Public Charity

THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC

THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $22.9M in revenue, $23.2M in expenses, $11.1M in total assets. 108 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $19.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 132752108 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$22.9M
Total Expenses$23.2M
Total Assets$11.1M
Grant Records108
Funding Total$19.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BELIEVES IN A VIBRANT, EQUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENT RESTAURANT INDUSTRY THAT STANDS AS A CORNERSTONE OF AMERICAN CULTURE, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMY - AND DRIVES TOWARDS A BETTER FOOD SYSTEM. THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AIMS TO BE A DESTINATION FOR EXCELLENCE ACROSS THE INDEPENDENT RESTAURANT INDUSTRY, DRIVING THE COUNTRY TOWARDS A BETTER FOOD SYSTEM.

Sample Grants Received

$70,000
2024
Provide funding to the organization so that it can continue it stated mission of supporting and celebrating the people who make up America's food culture.
$4,778,956
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$635,195
2024
HUMAN SERVICES
$180,000
2024
TO CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY, THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION WORKS ACTIVELY TOWARDS PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS.
$150,000

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Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Allison Rose
TRUSTEE Andrew Levine
VP IMPACT Anne Mcbride
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Anouska Biswas
TRUSTEE Anthony Myint
TRUSTEE Chris Lyons

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Top Grant Purposes

Provide funding to the organization so that it can continue it stated mission of supporting and celebrating the people who make up America's food culture.
$10,185,864 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,151,565 9 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,166,518 17 grants
PROMOTE AND PRESERVE AMERICAS DIVERSE CULINARY HERITAGE
$1,128,451 3 grants
GENERAL
$500,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $22.9M $23.2M $11.1M
2024 $21.1M $21.5M $13.0M
2023 $18.0M $17.9M $9.2M
2022 $15.1M $14.8M $8.1M
2021 $14.4M $13.3M $8.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $14.4M to $22.9M (+59%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.1M.

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