The Behr Foundation makes a small number of targeted grants that prioritize supporting local/regional philanthropy and cultural institutions. A majority of its giving is directed to philanthropic intermediaries and arts organizations, with occasional support for religious institutions. Grants are modest in number and dollar size but include a single dominant gift to a community foundation, suggesting a mix of direct cultural support and pooled philanthropic investment.
The Behr Foundation’s giving is anchored by a $50,000 grant to the Community Foundation of Northern IL Linois in Rockford, a signal that pooled philanthropy is part of its approach. From there, the foundation supports a mix of arts, religious, medical, and community organizations with a small number of targeted grants. Rockford appears repeatedly across the recent record, alongside Florida recipients in Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Miami Beach, and Pompano Beach. The foundation’s largest gifts are not spread broadly across dozens of institutions; instead, they recur in a compact set of organizations and places, with several grantees receiving support in multiple years. Its recent pattern includes direct support for cultural institutions such as Rockford Art Museum and Anderson Japanese Gardens, along with gifts to Temple Beth-el and medical organizations including Boca Raton Regional Hospital and the Michael J Fox Foundation. The mix suggests a funder that combines community foundation support with selective institutional giving, especially in the arts and faith-based community life. Most grants are modest, but a few larger awards shape the overall profile.
Local philanthropy is a clear part of the foundation’s portfolio. In 2025, it gave $50,000 to Community Foundation of Northern IL Linois for philanthropy, the largest grant in the recent record. Arts organizations receive repeated support across several years. Rockford Art Museum received $11,600 in 2025, plus $5,100 in 2024 and $8,500 in 2023, while Anderson Japanese Gardens received $10,000 in both 2024 and 2025 and another $10,000 in 2023. The foundation also supports religious and health-related work. Temple Beth-el received $10,700 in 2024, $2,000 in 2025, and $1,700 in 2023, and Boca Raton Regional Hospital Founda Tion Inc received $10,000 in 2025 after a $10,000 grant in 2023.
Typical grant size sits at $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $2,250 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile, which points to a small set of larger awards alongside many smaller ones. The recent record also shows repeat support to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including multiple arts, religious, and medical grantees. The foundation is a private funder that does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The available data does not show an application process, suggesting grantmaking is selective rather than open-call.
$52K
$246K
$23K
$56K
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 40% of grants go to recipients in IL.
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Concentrated and selective: few grants per cycle with one large flagship gift to a community foundation and several smaller gifts to arts and religious organizations; appears to favor regional cultural institutions and intermediaries over broad, dispersed giving.
Notable grantees: Community Foundation of Northern IL, Rockford Art Museum, Palm Beach Symphony Society Inc, Temple Beth-El
The Behr Foundation gives nationally, but its grants cluster heavily in a few places. Florida accounts for 38% of grants, and the recent record includes Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Miami Beach, and Pompano Beach. Rockford, Illinois is especially prominent and includes multiple recipients across philanthropy, arts, religious, and operations categories. New York recipients also appear, including organizations in New York, NY. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants show support for community foundations and philanthropic intermediaries, arts and cultural institutions, medical organizations, and Jewish religious institutions. Examples in the record include a community foundation in Rockford, museums and gardens in Rockford, symphony and ballet organizations in Florida, and Temple Beth-el in Rockford.
The distribution centers on smaller grants: $1,000 at the 25th percentile, a $2,250 median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. That pattern indicates that most awards are modest, with a smaller number of larger gifts influencing the overall profile.
All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients, for a total of 34 grants and 100.0% in the United States. The geographic footprint is national, but the listed recipients are domestic.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Rockford Art Museum, Anderson Japanese Gardens, Temple Beth-el, Boca Raton Regional Hospital Founda Tion Inc, Miami City Ballet, Pilchuck Glass School, Kravis Center for the Performing Ar, Lymphoma Research Foundation, Michael J Fox Foundation, and The Wick Theatre & Costume Museum.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE | NAPLES, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL |
| ROCKFORD ART MUSEUM | ROCKFORD, IL | $15,500 | 2026 | ARTISTIC |
| ANDERSON JAPANESE GARDENS | ROCKFORD, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | ARTISTIC |
| THE WICK THEATRE & COSTUME MUSEUM | POMPANO BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | ARTISTIC |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN IL LINOIS | ROCKFORD, IL | $50,000 | 2025 | PHILANTHROPY |
| ROCKFORD ART MUSEUM | ROCKFORD, IL | $11,600 | 2025 | ARTISTIC |
| ANDERSON JAPANESE GARDENS | ROCKFORD, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | ARTISTIC |
| BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOUNDA TION INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL |
| MIAMI CITY BALLET | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $3,000 | 2025 | ARTISTIC |
| TEMPLE BETH-EL | ROCKFORD, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL |
| MIDWAY VILLAGE & MUSEUM CENTER | ROCKFORD, IL | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| LYMPHOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL |
| THE WICK THEATRE & COSTUME MUSEUM | POMPANO BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | ARTISTIC |
| GOLD COAST DOWN SYNDROME | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $500 | 2025 | MEDICAL |
| PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $11,000 | 2024 | ARTISTIC |
| TEMPLE BETH-EL | ROCKFORD, IL | $10,700 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS |
| ANDERSON JAPANESE GARDENS | ROCKFORD, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | ARTISTIC |
| ROCKFORD ART MUSEUM | ROCKFORD, IL | $5,100 | 2024 | ARTISTIC |
| MARSH CEMETERY ASSOCIATION | ROCKFORD, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| MIAMI CITY BALLET | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $3,000 | 2024 | ARTISTIC |
| PILCHUCK GLASS SCHOOL (JOAN STONECIPHER EDUCATIONAL FUND) | SEATTLE, WA | $2,500 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| LYMPHOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL |
| KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING AR | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2024 | ARTISTIC |
| MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL |
| THE WICK THEATRE & COSTUME MUSEUM | POMPANO BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | ARTISTIC |
| GOLD COAST DOWN SYNDROME | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $500 | 2024 | MEDICAL |
| PIONEER CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES (PADS) | MCHENRY, IL | $500 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| ANDERSON JAPANESE GARDENS | ROCKFORD, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | ARTISTIC |
| ROCKFORD HEBREW CEMETERY | ROCKFORD, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS |
| BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL FND | BOCA RATON, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | MEDICAL |
| ROCKFORD ART MUSEUM | ROCKFORD, IL | $8,500 | 2023 | ARTISTIC |
| PILCHUCK GLASS SCHOOL (JOAN STONECIPHER EDUCATIONAL FUND) | SEATTLE, WA | $2,500 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING AR | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2023 | ARTISTIC |
| TEMPLE BETH-EL | ROCKFORD, IL | $1,700 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS |
| MIAMI CITY BALLET | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2023 | ARTISTIC |
| ST ANDREWS PAP CORPS FOR CANCER | BOCA RATON, FL | $1,000 | 2023 | MEDICAL |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPIT | MEMPHIS, TN | $500 | 2023 | MEDICAL |
ROCKFORD ART MUSEUM
$15,500ARTISTIC
ANDERSON JAPANESE GARDENS
$10,000ARTISTIC
THE WICK THEATRE & COSTUME MUSEUM
$1,000ARTISTIC
ROCKFORD ART MUSEUM
$11,600ARTISTIC
ANDERSON JAPANESE GARDENS
$10,000ARTISTIC
TEMPLE BETH-EL
$2,000RELIGIOUS
MIDWAY VILLAGE & MUSEUM CENTER
$1,000OPERATIONS
THE WICK THEATRE & COSTUME MUSEUM
$1,000ARTISTIC
GOLD COAST DOWN SYNDROME
$500MEDICAL
TEMPLE BETH-EL
$10,700RELIGIOUS
ANDERSON JAPANESE GARDENS
$10,000ARTISTIC
ROCKFORD ART MUSEUM
$5,100ARTISTIC
MARSH CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
$5,000OPERATIONS
KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING AR
$2,000ARTISTIC
THE WICK THEATRE & COSTUME MUSEUM
$1,000ARTISTIC
GOLD COAST DOWN SYNDROME
$500MEDICAL
PIONEER CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES (PADS)
$500OPERATIONS
ANDERSON JAPANESE GARDENS
$10,000ARTISTIC
ROCKFORD HEBREW CEMETERY
$10,000RELIGIOUS
BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL FND
$10,000MEDICAL
ROCKFORD ART MUSEUM
$8,500ARTISTIC
KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING AR
$2,000ARTISTIC
TEMPLE BETH-EL
$1,700RELIGIOUS
ST ANDREWS PAP CORPS FOR CANCER
$1,000MEDICAL