The Beck Family Foundation focuses on supporting local Michigan community institutions with an emphasis on Catholic education and religious institutions, essential local services, and regional cultural and land-conservation organizations. Their grants are largely unrestricted operational support and tend to target a small set of repeat recipients and hometown organizations, indicating a preference for sustaining institutions the family likely has longstanding ties to.
Concentrated giving with a small number of relatively large, often repeat grants that provide general operations support; funding is geographically focused on the donor's local region and mixes religious/educational, civic, health, arts, and conservation recipients.
A single $95,000 grant to St Louis Priory School for general operations stands out in the William F and Patricia a Beck Family Foundation’s recent giving. That award sits alongside repeated support for Catholic educational and religious institutions in the Midwest, especially in Missouri and Michigan, showing a pattern of sustained institutional funding rather than short-term project grants. The foundation’s largest grants have also reached community organizations in Frankfort, where local civic and health institutions appear among the recipients. Recent examples include $50,000 to St Louis Abbey for general support and $50,000 to the City of Frankfort for general operations, alongside continuing support for Paul Oliver Hospital, Oliver Art Center, and land-conservation work through Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy. The grant list suggests a portfolio built around core operating support for schools, parishes, hospitals, arts groups, and regional conservation organizations. Smaller awards broaden that picture to include community aid, cultural institutions, and service organizations, while the repeated presence of the same recipients points to an emphasis on continuity and organizational stability.
Catholic education and religious institutions make up a visible part of the foundation’s giving. In one example, it gave $95,000 to St Louis Priory School for general operations, and in another it provided $50,000 to St Louis Abbey for general support. Those grants are paired with additional support for Boys Hope Girls Hope, Villa Duchesne School, and St Anselm Parish. Local services in Frankfort are another clear theme. The foundation awarded $50,000 to the City of Frankfort for general operations, $18,000 to Paul Oliver Hospital for general operations, and $12,000 to Oliver Art Center for general operations. It also supported Frankfort Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Benzie Home Health Care Senior Resources. Land and regional stewardship appear through $20,000 to Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy for general operations and $1,000 to Betsie Valley Trail. The grant list also includes support for Garden Theatre and other cultural or community-serving organizations.
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$125K
Most grants fall between $500 and $10K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: St. Louis Priory School, St. Louis Abbey, Paul Oliver Hospital, City of Frankfort, Oliver Art Center
Grant sizes cluster at the small-to-mid scale: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,500, and the 75th percentile is $10,250. That spread shows a mix of modest awards and a smaller number of much larger operating grants. The same organizations often appear across multiple years, including St Louis Priory School, Paul Oliver Hospital, Oliver Art Center, and St Anselm Parish, which points to recurring support rather than one-time funding. The foundation appears to operate as a family foundation, and the grant descriptions are consistently framed as general operations, general support, or general support equivalents, indicating flexible core funding.
Most grants land in Michigan, which accounts for 58% of recipients and also represents the top state by grant count. Frankfort appears repeatedly, with grants to the City of Frankfort, Paul Oliver Hospital, Oliver Art Center, Frankfort Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and Benzie Home Health Care Senior Resources. Outside Michigan, St Louis and Creve Coeur in Missouri appear often through schools, religious institutions, and service organizations. The grant list is entirely U.S.-based, with 40 grants to U.S. recipients.
The foundation supports Catholic secondary education and religious institutions, local municipal services, rural healthcare, arts and cultural organizations, and land conservation groups. Named recipients include St Louis Priory School, St Louis Abbey, City of Frankfort, Paul Oliver Hospital, Oliver Art Center, and Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy.
The grant descriptions are overwhelmingly general operations, general support, or similar core-funding language. Examples in the recent list include general operations for the City of Frankfort, Paul Oliver Hospital, and Oliver Art Center, indicating a strong preference for organizational sustainability funding.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including St Louis Priory School, Paul Oliver Hospital, Oliver Art Center, and St Anselm Parish. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
The distribution is centered on smaller awards: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,500, and the 75th percentile is $10,250. The recent list also includes larger outliers such as $95,000 and $50,000 grants.
Michigan is the top state by grant count, and 58% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state of Michigan. Frankfort shows up repeatedly among recipient cities, alongside Missouri locations such as St Louis and Creve Coeur.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST LOUIS PRIORY SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OLIVER ART CENTER | FRANKFORT, MI | $26,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| PAUL OLIVER HOSPITAL | FRANKFORT, MI | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST LOUIS PRIORY SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $95,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSERVANCY | TRAVERSE CITY, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPPERATIONS |
| PAUL OLIVER HOSPITAL | FRANKFORT, MI | $18,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OLIVER ART CENTER | FRANKFORT, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GARDEN THEATRE | WINTER GARDEN, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST ANSELM PARISH | DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FRANKFORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION | FRANKFORT, MI | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FRANKFORT AREA LAND CONSERVANCY | FRANKFORT, MI | $400 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CITY OF FRANKFORT | FRANKFORT, MI | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| PAUL OLIVER HOSPITAL | FRANKFORT, MI | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OLIVER ART CENTER | FRANKFORT, MI | $12,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST ANSELM PARISH | DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SITEMAN CANCER CENTER | ST LOUIS, MO | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GRAND ENDEAVOR | ST LOUIS, MO | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BENZIE AREA CHRISTIAN NEIGHBORS | BENZONIA, MI | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BETSIE VALLEY TRAIL | BEULAH, MI | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| VILLA DUCHESNE SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS | WASHINGTON, DC | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BENZIE HOME HEALTH CARE SENIOR RESOURCES | HONOR, MI | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST PATRICK'S CENTER | ST LOUIS, MO | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FRANKFORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION | FRANKFORT, MI | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST LUKES HOSPITAL | DULUTH, MN | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST VINCENT DEPAUL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BENZIE COUNTY COMMUNITY CHEST | BEULAH, MI | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ENDOWMENT BENZIE | TRAVERSE CITY, MI | $250 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FRANKFORT AREA LAND CONSERVANCY | FRANKFORT, MI | $250 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $100 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SALVATION ARMY | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $100 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST LOUIS ABBEY | CREVE COEUR, MO | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS PRIORY SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PAUL OLIVER HOSPITAL | FRANKFORT, MI | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OLIVER ART CENTER | FRANKFORT, MI | $11,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST ANSELM PARISH | DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI | $6,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BAYSHORE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | TAMPA, FL | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VILLA DUCHESNE SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRANKFORT AREA LAND CONSERVANCY | FRANKFORT, MI | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $200 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
ST LOUIS PRIORY SCHOOL
$75,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
OLIVER ART CENTER
$26,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
PAUL OLIVER HOSPITAL
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
$500GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST LOUIS PRIORY SCHOOL
$95,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
GENERAL OPPERATIONS
OLIVER ART CENTER
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
GARDEN THEATRE
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST ANSELM PARISH
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FRANKFORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION
$500GENERAL OPERATIONS
FRANKFORT AREA LAND CONSERVANCY
$400GENERAL OPERATIONS
CITY OF FRANKFORT
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
OLIVER ART CENTER
$12,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST ANSELM PARISH
$6,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
GRAND ENDEAVOR
$1,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
BETSIE VALLEY TRAIL
$1,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
VILLA DUCHESNE SCHOOL
$1,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
BENZIE HOME HEALTH CARE SENIOR RESOURCES
$500GENERAL OPERATIONS
FRANKFORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION
$500GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST LUKES HOSPITAL
$500GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST VINCENT DEPAUL
$500GENERAL OPERATIONS
BENZIE COUNTY COMMUNITY CHEST
$500GENERAL OPERATIONS
ENDOWMENT BENZIE
$250GENERAL OPERATIONS
FRANKFORT AREA LAND CONSERVANCY
$250GENERAL OPERATIONS
SALVATION ARMY
$100GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST LOUIS ABBEY
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST LOUIS PRIORY SCHOOL
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OLIVER ART CENTER
$11,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST ANSELM PARISH
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BAYSHORE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
VILLA DUCHESNE SCHOOL
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
FRANKFORT AREA LAND CONSERVANCY
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
$200GENERAL SUPPORT