Edward T Bedford Foundation
Stuart, FL · EIN 65-6164872. Reported 178 grants totalling $4,393,093 to 65 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Edward T Bedford Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $3,500 and the largest $105,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties | West Palm Beach, FL | $420,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Youth Tennis Foundation of Florida Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $208,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation | Usafa, CO | $200,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Guadalupe Center Inc | Immokalee, FL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Education Foundation of Collier County Inc | Naples, FL | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asphalt Green | New York, NY | $150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Usafa - Women's Tennis | Usafa, CO | $146,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban Youth Impact Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $140,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Junior Tennis Champions Center Inc | College Park, MD | $117,214 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Naples Botanical Garden Inc | Naples, FL | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Dream Fund Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Tee of Hampton Roads | Virginia Beach, VA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Loggerhead Marinelife Center | Juno Beach, FL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of the Palm Beaches | West Palm Beach, FL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia | Norfolk, VA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tenacity Inc | Brighton, MA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maltz Jupiter Theatre Inc | Jupiter, FL | $88,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Caridad Center Inc | Boynton Beach, FL | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Excellence in Education | Mclean, VA | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Daytona Beach, FL | $80,579 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Tennis Champions Center Inc | Washington, DC | $78,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Tee Central Coast | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| First Tee of Greater Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Place of Hope Inc | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Glades Initiative Inc | Royal Palm Beach, FL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Usafa - Men's Tennis | Usafa, CO | $66,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Horses N Heroes of Marion County Inc | Citra, FL | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gold Coast Junior Golf Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | $64,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bound for College | Delray Beach, FL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Golisano Children's Museum of Naples | Naples, FL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Golf Association of Broward County Inc | Cooper City, FL | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| New Hope Charities Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Boggy Creek Gang Inc | Eustis, FL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aces in Motion | Gainesville, FL | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of South Palm Beach County | Boca Raton, FL | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Champions for Learning | Naples, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Florida Science Center and Acquarium | West Palm Beach, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Gator Junior Golf Assoc | Gainesville, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Armory Art Center Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boca Helping Hands | Boca Raton, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Children's Golf Foundation Incfirst Tee of Palm Beaches | Riviera Beach, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Childrens Case Management Organization Inc Dba Families First of Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Tee Florida Gold Coast | Riviera Beach, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grandma's Place Inc | Royal Palm Beach, FL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse Artcenter Inc | Tequesta, FL | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gainesville Area Community Tennis Association | Gainesville, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westport Weston Family YMCA | Westport, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Eat Better Live Better | Lake Worth, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Tee Naplescollier | Naples, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Norwalk Grassroots Tennis Inc | Norwalk, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Riviera Beach Community Outreach | West Palm Beach, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| First Serve | West Palm Beach, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hillsborough Education Foundation | Tampa, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Take Stock in Children | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Center for Family Services of Palm Beach County Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation | Denver, CO | $13,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hooves of Hope Equestrian Center | Lancaster, KY | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gulf Coast Junior Golf Tour Incfirst Tee Naplescollier | Naples, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Naples Therapeutic Riding Center | Naples, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Opportunity Inc of Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sea Turtle Adventures | Boynton Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United States Association for Blind Athletes | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Farmworker Children's Center | Ocean Ridge, FL | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grace Notes Music Foundation | Jupiter, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gumbo Limbo Coastal Stewards | Boca Raton, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
50 of 65 (77%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 62%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 104 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 40 | $991,714 | $22,500 |
| 2021 | 38 | $917,000 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 35 | $910,579 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 34 | $811,500 | $15,500 |
| 2024 | 31 | $762,300 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
69% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Edward T Bedford Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1002 Se Monterey Commns Bld 101, Stuart, FL, 34996. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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