Beren Sea Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Beren Sea Foundation, based in Wichita, KS, does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application will not be considered; it only contributes to preselected charitable organisations.
- Its filing states no geographic focus and sets out no subject areas, so its grant record should not be read as a rule about who may apply.
- Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $2,000 and $1,100,000, the median is $50,000, and half of its 31 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less, so a request of that size fits its pattern if an invitation comes.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 99% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so a new applicant should expect a relationship-led and competitive route.
- Build a connection with the foundation first, and make no request until you are invited to apply.
Overview
Beren Sea Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wichita, KS.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filing records grants to charitable foundations and endowment funds, Jewish congregations and community organisations, a Hillel, schools and universities, and organisations working in medical research, tennis, and hearing and communication. Recorded purposes include general support, an Israel-related initiative, a research laboratory, student performing-arts facilities, Jewish heritage activities, tennis, and a commissioned artwork. This describes the recipients and recorded purposes rather than a stated programme of priorities: the available application information says contributions go to preselected charitable organisations and does not set out eligibility criteria or subject areas. The records therefore show a varied grant portfolio, including designated support alongside general contributions.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants spread across the United States.
How to apply
Only preselected charitable organisations receive contributions; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 31 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 69% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations Beren Sea Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 94% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 14 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $15,750 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Combat Hate Foundation · General$2,775,0002024 tax year
- PEF Israel Endowment Funds · Beren-galila initiative$1,100,0002024 tax year
- Abavath Achim Congregation · General$100,2342024 tax year
- Penn Hillel · General$85,0002024 tax year
- Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation · 2023 contribution & lunch jewish heritage month$60,0182024 tax year
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Richard wong lab$51,0002024 tax year
- Wichita Community Tennis · Wto contribution$20,0002024 tax year
- Center for Hearing and Communication · Chc communication partner and gala$11,5002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Adam E Beren — President
- Ellen Beren — Treasurer
- Adam E Beren — Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $5,241,369 | $4,492,380 | $8,467,879 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $7,730,817 | $5,050,621 | $11,234,853 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $11,659,121 | $4,225,588 | $20,713,332 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- Wichita, KS