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. 112 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $19.4M, 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 Records112
Funding Total$19.4M
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.

Where $100 goes at The James Beard Foundation Inc

How The James Beard Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$22
The James Beard Foundation awards
27% of program spending
$16
Other events
20% of program spending
$12
The James Beard Foundation partners with leaders and experts in the academic field to conduct original research to diagnose the key issues facing the independent restaurant industry today
15% of program spending

Plus 6 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
A MISSION TO CELEBRATE, SUPPORT, AND ELEVATE THE PEOPLE BEHIND AMERICA'S FOOD CULTURE
$200,000
$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

Showing up to 5 of 112 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Food Assistance & Nutrition
$11,780,044 15 grants
General Support
$5,286,412 63 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,301,701 7 grants
Environment & Conservation
$294,350 6 grants
Human & Social Services
$218,175 4 grants

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.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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