The Bear Family Foundation Inc
Between its 2021–2024 filings, The Bear Family Foundation Inc made 153 grants to Florida organizations totaling $5,475,663 — median $5,000. Here is what they actually funded, from their IRS 990-PF filings. A note on dates: 990-PF filings become public one to two years after the fiscal year they cover, so 2024 is the newest year on public record — giving patterns persist, but always confirm current priorities with the funder.
Winnability verdict
Watch Our reading as of October 11, 2026, from filings through 2024.
- Their filings don't publish an application route. That usually means relationships come first: start with the organizations they already fund, and watch for a stated process in their next filing.
- A real pattern, not a one-off: 13 grants in food security & nutrition on their Florida record ($50,000).
- Size the ask from their record: median grant $5,000, largest $900,000.
Deadline: No application deadline appears in the filings we have — confirm timing with the funder before planning a submission.
The verdict is our judgment from public filings — the funder’s own process statements are quoted where they exist, and funders make their own decisions. Verify with the funder before applying.
What they actually fund
- Food security & nutrition — 13 grant(s), $50,000
- Youth & family services — 11 grant(s), $127,500
- Animal welfare — 7 grant(s), $26,000
- Arts & culture — 5 grant(s), $27,500
A grant that serves more than one cause is counted under each cause it fits, so the totals above can overlap — the headline grant count above is the true total.
Where their Florida grants land: Pensacola, Lynn Haven, Pace, Milton, Navarre.
Grants on the record
The largest itemized Florida grants in their filings, one row per recipient. “Grants” counts how many times they funded that recipient in the years on record; the amount and purpose are from the largest of those grants.
| Years | Recipient | Grants | Largest grant | Stated purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2024 | Baptist Healthcare Foundation | 4 | $900,000 | Charitable |
| 2024 | Uwf Foundation Inc | 1 | $500,000 | Charitable |
| 2022 | Uwf Historic Trust | 1 | $103,820 | Charitable |
| 2021–2024 | Pensacola State College Foundation | 4 | $100,000 | Charitable |
| 2022 | Southern Youth Sports Association Inc | 1 | $100,000 | Charitable |
| 2021–2024 | Valerie's House Inc | 4 | $30,000 | Charitable |
| 2022–2023 | Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research | 2 | $25,000 | Charitable |
| 2021 | Rally Foundation | 1 | $25,000 | Charitable |
How to approach them
The foundation's public filings don't spell out an application process. Start with the most recent 990-PF (Part XV names the application procedure when one exists, linked below) and with relationship-building through organizations they already fund.
Their listed website: https://www.bearfamilyfoundation.org
Full filings on ProPublica · EIN 753064392
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Data: itemized grants from IRS 990-PF filings through 2024, via public records. Page updated October 11, 2026. Winnable Grants is not affiliated with The Bear Family Foundation Inc; figures are our reading of public filings — verify with the funder before applying. Nothing here is legal or financial advice.