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Bellwether Charitable Foundation

Newport Beach, CA · EIN 812377962 990-PF tax year 2025“Preselected organizations only” box checked

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Grants paid (tax yr 2025)
$125,000
Assets (fair market value)
$2,176,203
Median grant to orgs
$22,800
all loaded years
Grants in our data
16
since tax year 2021
Giving by tax year
$53,500
2021
4 grants
$53,800
2022
5 grants
$150,000
2023
2 grants
$169,200
2024
3 grants
$125,000
2025
2 grants

Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.

Top recipient states
CA$490,300
NC$51,000
NY$9,200
ID$1,000
Cause areas funded
Education7

Only 43.8% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.

How to apply (from the 990-PF, tax year 2025)

The foundation checked the box saying it contributes only to preselected organizations and doesn't accept unsolicited requests.

Form & materials
Not stated
Deadlines
Not stated
Restrictions
Not stated
Recent grants to organizations
RecipientLocationPurpose (as filed)AmountTax yr
Harbor Day SchoolCorona Del Mar, CAFor support of organization's work in children's education$100,0002025
Duke UniversityDurham, NCTo support the education mission of the University$25,0002025
Harbor Day SchoolCorona Del Mar, CAFor support of organization's work in children's education$100,0002024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange CountySanta Ana, CAFor support of organization's work with children in the community.$60,0002024
The Frick CollectionNew York, NYTo organize special exhibition, offer innovative programs$9,2002024
Harbor Day SchoolCorona Del Mar, CAFor support of organization's work in children's education$100,0002023
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange CountySanta Ana, CAFor support of organization's work with children in the community.$50,0002023
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange CountySanta Ana, CAFor support of organization's work with children in the community.$22,8002022
Duke UniversityDurham, NCTo support the education mission of the University$13,0002022
Duke UniversityDurham, NCTo support the education mission of the University$12,0002022
Uc Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CATo Benefit the UC Berkeley Dept of Environmental Science, Policy and Management$5,0002022
Duke UniversityDurham, NCTo support the education mission of the University$1,0002022
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange CountySanta Ana, CAFor support of organization's work with children in the community.$25,0002021
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange CountySanta Ana, CAFor support of organization's work with children in the community.$22,5002021
Uc Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CATo Benefit the UC Berkeley Dept of Environmental Science, Policy and Management$5,0002021
Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai CountyCoeur Dalene, IDFor support of organization's work with children in the community.$1,0002021

Grants to individuals are counted but not named.

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