Private Foundation

MICHAEL AND STEPHANIE BESL FOUNDATION

MICHAEL AND STEPHANIE BESL FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in CINCINNATI, OH. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $-58K revenue, $92K expenses, $1.2M total assets. IRS filings disclose 23 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $224K.

EIN: 824997604 CINCINNATI, OH Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$-58K

Total Expenses$92K

Total Assets$1.2M

Grants Given23

Grant Total$224K

Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

XAVIER UNIVERSITY

CINCINNATI, OH · 2024

EDUCATION

$51,000

THE FRIAR'S CLUB INC

CINCINNATI, OH · 2024

PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA

$11,000

XAVIER JESUIT ACADEMY FOUNDATION

CINCINNATI, OH · 2024

EDUCATION

$10,000

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

EDUCATION

$1,000

XAVIER UNIVERSITY

CINCINNATI, OH · 2023

EDUCATION

$66,000

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Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Joseph Besl

PRESIDENT Michael L Besl

TRUSTEE Sarah Besl

SECRETARY/TREASURER Stephanie Besl

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Top Grant Purposes

EDUCATION

$161,500 11 grants

PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

$18,000 3 grants

PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA

$17,000 2 grants

SERVING THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF CINCINNATI'S AT-RISK CHILDREN THROUGH ORGANIZED SPORTS, EDUCATION, NUTRITION AND FITNESS

$13,000 3 grants

EMPOWER MEN AND WOMEN TO MELD INTELLECT AND SPIRITUALITY, DIRECT AMBITION, ATTAIN GOALS AND STRETCH BEYOND THE IMAGINATION

$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$-58K	$92K	$1.2M
2023	$84K	$95K	$1.2M
2022	$34K	$35K	$1.2M
2020	$9K	$41K	$1.2M
2019	$25K	$21K	$1.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue moved from $25K to $-58K, with total assets most recently reported at $1.2M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in NY, OH.

NYOH

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