Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1986.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
22 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Costello | $84,822 | $79,172 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Bellevue Public School Foundation executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Supports Bellevue Public Schools with programs benefiting students and the community.
Questions for Bellevue Public School Foundation
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Kids Time
A latchkey program for elementary school students that provides care before and after school and during non-school days, I.E. Snow days and summer.
Lied Activity Center
A facility to be used by the students and community for recreational activities and events to facilitate wellness and the lifelong learning process.
School District Improvements
Private donations were secured through a partnership between the BPS foundation and the bellevue west high school baseball program to upgrade their turf infield, fencing, press box, scoreboard, dugouts, lights, and other general improvements to the facility. The work began in august 2018 and was largely completed by the end of 2019.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $1.3M | $266K | $270K | $335K | $304K |
| Given inLn 1b | $1.1M | $61K | $443K | $525K | $234K |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $50K | $65K | $507K | $494K | $22K |
| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $433K | $400K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.2M | $2.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.7M | $2.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.7M | $2.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $61K | $61K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $43K | $43K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $79K | $79K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $88K | $88K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $9K | $9K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $13K | $13K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $23 | $23 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $7K | $7K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.4M | $1.4M | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $146K | $82K | $64K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $262K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 27, 2026 | $3.0M | $3.1M | −$48K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 6, 2025 | $2.7M | $2.5M | $183K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 2, 2024 | $2.6M | $2.7M | −$78K | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 28, 2023 | $2.3M | $2.5M | −$204K | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 16, 2022 | $2.8M | $1.8M | $958K | $2.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2021 | $1.9M | $2.0M | −$58K | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,796,390 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 20 of 22 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,796,390 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,838,491 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,638,614 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,638,614 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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