Public Charity

BELLOWS FAMILY FOUNDATION

BELLOWS FAMILY FOUNDATION, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $4.9M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $5.7M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 121 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.5M.

EIN: 363864415 CHICAGO, IL Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C. NTEE: T99 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.9M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$5.7M
Grants Given121
Grant Total$4.5M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE FOUNDATION IS EXCLUSIVELY ORGANIZED TO FOSTER, PROMOTE, SUPPORT, DEVELOP, ENCOURAGE AND MAINTAIN A SPECIFIC CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, OR RELIGIOUS PURPOSE OR FUNCTION OF, OR AS AUTHORIZED IN THE CHARTER OF, THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO.

Where $100 goes at Bellows Family Foundation

How Bellows Family Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$98 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $98 for programs

$98
The foundation makes grants to charitable organizations, all of which are tax exempt under irc section 501(c)(3) and meet the guidelines of its by-laws and those of the…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Bellows Family Foundation

Sometimes funds new orgs 33% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

HEBREW THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE
SKOKIE, IL · 2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$150,500
LAWRENCE, NY · 2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$150,000
TEANECK, NJ · 2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$125,000
NEW YORK CITY, NY · 2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$100,000
SKOKIE, IL · 2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 121 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

ASSISTANT SECRETARY Claire Peaceman
VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER David S Rosen
VICE PRESIDENT Elliot Robinson
VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY Eric Devir
ASSISTANT TREASURER Jamie Pinkston
PRESIDENT Joan Bellows

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,508,055 121 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.9M $1.1M $5.7M
2023 $139K $1.0M $6.1M
2022 $266K $394K $6.2M
2020 $816K $424K $4.8M
2019 $1.2M $876K $4.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $4.9M (+327%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in FL, IL, LA, MA, NJ, NY, and 2 other states.

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