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Private foundation · Greenfield, MA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

The Bete Family Foundation

Takes applications

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
1 totaling $200
Typical grant
$200 to $200 (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $200, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
Where it gives
Shelby County · plus 13 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Total giving that year
$97K

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2025$102K—0
2024$106K—0
2023$97K$2001

How to apply

Contact
Bete family foundation trustees · greenfield · 4137737319 · clbete@crocker.com
What to send
Please request the bete family foundation grant application
Deadlines
Proposals should be submitted by september 15
Next one: Sep 15, 2027 if the dates haven't changed since its 2023 filing
Limits
Grantees are limited to section 501(c)(3) public charities

As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2023. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.

Board and officers

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  • Channing L Bete JrTrustee
  • Marie P BeteTrustee
  • Jennifer M MoserTrustee
  • Jonathan A BeteTrustee

As listed in its 2023 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  • To advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research

Tennessee organizations it funded

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Tennessee grants from The Bete Family Foundation
RecipientWherePurposeAmount
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, Shelby CountyTo advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases...$200

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