50,000 | Madison, WI, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Cambridge Insight Meditation Center | $15,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Inward Bound Mindfulness Education | $35,000 | Concord, MA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| Multiplier | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
| The Berkeley Alembic Foundation | $25,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Grant | 2021 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Bess Family Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 27-0284495 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 237 SUMMER ST Manchester, MA 01944-1540 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Bess Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Benjamin Chigier |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Shelly D Chigier |
Forms 990-PF
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- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.