Blauvelt Demarest Bellis Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Bedminster, NJ501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 85-4085892Revenue $287K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1681 Lamington Rd, 07921-2701 · Bedminster, NJTax-exempt since Apr 2021Private non-operating foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$55K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $382K a year · 77% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$287K
-57% vs prior year
Spent
$283K
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$287K
FY2025▼ -57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$336K
FY2023$8K
FY2024$674K
FY2025$287K
Expenses
$283K
FY2025▲ +62%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$51K
FY2022$84K
FY2023$97K
FY2024$175K
FY2025$283K
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2025+0.1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 39% · $112K Operating & administrative 61% · $171K

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

4 people listed on the 990-PF; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Treasurer
$39,600Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
James L Bellis JR$39,600$19,800$5,000
Jamer Bellis$5,000$5,000—
Eliza B Drabkin$5,000$5,000—
Blair Bellis$5,000$5,000—

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.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Bedminster, NJ.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 24 grants · $112K · 2025–2025
Trinity Pawling SchoolFY2025$52,750
Individual RecipientFY2025$10,442
St Lukes ChurchFY2025$8,305
Raritan Headwaters AssociationFY2025$6,000
Music in the Somerset HillsFY2025$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$4,269
St Matthew the ApostleFY2025$2,500
Individual RecipientFY2025$2,500
Individual RecipientFY2025$2,500
Individual RecipientFY2025$2,500
CmeFY2025$1,600
Individual RecipientFY2025$1,600
Friends of Jockey HollowFY2025$1,500
Friends of Clarence Dillon Public LibraryFY2025$1,199
Great Swamp Watershed AssociationFY2025$1,010
The Willowwood FoundationFY2025$1,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$1,000
New York Stage and FilmFY2025$1,000
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$5K
Median grantPart XV$2K
Largest grantPart XV$53K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$287K
Investment income$157K
Other income$129K
Money out
$283K
Grants paid$112K
Running costs$171K
Owns and owes
$2.3M
net assets
Cash and savings$21K
Total assets$2.3M
Liabilities$0
People
4
listed
Paid4
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$157K
Other income$129K
Total revenue$287K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$21K
Total assets$2.3M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$2.3M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $287K$283K$3K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $674K$175K$499K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8K$97K−$89K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $336K$84K$252K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$51K$1.6M$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $0$0$0$0 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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